1 Trauma Registrar Job in Pontiac, MI
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McLaren Health Care is Hiring a Trauma Registrar Near Pontiac, MI
The Trauma Registrar is responsible for maintaining and updating the trauma registry in accordance with the requirements of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. General Requirements :
- Demonstrates characteristics that support the values, vision, mission, policies and procedures of POH Regional Medical Center.
- Provides service excellence standards:
- Responds promptly, professionally and courteously to all customers’ needs.
- Cooperates and communicates effectively with all POH team members.
- Contributes to continuous quality improvement efforts.
- Organizes time and prioritizes effectively.
- Completes tasks accurately and timely.
- Flexes to meet department needs and objectives.
- Practices cost effective measures.
- Maintains confidentiality in all matters regarding patients, the hospital, the department and human resources.
- Complies with HIPAA regulations and Patient Bill of Rights.
- Follows all safety and health standards.
- Maintains responsibility for own professional development.
- Maintains the Trauma Registry database by coding and abstracting patient data according to guidelines for trauma inclusion set forth by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the POH Trauma program.
- Confers with Coding Quality Analyst to ensure accurate ICD-9 and AIS injury coding as well as DRG for all trauma patients meeting criteria for inclusion in the Trauma Registry.
- Analyzes and audits all data for quality assurance trauma standards and trends as stipulated by the ACS and requested by the Trauma Program Manager and Trauma Medical Director.
- Expands the trauma database and programs as necessary to meet the needs of the trauma program.
- Facilitates conversion of Trauma Registry data to several alternate computer applications for use in local, state and national studies.
- Participates in state trauma registry committees and councils to meet TQIP and ACS requirements.
- Collaborates with internal departments that maintain patient database systems to improve the accuracy of documentation.
- Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by participants in statewide trauma registrar organizations and attending education offerings.
- Interacts with software support staff to ensure Trauma One system viability, resolutions of problems and maintaining software updates.
- Enters trauma fees into Paragon finance to insure only those eligible for charges are charged.
- Demonstrates knowledge of ACS, AOA, CMS and other regulatory body requirements with regard to corporate compliance.
- Minimum Education : Associates Degree in Health Information Technology or Management required.
- Minimum Work Experience : One year experience in hospital coding required.One year trauma registry and AIS coding experience preferred.
- Contact With Others : Extensive contact with department and hospital staff.Periodic contact with physicians; may also have periodic contact with patients and families.
- Analytical Demands : Strong organizational and analytical skills.Excellent oral and written communication skills required.Knowledge of clinical and disease process as well as implication of diagnostic testing for accurate coding.Self-directed with ability to work under minimal supervision.Computer skills with ability to input data, create spreadsheets, and use database applications.
- Certification, Licensure :RHIT, RHIA, CCS or CAISS.
- Schedule: Full-time
- Requisition ID: 23008286
- Daily Work Times: 0700- 1530
- Hours Per Pay Period: 80
- On Call: No
- Weekends: No
Job Summary
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$68k-83k (estimate)
05/21/2024
06/05/2024
mclaren.org
DEWITT, MI
7,500 - 15,000
1914
$200M - $500M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
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About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $6 billion (budget FY21), fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 15 hospitals in Michigan and Ohio, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 490-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering approximately 640,000 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malp...ractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigans largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S. As part of its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, McLaren maintains academic affiliations with medical schools at Wayne State University, Michigan State University and Central Medical University. McLarens six (6) GME campuses offer 27 residencies and eight (8) fellowship programs that train over 650 future physicians annually. All GME programs at McLaren are overseen and managed centrally by the Department of Academic Affairs.
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