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Corewell Health Trauma Registry Coordinator in Farmington Hills, Michigan
About the Department
CHFH is an American College of Surgeons verified Level II trauma center, with approximately 1,000 trauma cases annually. As a trauma center, we provide 24/7 coverage of surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, and specially trained nurses and other personnel who provide immediate care to patients who have suffered traumatic injuries. We are integrated into and collaborate with all areas of the hospital that care for injured patients – including EC, ICU, OR, Radiology, Blood Bank, Rehabilitation, and Orthopedic units. At the core of the Trauma Service operation is a robust and complex quality improvement and patient safety program as well as evidenced-based injury prevention programs.
About Farmington Hills Hospital
Recognized by U.S News and World Report as one of the nation’s high-performing facilities for multiple procedures and conditions and has been recognized as a Magnet-designed hospital for nursing excellence. This hospital has grown in size and capabilities over the decades to become a Level II trauma center, serving the community since 1965. It also serves as the base teaching hospital for Michigan State University.
Scope of work
Responsible for the management of all components of the Trauma Registry and trauma informatics, including clinical case review, data retrieval and collection, statistics, analysis, and presentation both internally and externally. Must be comfortable with both interpretation of clinical care and advanced computing and database administration. Also serves to promote injury prevention and trauma education in a variety of ways such as teaching classes, conducting safety fairs and screenings, and representing Corewell Health at community events.
Identify all trauma activations, admissions, transfers, and deaths, using clinical identifiers and strict inclusion/exclusion criteria as defined by the American College of Surgeons.
Manage the Trauma Registry database by direct abstraction of clinical information based on National Trauma Data Standards (NTDS), including the identification of all injuries, procedures, comorbidities, complications and outcomes.
Review clinical records across the continuum of care, including EMS reports, police reports, (if available), the Emergency Department, Surgery, and inpatient records, and apply appropriate Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) scores, International Classification of Diseases (ICD) diagnostic codes, operative codes, and E-codes.
Identify performance improvement events and resolve or escalate as appropriate, with guidance from the Trauma Program Manager.
Maintain registry software and coordinate required data submissions (NTDB, MDHHS, TQIP, MTQIP).
Analyze benchmark reports and assist with performance improvement plans.
Utilize registry data to synthesize routine and ad hoc reports to support research, performance improvement and injury prevention initiatives and track effectiveness of implemented programs.
Develop and/or participate in injury prevention programs as dictated by the needs of the community and trauma program.
Qualifications
Associate's Degree in Nursing is required.
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is preferred.
Required- Must maintain eight hours of registry-specific continuing education annually.
Two years of recent nursing experience in the emergency department, critical care, or surgical services with increasing responsibility and interest in trauma care is required.
Computer and Internet experience including comfort with the Windows and MS Office programs and the ability to manage and manipulate a large database is required.
Teaching or training program experience is preferred.
Registered Nurse- State of Michigan License Upon Hire is required.
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - ENA Emergency Nurses Association 1 Year is required.
Primary Location
SITE - Farmington Hills Hospital- 28050 Grand River Ave - Farmington Hills
Department Name
Trauma Service - Farmington Hills
Employment Type
Part time
Shift
Day (United States of America)
Weekly Scheduled Hours
20
Hours of Work
8:00am - 5:00pm
Days Worked
varies
Weekend Frequency
N/A
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