Trauma Registry Analyst FT, Day-Remote

Summary

Prisma Health is seeking a Trauma Registry Analyst to support its Trauma Program and trauma center verification requirements. The role manages trauma registry data through patient identification, clinical data abstraction, ICD-10 and AIS coding, validation, quality improvement, and research support.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

• * 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
• * Knowledge of anatomy and physiology and medical terminology as well as disease processes
• * Education - Associate's degree in HIM or related healthcare field preferred
• * 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

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * 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
• * Knowledge of anatomy and physiology and medical terminology as well as disease processes

Nice to Haves

• * Education - Associate's degree in HIM or related healthcare field preferred
• * 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

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement