- Contract · Associate
The Trauma Registrar is responsible for the accurate, timely, and complete collection, abstraction, entry, validation, and maintenance of trauma patient data within the hospital’s trauma registry.
Responsibilities
- Review medical records for patients meeting trauma registry inclusion criteria
- Abstract clinical and demographic information
- Assign appropriate injury and diagnosis codes (ICD-10-CM and AIS)
- Calculate and validate injury severity measures (ISS)
- Ensure accurate documentation of injury mechanisms and patient outcomes
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in health information management, nursing, health sciences, or a related field
- Nice to have: Trauma registry experience
- Nice to have: NTDB reporting standards knowledge
- Nice to have: TQIP data requirements familiarity