| JOB DESCRIPTION: Senior Trauma Registrar/ Coder II LOCATION: Danville DEPARTMENT: Pediatric General Surgery WORK SCHEDULE: Rotation WORK TYPE: Full Time JOB SUMMARY: Utilizes the medical record documentation to extract the diagnoses and procedures performed; organizes data to ensure legal maximization of injury scoring; assigns appropriate code numbers to the diagnoses and procedures; reviews the medical record for patient data including admission and discharge specific data and enters data into the trauma registry abstract via computer terminal. Performs duties to support the goals and objectives of the Medical Center and Trauma Program in its efforts to provide quality patient care, patient satisfaction and maintain trauma accreditation. Reports to the Manager, Trauma Program. COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS: Demonstrated training in and ability to apply medical terminology, anatomy and physiology. Demonstrated knowledge of the coding classifications. Demonstrated computer keyboard skills. Demonstrated effective communication skills. EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: RHIT certification, CSTR certification or minimum five years trauma registry experience preferred. CSTR certification is required within two years of starting the position. Previous coding experience in an acute care hospital setting preferred. Requires 9-12 months on-the-job training for a new employee. WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Work is typically performed in an office environment. The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. 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. GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER: (GMC), located Danville, Pa., the largest tertiary/quaternary care teaching hospital in the region, is licensed for 475 beds, including 89 pediatric beds in the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital. GMC, a Magnet Hospital, maintains the region’s only Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center with additional qualifications in pediatrics. GMC offers an array of highly specialized medical and surgical services, including neurosciences, cardiovascular services, transplantation, women’s health (in the Women’s Pavilion), oncology and orthopaedics. The Hospital for Advanced Medicine serves as an integrated center for the most critical patients. Outpatient services are available on and off campus. ABOUT GEISINGER: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of 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, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. ** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status. *Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit. | 
