Trauma Data Specialist, Trauma Center

As the pioneering hospital of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, UC Medical Center has served greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care teams utilizing the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available. UC Medical Center has 724 licensed beds and more than 5,800 employees.

The Trauma Data I Specialist completes a variety of Trauma, Burn, and Acute Care Surgery Registry tasks, including data collection, data entry and retrieval, data quality and integrity, data analysis, and display and statistical conversion for the purpose of research, performance improvement, injury prevention, education, billing, and outcome measurements. Obtains, abstracts, and reports appropriate concurrent and retrospective patient data on Trauma, Burn, and Acute Care Surgery patients.

Uses Abbreviated Injury Scaling (AIS) coding of injuries and ICD
10 coding of diagnoses and procedures to maintain the Trauma, Burn, and Acute Care Surgery patient databases. Upholds the mission, vision, values, and customer service standards of the UC Health System.

Cincinnati, OH, United States

• Associate degree in healthcare, technology, education, Health Information or related field.
  *** Successful completion of the following courses within in 12 months of hire:
• An Abbreviated Injury Scaling (AIS) Coding course from the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM).
• The American Trauma Society Registrar Course or State equivalent required by the American College of Surgeons that includes content on abstraction, data management, reports/reports analysis, data validation, and HIPAA.
• Possession of one or more of the following certifications preferred:
• Certified Specialist in Trauma Registry (CSTR)
• Certified Abbreviated Injury Severity Scale Specialists (CAISS)
• Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC) from the American Academy of Profession Coders (AAPC)
• Certified Coding Associate (CCA) from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) from AHIMA
• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) form AHIMA
• A minimum 1 - 2 Years equivalent experience Required. Preferred: 3 - 5 Years equivalent experience.
• Two years or more of Trauma Registry Experience or equivalent in lieu of Associate’s degree.

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