Trauma Registrar

Location:

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

Collects and maintains physiological and anatomical data on trauma patients admitted to the hospital.

Job Duties:

• Abstracts data from the medical record according to the requirements of the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation including demographic characteristics, prehospital information, initial hospital treatment, operating room usage, outcome and final disposition.
• Maintains Trauma data using the Collector System.
• Prepares monthly report for Trauma Center Committee and attends committee meetings on an alternating basis.
• Maintains confidentiality and security of patient data stored in the trauma registry files.
• Performs quality reviews on an alternating basis.
• Assists with updating of procedures on yearly basis and develops new procedures as necessary.
• Interprets study requests and accesses information from the computerized trauma data base for physicians or others.

• Downloads trauma information for electronic transfer of date to designated systems.

• Prepares reports as requested for Trauma Program Coordinator, Trauma Director or Supervisor of Registries as requested.
• Enters reservations into Chart Reserve for required records and scans records out to appropriate locations.
• Performs training for new personnel in Trauma Registry.
• Assists Information Technology personnel and Tri-Analytic personnel with problem solving for Collector System.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details:

• Hours:  Monday - Friday  - 8:00 am. - 4:30 p.m.

• This role requires to work on-site at department location.

Benefits of working at Geisinger: 

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one 

• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents  

• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)  

• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage  

• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions  

• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly  

• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year  

• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive  

• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones  

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.  

• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection.

Education:

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - American Health Information Management Association

Skills:

Computer Literacy, Interpersonal Communication

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.