PRN Trauma Registrar

Here’s What You Need

·        H.S. Diploma or Equivalent required And

·        Associate’s Degree Health Information or related field preferred And

·        ATS or equivalent Trauma Registrar Course preferred And

·        AAAM injury coding course preferred

·        1 Year Experience with chart auditing, quality improvement, data entry Required and

·        1 Year Medical records experience preferred

·        Trauma Registrar Certification Upon Hire preferred

·        Trauma Program Registrar experience with CAISS, and or coding certificate, and or RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) preferred

·        Working knowledge of anatomy, physiology, disease processes, and familiarity with statistics with the ability to analyze and draw inferences from statistical data.

·        Positive interpersonal and communication skills.

·        Good organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to function in a fast-paced environment.

·        Must demonstrate proficiency with computers and understanding of medical terminology, i.e. CareConnect. Excel and Collector preferred.

·        Ability to use resources of other institutions and physician offices to obtain/analyze trauma related data.

Position Responsibilities 
•    Provides quality, safe patient care and exceptional customer service.
•    Contributes to creating and maintaining a collaborative work environment. 
•    Champions actions to reduce/eliminate patient risks. 
•    Incorporates customer needs and expectations into daily operations.
•    Collaborates with all customer groups (staff, physicians, patients, family, external customers) to determine customer expectations. 
•    Completes daily analysis of medical records for trauma patients and determines eligibility for registry reporting. 
•    Maintains registry, orderly records of data to be coded and abstracts.
•    Completes daily obligations addressing case discovery, patient rounds and performance improvement process. 
•    Communicates current regulatory requirements and monitors compliance. 
•    Performs queries for reports from the trauma registry database.
•    Analyzes data to fulfill administrative and medical staff requests. 
•    Downloads essential data to the Texas Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology on a monthly basis and National Trauma Data Bank annual download.
•    Collects patient care data, identifies and reports significant findings to Trauma Program Manager/Coordinator and Trauma Medical Director.
•    Monitors trauma patient records for quality improvement indicators.
•    Provides quality, patient-centered care that is safe, timely, effective, efficient and equitable. 
•    Establishes collegial relationships with physicians. 
•    Supports and maintains effective communication among physicians, staff and other departments. 
•    Consistently promotes a professional image of in demeanor, appearance, attitude and behaviors. 
•    Integrates team building strategies and principles of group process in interactions.
•    Provides safe patient care at affordable costs delivered by compassionate caregivers.
•    Identifies ineffective and costly processes and takes action to improve those processes. 
•    Remains flexible with scheduling to help meet departmental/patient needs. 
•    Assumes responsibility for and participates in projects as needed.
•    Helps to coordinate care across a broader continuum of patient care including injury prevention, pre-hospital, acute, emergent, and rehabilitation.
•    Integrates the ACS guidelines for trauma patient care into the continuum of patient care. 
•    Coordinates efforts in the progressive growth of trauma system.
•    Contributes to unit-based programs.
•    Contributes to research strategies.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Employee

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Texas Health Denton is a 255-bed, full-service hospital providing convenient care to people across North Texas and Southern Oklahoma since 1987. With more than 1,100 employees and 450 physicians on our medical staff we’re one of Denton County’s largest employers. 

We specialize in Cancer Care, Neck & Back Program, Critical Care, Neonatology, CT Cardiac Imaging, Neurology, Electrophysiology, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Emergency Care, Robotic Surgery, Endovascular Surgery, Stroke Care, General Surgery, Weight Loss Surgery, Heart & Vascular Services, Women & Infants Care, Interventional Radiology and Wound Care & Hyperbaric Treatment. 

Texas Health Denton is a Joint Commission-accredited Primary (Level II) Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center, a Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and a Magnet® designated hospital. 

Our four-story specialty center for women and infants features 12 labor and delivery beds, 2 C-section suites along with 6 antepartum and 24 postpartum beds. Texas Health Denton is the city’s only provider of obstetrical and neonatal intensive care services and is the largest provider of obstetrical services in Denton County. The ground floor houses a breast imaging center, outpatient physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation and an internal medicine residency program. 

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Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.