Trauma Registrar

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Job Description

• Collect and abstract demographic, clinical, process of acute care, outcome, and performance improvement data per PTOS standards.
• Data abstraction, coding, review, customization and maintenance of the Trauma Registry.
• Daily submission of data to the Pennsylvania Trauma Outcome Study database in compliance with state standards.
• Identify all trauma patients admitted to JEHM and encountered by trauma service and flag these patients in the Cerner system. Generate data reports for trauma research.
• Active participation in Trauma Performance Improvement program initiatives and peer review meetings for trauma center reaccreditation with the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation.
• Data abstraction, coding for the national trauma database, and for TQIP submission; require monthly participation in TQIP education.
• Create, update, and distribute daily census to trauma team members.
• Working knowledge and experience with ICD10 diagnostic and procedure coding.

• Compiles data following NTDS and NTRACS data requirement guidelines.

• Completes abstracts of all data from admission to discharge on assigned charts.

• Collects patient records (pre- and post-discharge) for review, analysis, and entry of diagnosis into the trauma registry database.

• Assist with research projects, external agency reporting, and performance improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent. Some college preferred
• 2-3 years of healthcare experience, excellent working knowledge of Anatomy
• and physiology, medical terminology, ICD10 CM, PCS coding, (ICD10 training courses preferred),
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) preferred.
• Competency with Microsoft Office, and Database management.
• Analytical skills for data management for report writing

Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified Specialist in Trauma Registries (CSTR) required within 2 years of hire

• Basic Trauma Registry Course upon hire

  AAAM AIS within 1 year of hire

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.