TRAUMA COORDINATOR - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

South Central Regional Medical Center•Laurel, MS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Trauma and Stroke Program Coordinator works in conjunction with the Trauma Medical Director and Stroke Medical Director to organize, implement, and evaluate systems necessary for multidisciplinary trauma and stroke care across the continuum of care. Services include pre-hospital, emergency, surgical, intensive care, inpatient nursing, ancillary, education, and community services. This role supports program development, performance improvement, registry management, committee coordination, and community education to ensure high-quality, compliant patient care.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse (RN) license
Demonstrated experience providing care to trauma and stroke patients in an acute-care setting
Documented continuing education in trauma and stroke nursing
Experience in education program development
Experience with hospital quality management and performance improvement programs
Experience with development, implementation, or maintenance of Trauma and/or Stroke Registries
Utilization of trauma- and stroke-related research in designing care standards and guidelines
Completion of required annual continuing education in trauma- and stroke-related topics

Nice To Haves

Membership in professional organizations preferred (e.g., ENA, AACN, AORN, STN, ATS)

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Trauma and Stroke Medical Directors to develop, implement, and monitor clinical guidelines
Organize and coordinate multidisciplinary trauma and stroke care across the continuum of care
Facilitate quarterly Trauma and Stroke Committee meetings, including agendas and meeting minutes
Lead performance improvement activities using registry data
Collect, enter, maintain, and analyze data within the Trauma and Stroke Registries
Prepare and present reports to Medical Directors, committees, and leadership
Ensure timely submission of required trauma and stroke data to state and regulatory agencies
Serve as a liaison with the State Department of Health EMS Division and regional partners
Respond to ED activations, including Alpha Trauma and Code Stroke, when in-house or requested
Coordinate care with physicians, nursing, rehabilitation, dietary, and ancillary services
Provide injury prevention and stroke education to staff and the community
Support budgeting and resource planning for trauma and stroke services
Assist with maintaining competencies of trauma and stroke response teams
Perform Trauma Registrar and Stroke Registrar duties as needed
Maintain compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and hospital standards