Trauma Registrar

Texas Children's Hospital•Houston, TX

20h

About The Position

We’re searching for a Trauma Registrar, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will work as part of the Trauma Service to achieve high quality, cost-effective health care throughout the Hospital IDS, work closely with other departments to maintain the licensing requirements for the organization and facilitate the performance improvement process by providing accurate and timely data.

Requirements

Required Paramedic Training Program or Vocational Nursing Program or Diploma in Nursing Or associate degree or bachelor's Degree
Required Licenses/Certifications: RN - Lic-Registered Nurses by the Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact OR CSTR - Cert Trauma Registry Spec by the American Trauma Society OR CAISS - Cert Abbre Injury Scaling Spec by the Association for Advancement of Automotive Medicine
Required 5 years' experience in hospital trauma registry, coding, or clinical research including a minimum of 2 years in trauma registry
An active RN license at the time of hire may substitute for the 5 years of required experience

Responsibilities

Maintains Trauma Registry.
Abstracts required information into the Trauma Registry and coordinates the reporting of data to the Department of State Health Services Trauma Registry as set forth in the Texas health and Safety Code.
Demonstrates knowledge of procedures necessary for developing and maintaining the trauma registry database.
Performs or coordinates regular upgrades as recommended by the vendor to ensure proper database functioning.
Facilitates and manages the process for identifying trauma patients in the hospital data system utilizing the EPIC data import and validates the accuracy of imported data.
Identifies issues related to performance improvement and identifies trends.
Prepares data reports for Trauma Committee, M&M, and trauma site visits.
Performs regular data entry quality checks between registry staff.
Provides opportunities and strategies for improvement of registry system and/or services.
Coordinates internal and external data reporting.
Supports research activities.