Trauma Registrar II | Le Bonheur Children's Hospital | Hybrid | Full-Time | Day

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare • Memphis, TN

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Trauma Registrar II is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting clinical data within a specific clinical area. Ensures abstracted data is organized, aggregated, and reported to end users and/or third party registries as required. Manages and maintains the clinical benchmarking database used to capture and submit data. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in The Methodist Mission, Vision, and Values.

Working at MLH means carrying the mission forward of caring for our community and impacting the lives of patients in every way through compassion, a deliberate focus on service expectations and a consistent thriving for excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing
• Trauma database coding 3-5 years
• Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist - Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
• Certified Specialist in Trauma Registry - American Trauma Society
• Proven knowledge of trauma registry methodology/database and application.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, injuries and injury coding, medical history coding, laboratory values, and medical complications.
• Knowledge of ICD-10CM coding.
• Knowledge of Interrater Reliability Process.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of principles of quality improvement, patient safety, database data entry or management, and statistical principles.
• Applied knowledge and experience using tools/methods to perform clinical data abstraction, quality improvement, clinical outcomes research and analysis.
• Ability to set priorities, coordinate multiple tasks, organize tasks, and maintain control of workflow.
• Ability to work effectively and productively without close supervision and to exercise independent judgment in decision making.
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral, to all levels within the organization.
• Ability to comprehend moderately complex written materials (i.e. technical manuals, medicolegal documents, etc.).
• Must be proficient in the use of electronic medical records, clinical software applications, and Microsoft Office program or programs (Word, Excel, etc) as required for the specific function.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data to assist in decision-making.

Nice To Haves

• Associates Degree Health Information Management
• Associates Degree Nursing
• Associates Degree Paramedic
• Associates Degree Radiology
• Associates Degree Respiratory Therapy
• Bachelor's Degree Clinical Healthcare
• Bachelor's Degree Emergency Management
• Bachelor's Degree Health Information Management
• Bachelor's Degree Radiology
• Bachelor's Degree Respiratory Therapy
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• In lieu of Bachelor’s degree, the candidate must have a High school diploma or equivalent with 7-9 years of experience in trauma data base coding.
• In lieu of Bachelor’s degree, the candidate must have an Associate’s degree with 5-7 years of experience in trauma data base coding.

Responsibilities

• Collects clinical data for inclusion within the Children’s Trauma database registry in support of organizational quality and safety initiatives.
• Obtains, abstracts and enters appropriate data both retrospectively and concurrently from the medical record and other data sources.
• Collects, verifies and submits data to meet state and national regulatory agency requirements, including state and national registries.
• Utilizes the Continuous Improvement Process to ensure that hospital, DNV and quality standards are met.
• Analyzes, aggregates, and reports pediatric trauma clinical data for communicating performance metrics.
• Assists with data analysis to ensure robust PIPS program and trauma research.
• Builds and generates quality and operational reports from registry data to facilitate improvement in clinical, quality and financial outcome metrics.
• Manages and maintains the pediatric trauma clinical database.
• Serves as primary liaison with third-party vendors, database end users, and clinical decision support department.
• Advises on performance metric reporting and clinical benchmarking related to quality and medical staff initiatives.
• Assists in training of Trauma Registrar I.
• Monitors quality of coding of Trauma Registrar I during training period.
• Consistently communicates observations of Trauma Registrar I to appropriate member of management.
• Must obtain 24 hours or trauma-related CE during the trauma reverification cycle.
• Performs other job functions as assigned or needed.

Benefits

• The Associate is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; or extensive reading.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level