Registered Nurse (RN) - Trauma Program Specialist

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Macon, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This full-time Registered Nurse position focuses on the Trauma Program Specialist role within the Trauma Services department. The role involves coordinating activities with Trauma Services leadership to ensure the quality and consistency of the trauma program. Key responsibilities include monitoring and evaluating program performance, managing performance improvement and patient safety data, coordinating multidisciplinary meetings, and preparing reports. The specialist will also act as a patient advocate, respond to Trauma Team Activations, and participate in hospital and community education programs related to trauma care. Maintaining knowledge of current trauma standards, TQIP benchmarking, and ACS COT best practices is essential. The role also involves promoting research and serving as a liaison to clinical areas involved in trauma patient care, collaborating with leadership to develop quality indicators and care guidelines, and ensuring staff knowledge of trauma standards.

Requirements

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• Current RN license.
• Current ACLS and/or PALS certification.
• Current ENPC or TNCC certification required.
• Must attend ATS Registry Course, STN TOPIC Course and AAAM AIS Coding Course with 12 months of hire.
• 5 years of working experience in a Level 1-2 trauma center with a minimum of 2 years’ experience with direct trauma patient care in Level 1-2 trauma center ED or ICU.
• Strong computer skills including Word, Excel, virtual meeting software (Microsoft Teams preferred) and Power Point required.
• Requires ability to move about the medical center and ability to attend local, regional and national meetings.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Ability to perform effective public speaking required.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred
• CEN, CPEN, CCRN or TCRN certification desired.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates activities with the Trauma Services leadership to facilitate overall Trauma Program quality and consistency.
• Monitors and evaluates performance of the trauma program and identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Manages trauma performance improvement and patient safety (PIPS) data in trauma registry and other locations in accordance with ACS and program guidelines.
• Coordinates multidisciplinary Peer, Systems and other program meetings along with correspondence, meeting attendance and communication to comply with Level 1 ACS verification.
• Prepares annual program PIPS assessment/evaluation and other department, hospital or state reports as requested.
• Monitors activities of the trauma team during all phases of patient care while simultaneously serving as a patient advocate.
• Responds to Trauma Team Activations (TTAs) during normal working hours (as able) on a regular basis, to act as a resource person and liaison for the Emergency Department and pre-hospital care providers.
• Participates in hospital education programs for nurses, med students, residents and other providers caring for trauma patients.
• Participate in the planning and presentation of continuing education programs in the community, outlying hospitals and EMS agencies on trauma topics.
• Maintains knowledge of current trauma standards, Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) benchmarking metrics and ACS COT best practice guidelines.
• Participate in Georgia Quality Improvement Program (GQIP) initiatives.
• Promote and assist with research relevant to trauma care.
• Serves as a liaison to the clinical areas responsible for the care of the trauma patient.
• Collaborates as part of trauma leadership team to Develop and maintain a set of quality indicators to monitor trauma care per ACS standards, Develop and maintain a set of trauma care guidelines for care of trauma patients, and Ensure that teammates in all departments caring for trauma patients are knowledgeable about the trauma standards of care.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree