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Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

I Accountability Objectives:

The Trauma Registry Coordinator - RN identifies, collects, codes and enters reportable clinical data into the appropriate Registry database. Performs follow-up on all eligible cases. Provides incidence, treatment and outcome data for quality improvement activities, administrative planning, support programs and research activities. Provides assistance to appropriate management conferences, committee meetings, statistical reports, special studies and research activities. Works collaboratively with Trauma Program Manager and Injury Prevention Coordinator to meet American College of Surgeon data driven outcomes for verification.

II Position Qualifications:

Minimum Education, Licensure / Certification and Experience Required.

A. Education

**•** Bachelors of Science Nursing (BSN) required.

B. Licensure / Certification

+ Current RN licensure in Michigan.

+ American Trauma Society’s Registrar Certification Board (ATSRCB) certification within 2 years of start of position.

+ Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

C Special Skill / Aptitudes

+ Excellent customer service orientation skills necessary in order to deal effectively with various levels of hospital personnel, outside customers and community groups.

+ High-level written and verbal communication skills.

+ Proficient in the use of MS Windows and MS Office Suite (Word, Excel) as well as proficiency in keyboarding. Able to create reports, tables or graphs with MS Access, Word or Excel. Ability to adapt these skills to other data bases; ie, NTRACS

+ Excellent customer service orientation skills necessary in order to deal effectively with various levels of hospital personnel, outside customers and community groups.

D. Experience

+ One to two (1-2) years Emergency or ICU nursing

+ ICD coding and AIS coding is strongly preferred

III Duties / Responsibilities:

Retrieve identifiable records from the Health Information management department or other sources. Maintain a file of all applicable cases. Identify eligible cases for inclusion in the registry database using appropriate resources. Conducts follow-up of all eligible cases entered into the registry database and reports eligible cases to the appropriate state and national databases. Abstracts, codes, and enters clinical information into the registry database in a timely and accurate manner per American College of Surgeons standards. Ensures integrity of the database by identification of data problems or inconsistencies, and makes needed corrections. Completes quality control activities, information requests, quality improvement studies and research projects. Analyzes the information in the medical record to determine complications of care or variations from quality standards. Assists with the coordination, attendance and documentation required for conferences. Represents SJMO at local, state and national registrar activies as the opportunities are available. Communicates and collaborates with other departmental staff and health care professionals both inside and outside of SJMO. Performs support related to maintenance of American College of Surgeons (ACS) certifications.

+ Demonstrates and actively promotes an understanding and commitment to the mission of St. Joseph Mercy Oakland through performing behaviors consistent with the Trinity Health Values.

+ Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations, the Trinity Health Organizational Integrity Program, including the Standards of Conduct, Code of Ethics, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behaviors.

+ Supports and conducts one's self in a manner consistent with customer service expectations.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran