Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) RN Abstractor

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) RN Abstractor Req #8083 San Antonio, TX, USA Apply Share Job Description Posted Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM We are Vista Defense Technologies (VDT), a government contracting and consulting firm supporting several military installations and federal agencies across the nation. VDT is currently seeking RN's to work as a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) RN Abstractors for our ongoing mission in San Antonio, TX.

What You'll Do:

Collect comprehensive, accurate data relating to trauma patients by abstracting all trajectories of care, verify and update all information compiled and enter data into the Registry in a timely manner, perform coding of injuries, procedures, and causes of injuries using standard medical record references, specifically

ICD-9/10

codes, assign diagnoses AIS and

ICD-9/10-CM

codes, and complete ISS and other trauma score calculations for an average of 20 records per week, maintaining a 90% Accuracy Rate, as directed. Utilize Abstracting Business Rules as described in data abstraction resources. Serve as SME for TBI Clinical Data to JTS, MOTR, Role 1-5 personnel. Assist PM with training activities specific to clinical abstraction, coding, and business rules for new and existing employees. Provide quality assurance evaluations for clinical accuracy of Registry data at all Roles of Care, maintaining a 90% Accuracy Rate as directed.

What You Bring:

Minimum of five (5) consecutive years of nursing experience with at least three (3) years experience as a critical care nurse in a critical care unit, trauma unit, emergency department, or inpatient operating room. Medical or Surgical ICU or Emergency Room or Operating Room or other Critical Care Background required. Experience with medical records, coding, medical data entry and medical system design. Medical or Surgical ICU or Emergency Room or Operating Room or other Critical Care Background required preferred ICD-9 Coding and previous work as medical abstractor preferred. Working knowledge of personal computers and office automation software (Standard Microsoft Office for documents, Outlook, Excel, and Access. Previous Trauma Nursing experience. Military nursing experience is desired. Bachelor's of Science (BS) in Nursing. United States Registered Nurse (RN) license Proof of immunization for TB Test; Hepatitis B vaccine, titer, or wavier, Tetanus booster within the last 5; and HIV titer. Candidate must have U.S. citizenship or the ability to obtain citizenship, and be able to pass a government background investigation

What We Offer:

VDT offers a competitive benefits package to include: paid holidays, paid time off including sick and vacation leave, medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, short and long term disability, company paid life insurance, 401(k) with a company match and discretionary profit sharing and tuition reimbursement Job Details Pay Type Salary Scan this QR code and apply! Download San Antonio, TX, USA