Data Technician II-Trauma

• Area of Interest: Administrative and Clerical
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0
• Department: Trauma Services- Meth
• Shift: FT - Days
• Job ID: 180585
  
  

Overview

The Data Technician II-Trauma is responsible for data abstraction, data collection, coding, and entry into the Trauma Registry. This role ensures accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of trauma data to support performance improvement, education, research, and regulatory requirements. The Trauma Data Technician maintains strict confidentiality of trauma registry and performance improvement information and provides data reporting as requested by internal and external stakeholders.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:    

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
  
  

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• Performs basic data collection of demographics, and coding of clinical and follow-up data from all sources into trauma registry database. Interacts with physicians, nurses and other members of the trauma team to perform trauma registry functions. Will keep registry current within 60 days of patient discharge.
• Abstracts, assembles, enters and codes clinical data with 95% accuracy into computer database by using the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS), National Trauma Data Set (NTDS) and the Iowa Trauma Patient Data Dictionary
• Initiates quality control review of database and resolves issues to assure consistency and accuracy of data collected.
• Participates in trauma research by responding to data requests from physicians or other team members and trending data/internal and external demands.
• Ensures software updates are completed and functional.
• Assists in the preparation of reports using data extracted from electronic data bases.
• Downloads hospital Trauma Registry data to State Trauma Registry at the Iowa Department of Public Health as required and to NTDS/TQIP on a quarterly basis.
• Maintains patient confidentiality including confidentiality of sensitive hospital performance improvement information.
• Participates in data validation.
• Facilitates the completion of abstraction data by obtaining missing information from EMS providers.
  
  

Qualifications

Education: HS Diploma or equivalent required, Bachelors degree preferred.

Experience: Basic data collection experience required.