Trauma Registry Analyst - Trauma Program FT, Day

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference. Job Summary All employees are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health’s values of compassion, dignity, excellence, integrity and teamwork. This job is responsible for the identification of trauma patients meeting registry inclusion criteria, abstracting clinical and outcomes data from the medical record, coding diagnoses, procedures, and injuries utilizing ICD-10 coding, AIS coding, E-Codes, and entering data into the Trauma Registry per National Standards and State Standards/State Trauma Regulations published by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) and SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). Performs data analysis on Trauma Registry data for monitoring data quality and performs data analysis and writes reports to support the activities of the Trauma Program such as performance improvement, research, administrative and medical staff meetings, injury prevention, and Trauma Center Designation/Verification process. Essential Functions All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference. Accurately identifies patients for inclusion in the trauma registry as specified by the National Trauma Data Standard (NTDS), State Trauma Registry, and Trauma Center. Accurately abstracts clinical data from Emergency Management System (EMS) Patient Care Record (PCR), in-patient medical record, referring hospital records and autopsy reports including patient demographics, injury event, pre-hospital information, injury diagnoses, operative and other procedures, ED data, co-morbidities, complications, patient outcome and financial data as defined by State Trauma Registry, NTDS, and Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP). Accuracy and completion timeliness rates must meet or exceed established department goals. Accurately codes all diagnoses, procedures and external cause/location of the trauma patient using AIS coding and ICD-10 coding following trauma center, State Trauma Registry, NTDS, and TQIP guidelines. Actively participates in the PI process and supports research by gathering data on hospital specific performance and research metrics. Identifes and reports complications, comorbidities, issues and trends identified to leader. Performs data validation and correction of registry data at the close of each chart using the registry software validation tool. Performs logic validations monthly and makes corrections. Performs data corrections as needed per validation reports and prior to State and Trauma TQIP data submission. Completes assigned inter-rater validations. Performs other duties as assigned. Supervisory/Management Responsibilities This is a non-management job that report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive. Minimum Requirements Education - Associate's degree in HIM or related healthcare field preferred. Experience - One (1) year of trauma registry, coding, HIM or relevant healthcare related experience. Requires completion of AAAM course (AIS coding) and Trauma Registry Course within one (1) year of hire. Requires ICD-10 Coding course within one (1) year of hire. In Lieu Of NA ​ Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses One of the following certifications is preferred: CSTR (Certified Specialist in Trauma Registries) from the American Trauma Society or CAISS (Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist) from the Assoc. for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). An AHIMA (American Health Information Management Assoc) or AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) coding certification preferred. RHIT, RHIA, or CCS preferred. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Knowledge of anatomy and physiology and medical terminology as well as disease processes. Work Shift Day (United States of America) Location Greenville Memorial Hospital Facility 1008 Greenville Memorial Hospital Department 10087001 Trauma Program Share your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health.