Trauma Coordinator - Trauma Services

Methodist Health System•Mansfield, TX

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Your Job: Ensures a continuum of case management care for all trauma patients admitted to Methodist Mansfield Medical Center. MMMC is a Level III trauma center, growing towards Level II. Trauma Coordinator uses computer applications and EMR to review patient charts for quality and process improvement, tracks trends, and performs loop closure. Assesses each trauma patient's status and needs utilizing bedside and chart review. Communicates findings and pertinent information with other trauma care members, the patient, family, and/or friends. Functions as a team member on the Trauma Service by participating in rounds, meetings, and by assisting and facilitating problem-solving, and issue resolution, including the patient, and staff education. Follows each patient from admission through rehabilitation, and/or discharge. Assists in the presentation of multidisciplinary trauma staff case conferences, and quality assurance reviews. Teaches trauma topics, assist with data collection for trauma registry, and performs other duties as assigned. Your Job Requirements: • Bachelors in nursing preferred (waiver may be granted for equivalent experience, knowledge, and skills with Director's approval) • Graduate from an accredited school of nursing • Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas • Hold current TNCC certification. Preferred: • Experience of 2 or more years in ER or ICU in a designated Level I-III trauma center, or pre/inter-hospital transport, preferred. • Any of the following are preferred: ATCN, ENPC, TNCC Instructor, ENPC Instructor, ABLS, PHTLS &/or TCCC, and NRP. STN Optimal and TOPIC. • EMS experience and current Paramedic, or EMT, preferred. • Specialty certification (TCRN/CEN/CPEN/CFRN/CTRN/CCRN) preferred. Must obtain TCRN within 2 years of hire. • Comfort with use of computer applications, Microsoft Office, and EPIC preferred.

Requirements

Bachelors in nursing preferred (waiver may be granted for equivalent experience, knowledge, and skills with Director's approval)
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas
Hold current TNCC certification

Nice To Haves

Experience of 2 or more years in ER or ICU in a designated Level I-III trauma center, or pre/inter-hospital transport, preferred.
Any of the following are preferred: ATCN, ENPC, TNCC Instructor, ENPC Instructor, ABLS, PHTLS &/or TCCC, and NRP. STN Optimal and TOPIC.
EMS experience and current Paramedic, or EMT, preferred.
Specialty certification (TCRN/CEN/CPEN/CFRN/CTRN/CCRN) preferred. Must obtain TCRN within 2 years of hire.
Comfort with use of computer applications, Microsoft Office, and EPIC preferred.

Responsibilities

Reviews patient charts, or follows patients during hospital stay, to identify compliance with quality or performance standards, track trends on fallouts to these standards, and perform loop closure tasks as needed as a part of quality or performance improvement.
Actively facilitates and coordinates trauma care, tracking patient progress, and monitoring for complications of untoward events throughout the continuum of trauma care, intervening as appropriate.
Communicates in a timely manner, issues related to trauma care or individual trauma patients need with Trauma Program Manager, and/or Trauma Medical Director.
Demonstrates the ability to extract data for Trauma Registry and to prepare reports as needed.
Demonstrates clinical competence and ability to function trauma resuscitations, and response in a timely manner.
Develops and routinely evaluates critical pathways, and/or plan of care for trauma injuries in collaboration with the multidisciplinary trauma team members.
Ensures preparedness of trauma units for management of the trauma by identifying individual unit needs and addressing through appropriate channels for successful resolutions.
Maintains at least 16 hours of trauma related to CEUs/year.
Participates in problem resolution within the scope of responsibilities with demonstrated good outcomes.
Serves as a clinical educator and resource on trauma to the nursing unit, and ancillary units and assists Trauma Program Manager to establish and promote trauma care programs, quality improvement, and community injury prevention education.