[Hiring] Trauma Registrar @UW Health

Role Description

We are seeking a Trauma Registrar to:

• Collect/abstract state and national trauma data bank elements into the Trauma Registry database on all patients meeting state or national trauma inclusion criteria.
• Maintain confidentiality of the registry data and provide registry data as appropriate for research.

Qualifications

• Participate in and pass the AAAM’s Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) course within 1 year of hire (inclusive of Burns Registrar).
• Participate in a trauma registry course that includes all of the following content within 1 year of hire (Inclusive of Burns Registrar):
  • Abstraction
  • Data management
  • Reports/report analysis
  • Data validation
  • HIPAA
• Participate in an ICD-10 course or an ICD-10 refresher course every five years (Inclusive of Burns Registrar).
• Each trauma registrar must accrue at least 24 hours of trauma-related CE during the verification cycle.

Requirements

• 1 year coding experience OR previous experience working with trauma registry databases and handling medical information in a health care setting (Required).

Licenses & Certifications

• Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist (CAISS) (Preferred).
• Certified Specialist in Trauma Registries (CSTR) (Preferred).

Benefits

• 100% FTE, 40 hours per week.
• Scheduled shifts will be Monday – Friday during normal business hours.
• Applicants hired into this position can work remotely from most states.
• Eligibility to work remotely is contingent upon being in an approved remote work state for UW Health.