Trauma Registrar
About The Position
The Trauma Registrar provides direct support to Trauma Services and indirect support to patients across the age continuum. The role collaborates with prehospital EMS providers, referring facilities, the Emergency Department, and inpatient units to collect and abstract data for patients meeting trauma criteria, support program planning and implementation, and ensure accurate, complete data entry. Success requires experience in medical data or trauma registry abstraction, attention to detail, and the ability to manage large health datasets. The registrar contributes to trauma registry operations by collecting required elements and coding clinical conditions and external causes of injury. The position reviews data and prepares special or ad hoc reports to capture injured patients who meet registry criteria, including specialty-code criteria. It abstracts, assembles, enters, and codes clinical data using Association for the Advancement of Automotive Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and standardized criteria defined by the National Trauma Data Bank and state regulatory agencies. The registrar retrieves missing data, ensures registry information is complete and accurate, submits data to state and NTDB regulatory agencies on time, and resolves routine entry issues, seeking assistance from identified supervisors or specialists when appropriate.
Requirements
- High school graduate with general studies and 1–3 years of experience in a medical setting, or a GED with general studies and 1–3 years of experience in a medical setting, upon hire.
- Experience in ICD-10 coding and data abstraction or entry, upon hire.
- Strong experience in medical data or trauma registry abstraction.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage large health datasets.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree in another field and Emergency Department, trauma, or surgical experience, upon hire.
- One year of trauma registry or AIS coding experience, upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Collect and abstract data for patients meeting trauma criteria in collaboration with EMS providers, referring facilities, the Emergency Department, and inpatient units.
- Support the planning and implementation of program goals and coordinate with registrar colleagues on accurate, complete data entry.
- Collect required trauma registry elements and code clinical conditions and external causes of injury.
- Review data and provide special or ad hoc reporting to capture all injured patients meeting trauma registry criteria and specialty-code criteria.
- Abstract, assemble, enter, and code clinical data using AIS and standardized registry criteria defined by the National Trauma Data Bank and state regulatory agencies.
- Retrieve missing data elements from necessary sources and ensure registry information is complete and accurate.
- Prepare and submit data to state and NTDB regulatory agencies in a timely manner.
- Resolve routine data-entry issues and seek assistance from supervisors, managers, coordinators, or identified specialists as appropriate.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
