Jennifer LaCombe
Hessmer,LA
Summary
Experienced Trauma Registrar with extensive education/training. Level 1 and Level 2 trauma registrar experience. Responsibilities include locating the patients that meet registry inclusion criteria, data abstraction, medical record review, identification of performance improvement opportunities, QA and TQip process measures, validation and inter-rater reliability checks, etc..
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Trauma Registrar
WVU Medicine
07.2023 - Current
- Located and abstracted trauma patients based on NTDB standard and reporting hospital inclusion criteria.
- Performed regular quality and validation assessments on patient data to verify accuracy.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities, like Tqip monthly education, related to trauma registries, ensuring up-to-date knowledge on industry standards and best practices.
- Provided crucial support to hospital leadership based on my experience and education.
Trauma Registrar
Rapides Regional Medical Center
06.2003 - 01.2023
- Started the Trauma Program for this Level 2 facility
- Streamlined the data entry process for faster and more accurate documentation of patient information.
- Assisted in the development of hospital-wide trauma protocols, resulting in a more cohesive approach to patient care.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure consistent application of best practices in trauma care to include ED personnel and EMT agencies.
- Exceeded department-specific productivity standards, collection targets, quality audit scores for accuracy productivity and collection standards for registrations and insurance verifications.
Education
No Degree - Nursing
Louisiana College
Pineville, LANo Degree - Nursing
Lousiana State University
Alexandria, LALicensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Central Louisiana Technical College
Cottonport, LA05-1995
No Degree - Nursing
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Savannah, GASkills
- ICD-10-cM coding
- Injury Severity Score coding
- Epic Electronic Medical Record experience
- Medi Tech Electronic Medical Record experience
- Trauma Base experience
- V5 DI Collector experience
- Image Trend experience
- 3M Coder experience
- Jira experience (software used to manage and track productivity)
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams experience
Accomplishments
- Passed several (all) College of Surgeons site visits at a Level 1 and Level 2 facility.
- Helped start Trauma Program at Level 2 facility.
- Co-author of published paper on the likelihood of brain trauma when not wearing a helmet while barrel racing.
- Provided the horses, riders and subject matter for a Health Talks commercial segment on wearing a helmet while barrel racing.
- Military Veteran and served in Desert Storm as an EMT.
- I have held certifications in ACLS, BLS, PALS, Pediatric Trauma Core Curriculum, Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum, CAISS and CSTR.
- I have worked in Rehab, Nursing Homes, Urgent Care Clinics and everywhere in between in the medical field.
Certification
- ICD-10 Trauma Refresher Course - February 2024
- CSTR Certificate - March 2023
- CAISS - expired in March 2023
- American Trauma Society Trauma Registry Course - July 2021
- Abbreviated Injury Scaling Course - April 2016
Timeline
Trauma Registrar
WVU Medicine
07.2023 - Current
Trauma Registrar
Rapides Regional Medical Center
06.2003 - 01.2023
No Degree - Nursing
Louisiana College
No Degree - Nursing
Lousiana State University
Licensed Practical Nurse - Nursing
Central Louisiana Technical College
No Degree - Nursing
Armstrong Atlantic State University
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