Career Opportunities

Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

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Reporting to the Trauma Program Director, the Senior Trauma Registrar is responsible for managing the Trauma data registry and overseeing the daily workload. This work involves identification, collection, coding, Injury Severity Scoring and entering patient data into the NTRACS database. Data collection, coding and maintenance of the registry are required to ensure compliance with ACS guidelines as Level 1 trauma center. This position is responsible for calculating the injury severity index score and probability of survival for trauma patients. Responsible for report generation and interpretation related to clinical outcomes analysis, performance improvement, administrative planning and data research requests.

Job Description:

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned 
to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of this position.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Serves as a knowledge expert for the trauma registry database. Responsible for the TQIP program and continuous quality 
improvement oversight throughout the registry department. (essential)
2. Conducts quality improvement activities to include maintaining up-to-date files on all issues relevant to quality improvement, 
monitors quality improvement reports on clinical indicators, surgical case review and on-going studies, and prepares for triannual review by Joint Commission, ACS and other accrediting agencies. (essential)
3. Responsible for report writing and statistical reports for the Trauma Department. Identifies trauma patients from performance 
manager on a daily basis. Reviews all ED trauma record to ensure capture of 100% trauma population each day. Responsible 
for maintaining database on all trauma related deaths for more detailed QA review. (essential)
4. Abstracts 60+ clinical and demographic data elements from online medical records of all patients admitted to the trauma 
service. Concurrent and retrospective reviews will be required to collect required data elements. Access to medical records, 
emergency room, trauma intensive care unit and/or other areas within the medical center where trauma patients access care 
will be required. (essential)
5. Responsible for Injury Severity Index Scoring of all trauma patients utilizing the AIS scoring methodology. Responsible for 
ensuring accurate data abstraction through ongoing QA and data validation processes as accuracy of data is paramount to 
maintain regulatory compliance and accreditation. (essential)
6. Serves as active participant in the Trauma Center's continuous quality improvement program through management of the 
trauma registry database. As gatekeeper of trauma registry, plays a critical role in establishing clinical QA indicators for 
performance improvement activities in collaboration with trauma program manager and trauma medical director. (essential)
7. Interprets and disseminates trauma data via standard, ad hoc and custom reporting generated from the NTRACS system. 
Interprets this data as necessary for various constituencies throughout medical center. Responsible for generation of reports 
from registry database on a monthly basis with analysis of statistical data for presentation at the monthly Trauma Care 
Committee Meeting. (essential)
8. Responsible for data submission processes to regulatory agencies, specifically the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
and National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB). This involves data review, validation and compilation to ensure regulatory 
compliance and accreditation. Data submissions are quarterly. (essential)
9. Serves as expert resource to other trauma registrar staff regarding abstracting, coding, ISS/AIS scoring, as well as serves as 
expert with the NTRACS software program. Serve as the primary liaison between the Trauma Program and the hospital 
medical records department. Serve as key liaison with database software vendor, National Trauma Databank and other 
external registry related agencies. (essential)
10. Participates in research activities as requested, primarily with custom report writing and review of data. Participate in other 
trauma program activities as assigned, eg, committee participation and special projects. (essential)

Required Qualifications:

1. High School diploma or GED required. Associate's degree in medical record administration or related field preferred.

2. 5-8 years related work experience required in a Level 1 or Level 2 trauma center/program as a trauma registrar. Must possess ISS/AIS coding knowledge and experience.

3. Experience in trauma database activity including query and report writing.

4. Certification in Injury Severity Index Scoring/AIS required either before hire or within the first 90 days of employment.

5. Solid knowledge of ICD-9-CM and CPT4 HCPCS coding systems.

6. Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications. May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.

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