Part Time Trauma Registrar

Heres What You Need

H.S. Diploma or Equivalent required And

Associates Degree Health Information or related field preferred And

ATS or equivalent Trauma Registrar Course preferred And

AAAM injury coding course preferred

1 Year Experience with chart auditing quality improvement data entry Required and

1 Year Medical records experience preferred

Trauma Registrar Certification Upon Hire preferred

Trauma Program Registrar experience with CAISS and or coding certificate and or RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) preferred

Working knowledge of anatomy physiology disease processes and familiarity with statistics with the ability to analyze and draw inferences from statistical data.

Positive interpersonal and communication skills.

Good organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to function in a fast-paced environment.

Must demonstrate proficiency with computers and understanding of medical terminology; i.e. CareConnect. Excel and Collector preferred.

Ability to use resources of other institutions and physician offices to obtain/analyze trauma related data.

Position Responsibilities
Provides quality safe patient care and exceptional customer service.
Contributes to creating and maintaining a collaborative work environment.
Champions actions to reduce/eliminate patient risks.
Incorporates customer needs and expectations into daily operations.
Collaborates with all customer groups (staff physicians patients family external customers) to determine customer expectations.
Completes daily analysis of medical records for trauma patients and determines eligibility for registry reporting.
Maintains registry orderly records of data to be coded and abstracts.
Completes daily obligations addressing case discovery patient rounds and performance improvement process.
Communicates current regulatory requirements and monitors compliance.
Performs queries for reports from the trauma registry database.
Analyzes data to fulfill administrative and medical staff requests.
Downloads essential data to the Texas Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology on a monthly basis and National Trauma Data Bank annual download.
Collects patient care data identifies and reports significant findings to Trauma Program Manager/Coordinator and Trauma Medical Director.
Monitors trauma patient records for quality improvement indicators.
Provides quality patient-centered care that is safe timely effective efficient and equitable.
Establishes collegial relationships with physicians.
Supports and maintains effective communication among physicians staff and other departments.
Consistently promotes a professional image of in demeanor appearance attitude and behaviors.
Integrates team building strategies and principles of group process in interactions.
Provides safe patient care at affordable costs delivered by compassionate caregivers.
Identifies ineffective and costly processes and takes action to improve those processes.
Remains flexible with scheduling to help meet departmental/patient needs.
Assumes responsibility for and participates in projects as needed.
Helps to coordinate care across a broader continuum of patient care including injury prevention pre-hospital acute emergent and rehabilitation.
Integrates the ACS guidelines for trauma patient care into the continuum of patient care.
Coordinates efforts in the progressive growth of trauma system.
Contributes to unit-based programs.
Contributes to research strategies.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Trauma Registrar

Benefits include 401k PTO medical dental Paid Parental Leave flex spending tuition reimbursement Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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Trauma Registrar for Texas Health Denton

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better Together

Work Location: Texas Health Denton 3000 N I-35 Denton Texas 76201

Work hours: Part-Time Days 29 hours/week

Department highlights:

• Newly developed Trauma Program team with an opportunity to work closely with the Trauma Program Manager.Newly developed Trauma Program team with an opportunity to work closely with the Trauma Program Manager.
• Opportunities to obtain your AAAM Injury Coding course Certificate from trauma registry course and your ICD-10 Course Certificate