Trauma Registrar - Trauma Center

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A trauma registrar collects, analyzes, and reports on data related to patients who have suffered a traumatic injury. They are responsible for maintaining a trauma registry database that tracks the care and outcomes of trauma patients. Trauma registrars collaborate with trauma teams, hospital staff, and external agencies to ensure the quality and accuracy of trauma data and to improve trauma care and prevention.

Maintains the Duke University Hospital (DUH) trauma registry database through the identification, collection, coding, and scoring of trauma patient information. Position collaborates closely with Trauma Center staff to maintain the efficient operations of hospital, state, and national trauma registries.

Interprets data for research projects. Ensures adherence to data management protocols set forth to ensure regulatory compliance standards and maintain Level 1 trauma status. Assists with quality control activities, information requests, and quality improvement studies as requested.

Identification, abstraction, from the medical record, and entry into the trauma database, on each trauma patient meeting trauma registry database qualification.

Analyzing data for accuracy and validating for submission to the state and national databases prior to mandated submission date.

Coordinate with outside agencies to obtain medical records.

Participate in local, state, and national meetings and conferences as required by state and national regulations.

Must obtain a minimum of 8 hours per year of external trauma registry education.

Performs all duties of the Level I
- Trauma Registrar.

Independently research and solve complex coding problems.

Serve as coach and educational resource to Level I Trauma Registrars.

Ability to run and validate complex reports through the trauma registry's report writer.

Interpret data and review reports for performance improvement, support of related programs, administrative planning and marketing, research purposes, and regulatory visits.

Performs all duties of the Level I and II
- Trauma Registrar.

Facilitates the orientation and onboarding process for new registrars.

Onboarding of new staff to ensure that all standards of training are met. The onboarding will include orientation to the registry, electronic medical record, national trauma databank and state criteria, TQIP and internal processes.

Oversee all components of the trauma registry, including data collection, data entry, quality, integrity, and analysis.

Analyzes data for accuracy and validating for submission to the state and national databases in accordance with established matrix.

Ensures DUH data is provided as required to local, state and national databases/programs. Maintains system upgrades. Serves as primary contact for TQIP program and trauma registry vendor.

Coordinate with outside agencies to obtain required information to meet standards as determined by the State of North Carolina and the American College of Surgeons.

Assists with preparation for state/ACS site survey visits to include ensuring validation of data, chart pull, PRQ preparation and completion. Available on site for assistance at time of all designation/verification reviews.

Collaborate with software vendor and IT services to ensure the continuing function of the trauma registry database by making necessary changes both internally and externally.

Maintain registry chart completion rate at 80%, or above, for compliance of 60 days complete post discharge.

Provide bi-annual TQIP review to identify opportunities for dissemination with Trauma Medical Peer Review group and hospital leaders for awareness of benchmarking.

Collaborates with Trauma Medical Director (TMD) and Trauma Program Manager (TPM) to analyze data and identifies trends in data.…