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A Brief Overview
The Trauma Registrar II is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting clinical data within a specific clinical area. Ensures abstracted data is organized, aggregated, and reported to end users and/or third party registries as required. Manages and maintains the clinical benchmarking database used to capture and submit data. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in The Methodist Mission, Vision, and Values.

What you will do

• Collects clinical data for inclusion within the Children’s Trauma database registry in support of organizational quality and safety initiatives. Obtains, abstracts and enters appropriate data both retrospectively and concurrently from the medical record and other data sources.
• Collects, verifies and submits data to meet state and national regulatory agency requirements, including state and national registries. Utilizes the Continuous Improvement Process to ensure that hospital, DNV and quality standards are met.
• Analyzes, aggregates, and reports pediatric trauma clinical data for communicating performance metrics. Assists with data analysis to ensure robust PIPS program and trauma research.
• Builds and generates quality and operational reports from registry data to facilitate improvement in clinical, quality and financial outcome metrics.
• Manages and maintains the pediatric trauma clinical database. Serves as primary liaison with third-party vendors, database end users, and clinical decision support department.
• Advises on performance metric reporting and clinical benchmarking related to quality and medical staff initiatives.
• Assists in training of Trauma Registrar I. Monitors quality of coding of Trauma Registrar I during training period. Consistently communicates observations of Trauma Registrar I to appropriate member of management.
• Must obtain 24 hours or trauma-related CE during the trauma reverification cycle.
• Performs other job functions as assigned or needed.

Education/Formal Training Requirements

• Required - Bachelor's Degree Nursing
• Preferred - Associates Degree Health Information Management
• Preferred - Associates Degree Nursing
• Preferred - Associates Degree Paramedic
• Preferred - Associates Degree Radiology
• Preferred - Associates Degree Respiratory Therapy
• Preferred - Bachelor's Degree Clinical Healthcare
• Preferred - Bachelor's Degree Emergency Management
• Preferred - Bachelor's Degree Health Information Management
• Preferred - Bachelor's Degree Radiology
• Preferred - Bachelor's Degree Respiratory Therapy
• Preferred - High School Diploma or Equivalent

Work Experience Requirements

• Required - Trauma database coding 3-5 years
• Preferred - Substitutions Allowed: In lieu of Bachelor’s degree, the candidate must have a High school diploma or equivalent with 7-9 years of experience in trauma data base coding.
• Preferred - Substitutions Allowed: In lieu of Bachelor’s degree, the candidate must have an Associate’s degree with 5-7 years of experience in trauma data base coding.

Licenses and Certifications Requirements

• Required - Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist - Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
• Required - Certified Specialist in Trauma Registry - American Trauma Society

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proven knowledge of trauma registry methodology/database and application.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, injuries and injury coding, medical history coding, laboratory values, and medical complications.
• Knowledge of ICD-10CM coding.
• Knowledge of Interrater Reliability Process.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of principles of quality improvement, patient safety, database data entry or management, and statistical principles.
• Applied knowledge and experience using tools/methods to perform clinical data abstraction, quality improvement, clinical outcomes research and analysis.
• Ability to set priorities, coordinate multiple tasks, organize tasks, and maintain control of workflow.
• Ability to work effectively and productively without close supervision and to exercise independent judgment in decision making.
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral, to all levels within the organization.
• Ability to comprehend moderately complex written materials (i.e. technical manuals, medicolegal documents, etc.).
• Must be proficient in the use of electronic medical records, clinical software applications, and Microsoft Office program or programs (Word, Excel, etc) as required for the specific function.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data to assist in decision-making.

Supervision Provided by this Position

• There are no supervisory responsibilities assigned to this job.

Physical Demands

• The physical activities of this position may include climbing, pushing, standing, hearing, walking, reaching, grasping, kneeling, stooping, and repetitive motion.
• Must have good balance and coordination.
• The physical requirements of this position are: light work - exerting up to 25 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently.
• The Associate is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; or extensive reading.
• The Associate is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions; job functions are typically performed under conditions such as those found in general office or administrative work.

Our Associates are passionate about what they do, the service they provide and the patients they serve. We value family, team and a Power of One culture that requires commitment to the highest standards of care and unity.

Boasting one of the South's largest medical centers, Memphis blends a friendly community, a thriving and growing downtown, and a low cost of living. We see each day as a new opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the people in our community.