Senior Assistant Manager, Trauma Centre (1-Year Contract)

About the role

Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), an anchor hospital of NHG Health, is one of Singapore's largest multidisciplinary hospitals with over 11,000 healthcare professionals and more than 2,000 beds. This is a 1-year contract position for a Senior Assistant Manager, Trauma Centre, who maintains the efficient operation of the Trauma Registry, ensures consistency and quality in data collection and data integrity, and works closely with the Trauma Surgeon and Trauma Nurse Clinician.

Key responsibilities

• Take part in developing the satellite databases of the restructured hospitals
• Identify trauma patients, handle admissions, abstract, code, enter and verify trauma registry data
• Enter data accurately into the Integrated Trauma System (ITS), including AIS coding and FIM scoring
• Collect 6 and 12-month follow-up data through telephone interviews
• Protect the confidentiality and security of patient data in registry files
• Help organise and coordinate Trauma Centre activities and events
• Work with the Trauma Surgeon, Trauma Nurse Clinician, Medical Records and Information Services staff, and attend daily ward rounds with the Trauma team
• Report IT problems to the vendor or manager and recommend improvements
• Take part in quality assurance, such as inter-rater reliability tests and data-error audits, and perform data quality control
• Liaise with medical staff interested in registry data for research and help researchers obtain the data
• Carry out ad-hoc duties delegated by the Director of Trauma and Trauma Committee, including special projects

Required profile

• Degree preferably in a relevant healthcare field
• At least 3 years of work experience, preferably in a hospital setting with data management and statistical-related experience
• Good organisational, secretarial and IT skills
• Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

Required skills

• Good knowledge of Windows-based software
• Familiarity with SPSS and statistical analysis is an asset