Trauma Registrar
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Summary
Manages and maintains database management abstraction of clinical data from multiple sources and as required by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF) and the Lehigh Valley Hospital Trauma Division.
Job description
Summary
Manages and maintains database management abstraction of clinical data from multiple sources and as required by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF) and the Lehigh Valley Hospital Trauma Division.
Job Duties
- Abstracts and submits all required data elements into Collector system as required by PTSF.
- Communicates information to Trauma Team regarding trauma audit filters or identified care issues.
- Identifies all trauma patients admitted to LVH and encountered by trauma service and flags these patients in EPIC system.
- Compiles data following NTDS and NTRACS data requirement guidelines.
- Completes abstracts of all data from admission to discharge on assigned charts.
- Collects patient records (pre and post-discharge) for review, analysis, and entry of diagnosis into the trauma registry database.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma/GED
- 1 year Health care-related field. or
- 1 year Abstracting clinical information into database. or
- 1 year Billing or Coding certificate or degree, in progress or complete
- Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and pathophysiology.
- Proficient in Windows computers and data entry.
- Proficient in EPIC
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF).
- Experience with ICD-10 Coding
- Experience in abstracting, billing and/or coding
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED
- 1 year Health care-related field or 1 year Abstracting clinical information into database or 1 year Billing or Coding certificate or degree, in progress or complete
- Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and pathophysiology
- Proficient in Windows computers and data entry
- Proficient in EPIC
Company overview
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is a major healthcare provider and hospital network based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania regions. Founded in 1899, LVHN operates as a comprehensive healthcare system with 13 hospital campuses, 28 health centers, numerous primary and specialty care physician practices, and multiple urgent care locations. The network's flagship facility, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, is Pennsylvania's third-largest hospital and features the state's first Level One Trauma Center. LVHN provides a wide range of medical services including specialized institutes for cancer care, heart and vascular treatment, surgical excellence, orthopedics, and neuroscience. The network operates the third-largest heart surgery program in Pennsylvania, performing over 1,200 open-heart procedures annually, and maintains one of the state's largest cancer centers treating over 2,400 new patients each year. In August 2024, LVHN completed a merger with Jefferson Health, becoming part of a larger healthcare system with 32 hospitals and over 700 locations across Pennsylvania. Prior to the merger, LVHN was the largest employer in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan region, with approximately 20,000 employees dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services to the community.