Responsibilities
About GWUH :
The George Washington University Hospital (GWU Hospital) is a 385-bed tertiary care, academic medical center located in downtown Washington, DC next to the Foggy Bottom metro.
GWU Hospital serves a diverse group of patients- from residents to our nation’s leaders. As an academic medical center, GWU Hospital has the resources and clinical expertise necessary to provide specialized, complex care.
This expertise includes cardiac, cancer, neurosciences, women's health, trauma, and advanced surgery including robotic and minimally invasive surgery.
GWU Hospital is jointly owned and operated by George Washington University and a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc.
UHS). The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), adjacent to the hospital, is the 11th oldest medical center in the country and the 1st in the nation's capital.
The mission of GWU Hospital is to provide the highest quality of healthcare, advanced medical technology, and world class service to its patients in an academic medical center dedicated to education and research.
Main tasks include :
Remote Trauma Registrar
The Trauma Registrar is responsible for reviewing and analyzing data within the electronic medical record for data entry in the trauma registry.
Preferred : Working knowledge of International Classification of Disease (ICD-10) and Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) Coding, and medical terminology.
Essential Responsibilities :
- Understanding of the American College of Surgeons inclusion criteria and ability to review reports and / or charts for qualifying patients
- Ensures all functions of the registry are met using the guidelines set forth by the American College of Surgeons, the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB), and the Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP)
- Participates in inter-rater validation of abstracted patient records
- Meets established guidelines for record completion in the Trauma Registry
We value our employees and offer a comprehensive package to support your career growth, well-being, and work-life balance.
Qualifications
Qualification
- High School diploma or equivalent
- 2 years related experience.
- Medical Billing / Coding knowledge required
- Previous experience with Collector Trauma Registry preferred.
- Completion of American Trauma Society Trauma Registrar course preferred
- Able to speak and write English Fluently
- Demonstrated communication, organization, and critical thinking skills.
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Demonstrated ability to perform in at least one of the following areas chart review, performance improvement, medical record data abstraction, management of date entry and databases.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office
About Universal Health Services
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.
UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune;
and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the , Washington, , Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
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