Trauma Registrar

Lehigh Valley Health Network • Easton, PA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Manages and maintains database abstraction of clinical data from multiple sources, as required by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF) and the Lehigh Valley Hospital Trauma Division. The role includes abstracting and submitting required data, identifying trauma patients, compiling data under NTDS and NTRACS guidelines, and collecting records for review, analysis, and entry of diagnoses into the trauma registry database. The position is onsite at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hecktown Oaks and works the day shift, with a stated schedule of 0700–1530.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least one year of experience in a health care-related field, or one year abstracting clinical information into a database, or a billing or coding certificate or degree in progress or completed.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and pathophysiology.
• Proficiency with Windows computers and data entry.
• Proficiency in EPIC.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF).
• Experience with ICD-10 coding.
• Experience in abstracting, billing, and/or coding.

Responsibilities

• Abstract and submit all required data elements into the Collector system as required by PTSF.
• Communicate information to the Trauma Team regarding trauma audit filters or identified care issues.
• Identify trauma patients admitted to LVH and encountered by the trauma service, and flag these patients in the EPIC system.
• Compile data following NTDS and NTRACS data requirement guidelines.
• Complete abstracts of all data from admission to discharge on assigned charts.
• Collect patient records before and after discharge for review, analysis, and entry of diagnoses into the trauma registry database.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED