RN Trauma Registrar

Overview

Department: Emergency

Shifts Available: Days

Employment Type: Full Time

Hours: 8-hour shift – 8a-5p

Location: Dallas Regional Medical Center - Mesquite, TX

We are seeking an RN Trauma Registrar that is responsible for collection, completion, and verification of the accuracy of all patient data collected from the Trauma Registry data collection system.This position is crucial to the implementation of quality assurance and improvement issues by serving as the foundation of the Trauma Program.

Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains clinical and statistical data, AIS coding, ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM codes, and abstracts various data elements as required by the American College of Surgeons, the National Trauma Data Bank, Trauma Program, and DRMC Hospital.
• Provides data and statistics from the trauma registry to the Trauma Manager monthly and as requested.
• Will assist the Trauma Manager with trauma outreach efforts.
• This position is held accountable by the standards of the trauma registry and reports directly to the Trauma Manager.

Qualifications

• Current and valid state RN License required.
• Current BLS certification upon hire and maintain current required
• Current ACLS (AHA) required upon hire and maintain current
• TNCC required upon hire and maintain current.
• Basic typing skills, computer literacy, and experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point
• 3 years clinical healthcare related experience
• Ability to multitask with prioritizing and meeting deadlines
• Trauma data base training, preferred.
• Data entry skills, knowledge of basic anatomy and Injury Severity Scoring preferred.
• An understanding of quality assurance and process improvement preferred.
• Experience with data analysis and report writing desired.
• Successful passing of Certification Examination for Trauma Registrars –CSTR (Certified Specialist in Trauma Registers) required within 90 days of hire.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

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