Trauma Registrar FT Days
About The Position
Under direction of the Trauma Program Manager, performs a variety of duties essential to maintaining the Trauma Registry as mandated by the County of Los Angeles, Department of Health Services and the National Trauma Data Standard, in relation to the Trauma Service at Huntington Health. This position abstracts, collects and corrects trauma data for purposes of documenting and reporting information based on requirements from the American College of Surgeons to include the identification of all injuries, procedures, complications, and outcomes. When you join the Huntington Health team, you are aligning yourself with an organization whose values drive our philosophy of compassionate community care. Over the past 129 years, we’ve grown from a small 16-bed hospital to a nationally recognized healthcare leader with 619 beds. As part of our commitment to providing equitable, high-quality care to all members of our community, we embrace differences and work hard to create a place of belonging for our patients and our employees. When you join the Huntington family, you’ll be empowered to enact change that continuously improves our ability to deliver world-class care, with kindness and dignity, to all who need it.
Requirements
- High School Diploma.
- A minimum of 2 years experience in health care with exposure to medical terminology and patient medical records.
- Extensive use of data entry and word processing systems.
- Current (within 5 years) International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) Coding Course Completion Certificate or within 12 months of hire/transfer.
- Current Association of the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) course completion certificate or within 12 months of hire/transfer.
- Certificate of completion of a Trauma Registry course approved by the American College of Surgeons or within 12 months of hire/transfer.
- Computer Data Entry skills, Word Processing, Excel and PowerPoint programs.
- Knowledge of ICD coding, AIS coding and Injury Severity coding.
- Strong understanding of medical terminology and anatomy.
- Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills to achieve goals and objectives of department.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist (CAISS)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
