Trauma, Burn, and Injury Prevention Data Coordinator

Children's Mercy Kc • Kansas City, MO

158d • $31 • Remote

About The Position

The Trauma, Burn, and Injury Prevention Data Coordinator is responsible for data entry within the CM trauma registry and the CM burn registry in compliance with the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) and American Burn Association (ABA) inclusion criteria to identify trauma and burn patients. This individual will be responsible for all data entered into the burn registry and will be responsible for clinical oversight of complex trauma cases requiring entry into the trauma registry. This individual will work closely with all members of the trauma, burn, and injury prevention teams to ensure that data entered is valid and easily accessible for PI, QI, research, programming, etc. They will be responsible for ABA report submission and ABA burn center verification registry requirements. They will demonstrate knowledge of data analysis and quality improvement in performance of duties. This individual is responsible for International Classification of Disease (ICD), Procedure Coding System (PCS), and Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) coding for all CM trauma and burn charts for accurate injury severity score, diagnosis, procedures, mechanisms of injury codes, etc. while employing all regulations and guidelines set forth by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and ABA.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree Required (with BSN completion within 5 years of hire date) and 3-5 years experience.
• Experience working in a Trauma Registry or in a Data Coordinator role preferred.
• One of the following: Licensed RN - MO, Registered Nurse Multistate License Missouri required upon hire.
• One of the following: Licensed RN - Kansas, Registered Nurse Multistate License Kansas required upon hire.
• RN Compact license for all states besides KS and MO.
• Successful completion of the American Trauma Society - Trauma Registry Course required within 180 days of hire.
• Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist required within 180 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree Preferred, or 3-5 years experience.
• Experience working in a Trauma Registry or in a Data Coordinator role preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collects appropriate patient records for data entry into the registry for multiple resources.
• Maintains the CM trauma and burn registry.
• Abstracts all pertinent/relevant patient injury data.
• Participates and assists the trauma and burn programs as well as the organization in performance improvement and patient safety initiatives.

Benefits

• Market competitive pay starting at $31.50/hr.
• Comprehensive benefits plans designed to meet the changing needs of employees and their families.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree