Trauma Registrar

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare, dating back to 1891. Building upon a legacy of compassionate care and innovation, our organization has evolved over the years through strategic partnerships and integrations to expand our reach and services across the Puget Sound area.

Today, as Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, we remain deeply committed to healing the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – in the communities we serve. This commitment is strengthened by the diverse expertise and shared values brought together through our growth.

Our dedicated providers offer a full spectrum of health care services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, all grounded in rigorous research and education. Our comprehensive network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites strategically located across the greater Puget Sound region reflects our ongoing commitment to accessibility and comprehensive care.

We are proud of our pioneering medical advances and numerous awards and accreditations that reflect our dedication to excellence. When you join Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you become part of a team that delivers top-quality, professional healthcare in modern, well-equipped facilities, and contributes to a legacy of service built on collaboration and shared purpose.

As our Trauma Registrar, you will accurately abstract and enter data from patient records into the Trauma Patient Registry. Your meticulous work ensures a consistent and reliable trauma database, vital for program evaluation.

Every day you will abstract data from complex patient records, applying AIS and ICD-10 injury coding for accurate entry. You'll work closely with the Trauma Registry Supervisor and Trauma Program Manager, ensuring database integrity and quality.

To be successful, you will be self-motivated, with meticulous attention to detail and high accuracy. Strong proficiency in AIS and ICD-10 coding, excellent organizational skills, and a commitment to data quality are essential.

• Maintains the Trauma Registry for designated trauma care facility in accordance with current Washington State Administrative Code guidelines and CHI-FH procedures, including abstracting data and accurately coding diagnoses.
• Abstracts data from medical records into registry.
• Accurately codes diagnoses according to AIS scoring data.
• Electronically submits trauma registry data to State in accordance with CHI-FH procedures and state regulations.
• Identifies and maintains a comprehensive list of patients with diagnoses meeting Trauma criteria.
• Identifies quality improvement issues, complications and trauma system issues during medical records review, and directs those issues to the Manager.

Required

• Two years’ experience working in an acute care hospital setting that demonstrates attainment of the requisite job knowledge skills/abilities. and

Preferred

• Completion of a recognized course of study from a certified or accredited organization for: Trauma Registrar, Nurse/Medical Assistant, or Health Information Coder and Work experience in an acute care hospital in an Emergency department, upon hire
• Certified Coding Specialist, upon hire