Job Summary
The Trauma Registrar is responsible for: (1) the collection, review, analysis, entry, maintenance and reporting of data into the Trauma Registry on all declared trauma patients and/or patients admitted following a traumatic injury; and (2) the management of Trauma Registry Database reporting elements as required by regulatory organizations.

Minimum Qualifications

Degrees: One (1) year or greater college level or technical school training.

Licensure/Certification:
a) Certificate: AIS and ICD-10 Coding required (within 18 months of hire)
b) Basic Life Support: Basic Life Support from a hospital-based American Heart Association (AHA) approved program (within 90 days of hire)
c) Cert Specialist-Trauma Regis: Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist (CAISS)
OR
Certified Specialist in Trauma Registries (CSTR) certification within 4 years of hire.

Work Experience:
Two (2) years in the medical related field and Two (2) years of progressively responsible Trauma Registry experience a plus.

Communication Skills: Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact), Writing /Composing: Correspondence, Reports

Proficiencies: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, Typing, PC

Job Attributes

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities: Analytical, Medical Terms, Mathematics, Research, Statistical, Transcription

Advanced Education:
Advance Training Specialty: Preferred AIS and ICD-10 Coding

Work Schedule: Flexible, Overtime, Travel

Other Requirements: Ability to read and interpret medical records and lab reports; accuracy and thoroughness; and ability to work independently. Trauma Registry software (preferably Trauma base) and other software (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.)


Equipment Operated: Computer in Windows environment.