Trauma Registrar - Trauma Services

Summary:

Processes, maintains, and reports cancer-related health information data for research, quality assurance, and facility planning and marketing. Abstracts and codes cancer-related clinical data using appropriate classification systems. Obtains long-term follow-up data and analyzes institutional standards. FLSA Status: Non-Exempt.

CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline overlooking Corpus Christi Bay is the largest and foremost acute care medical facility in the region, with a full range of diagnostic and surgical specialty services in cardiac, cancer, and stroke care. It is the leading emergency facility in the area with a Level II Trauma Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with physicians and nurses specially trained in emergency services.

• The Pavilion and North Tower house a state-of-the-art emergency department, ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites
• A teaching facility in affiliation with the Texas A&M University System Health and Science Center College of Medicine
• Accredited Chest Pain Center
• Accredited Joint Commission Stroke Team

Responsibilities:

Coordinates and maintains the Cancer Registry to include case finding, abstracting, and follow-up of all cancer patients. Organizes a cancer related data collection system. Performs administrative secretarial support duties accurately and professionally.

Requirements:

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent.

Experience

• Minimum one year registrar experience preferred
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred. Knowledge of ICD-9, ICD-O, DRG and AJCC.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• None

Work Schedule:

Varies

Work Type:

Full Time