Trauma Registrar - Trauma Services - LBJ - FT
Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.
Job Summary
The Trauma Registrar is responsible for: (1) the collection, review, analysis, entry, maintenance and reporting of data into the Trauma Registry on all declared trauma patients and/or patients admitted following a traumatic injury; and (2) the management of Trauma Registry Database reporting elements as required by regulatory organizations.
Minimum Qualifications
Degrees: One (1) year or greater college level or technical school training.
Licensure/Certification:
a) Certificate: AIS and ICD-10 Coding required (within 18 months of hire)
b) Basic Life Support: Basic Life Support from a hospital-based American Heart Association (AHA) approved program (within 90 days of hire)
c) Cert Specialist-Trauma Regis: Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist (CAISS)
OR
Certified Specialist in Trauma Registries (CSTR) certification within 4 years of hire.
Work Experience:
Two (2) years in the medical related field and Two (2) years of progressively responsible Trauma Registry experience a plus.
Communication Skills: Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact), Writing /Composing: Correspondence, Reports
Proficiencies: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, Typing, PC
Job Attributes
Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities: Analytical, Medical Terms, Mathematics, Research, Statistical, Transcription
Advanced Education:
Advance Training Specialty: Preferred AIS and ICD-10 Coding
Work Schedule: Flexible, Overtime, Travel
Other Requirements: Ability to read and interpret medical records and lab reports; accuracy and thoroughness; and ability to work independently. Trauma Registry software (preferably Trauma base) and other software (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.)
Equipment Operated: Computer in Windows environment.