Franciscan Health Crown Point 12750 S Francis Dr Crown Point, Indiana 46307 The Trauma Registrar maintains the trauma registry through the abstraction and submission of patient data from medical records to all applicable trauma agencies in order to meet quality and regulatory requirements. They provide guidance on trauma program activities, including focused chart audits and data validation, trauma outcomes management, trauma education, and trauma data analysis. This position performs a daily review of medical records for all current in-house patients as well as medical record reviews of newly discharged patients and assigns all injuries utilizing the ICD 10 coding system.

WHO WE ARE

Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Maintain and submit patient data into the Trauma Registry/National Trauma Data bank including any regional or state trauma data banks. Perform audit review to ensure integrity of data. Perform data aggregation to generate quality improvement reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. Provide customized reports as needed by the Emergency Services Director and Emergency Services Managers. Work closely with key trauma stakeholders as well as hospital quality improvement department. Assist and support management in operational functions of the Trauma Service. Implement and incorporate adjustments to optimize the data collection and input process. Coordinate trauma related meetings, take meeting minutes of the business conducted, and the dissemination of information to key stake holders. Create and maintain departmental files in order to make information readily available to the Emergency Services Managers and Emergency Services Director.

QUALIFICATIONS

High Schol Diploma Associate's degree preferred 1 year Required 1 year ICD coding Preferred 1 year AIS/ISS coding Preferred 1 year Microsoft Office Preferred ATS Trauma Registrars Course required and Association of the Advancement of Automotive Medicine Injury scaling Course required within 1 year

TRAVEL IS REQUIRED

Never or Rarely

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights. Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity. Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.