Trauma Registrar (RN)

Description:
Could you be our next Trauma Registrar (RN) at Paoli Hospital?

Why work as a Trauma Registrar (RN)?

• Make an Impact! Nursing + analytical + research + statistical reporting skills = Trauma Registrar (RN)! As a Trauma Registrar RN, you will be responsible for overseeing the trauma registry database to include patient identification, abstraction, coding and entering data; retrieval and presentation of registry data for quality improvement, education and research. You will be working in conjunction with the Trauma PI Coordinator and will utilize advanced level of nursing care skills to evaluate and abstract data from health care records to ensure accurate statistical trauma data and concurrent quality identification. As a Trauma Registrar, you must be comfortable with interpreting medical clinical data and with advanced computing and data analysis skills.
  
  
• Develop and Grow your Career! Be one of the many MLH Nurses who pursue certifications or advanced nursing degrees (BSN, MSN, MBA, PhD, DNP) by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement Program! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based upon your Full or Part Time status.
  
  
• Get Involved! Become engaged by joining hospital & system-wide Committees, Initiatives, and Evidence-Based Research Projects
  
  
• Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.
  
  
• Position-Specific Benefits include: You are eligible for up to 200 hours of paid time off per year based on your Full or Part Time status. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!
  
  

Position: Trauma Registrar (RN)
Shift: Full-time, Day Shift, Start time 7:30am, Monday-Friday, no weekends or holidays; In person at Paoli Hospital

Experience:
1. Excellent computer skills necessary to manage and manipulate a large database
2. Knowledge of ED/Critical care and medical/surgical patient care environment
3. Proficiency in the review and abstraction of clinical patient information from a medical record
4. Experience with performance improvement implementation programs
5. Mathematical ability necessary to validate and analyze data
6. Excellent organizational skills; detailed orientated; able to work independently as work load varies on a daily bases; able to meet deadlines.
7. Interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with physicians and other staff
8. Maintains open communication with other members of the trauma service

Education:
1. Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
2. Bachelors of Science in Nursing preferred.

Licensures/Certifications:
1. Registered Nurse with a current PA license OR a multi-state license verified in one of the approved states through the Nursing Licensure Compact.
2. Completion of the Trauma Nurse Course & Critical Care Course
3. Certification in Critical Care or Emergency Nursing preferred
4. Provider BLS (American Heart Assoc/American Red Cross) required.