Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator, RN - FT Days 8 HR
About The Position
When you join the Huntington Hospital team, you are aligning yourself with an organization whose values drive our philosophy of compassionate community care. Over the past 129 years, we've grown from a small 16-bed hospital to a nationally recognized healthcare leader with 619 beds. As part of our commitment to providing equitable, high-quality care to all members of our community, we embrace differences and work hard to create a place of belonging for our patients and our employees. When you join the Huntington family, you'll be empowered to enact change that continuously improves our ability to deliver world-class care, with kindness and dignity, to all who need it. Internal Workers - Please log into your Workday account to apply Huntington Hospital Employee Login Department: 701100 Trauma Center Expectations: The Injury Prevention and Education Coordinator (IPEC) works under the direction of the Trauma Program Manager (TPM). The IPEC is responsible to create and implement the injury prevention program based on the population and database review. The position involves evaluation of the various aspects of injury including understanding of the causes, mechanisms, patterns, treatments and outcomes of injury. The IPEC develops and delivers trauma education for all nurses caring for trauma patients. Serves as an educational resource and consultant for all departments and staff regarding trauma patient care management, while aligning with State Trauma regulations, the LA County Department of Health EMS Agency contract and the American College of Surgeons Level II requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) required.
- 5 years' experience in an in-patient, acute care setting required.
- Trauma nursing experience required.
- Current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) Provider and current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider issued by American Heart Association or to be obtained within 60 days of hire or transfer
- Current unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by State of California
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to think critically, proactively and act creatively as an individual as well as part of a team.
- Effective communication skills, including experience with public speaking and/or providing educational presentations is required.
Nice To Haves
- Current Stop the Bleed certification
- Social media knowledge an asset.
Responsibilities
- Create and implement the injury prevention program based on the population and database review.
- Evaluation of the various aspects of injury including understanding of the causes, mechanisms, patterns, treatments and outcomes of injury.
- Develops and delivers trauma education for all nurses caring for trauma patients.
- Serves as an educational resource and consultant for all departments and staff regarding trauma patient care management, while aligning with State Trauma regulations, the LA County Department of Health EMS Agency contract and the American College of Surgeons Level II requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Hospitals
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
