Trauma Program Coordinator ( RN BSN ) - Bronson Battle Creek - Full-time Days

Bronson Healthcare Group•Kalamazoo, MI

About The Position

The Trauma Program Coordinator coordinates the Trauma Service Line and trauma center components to support a multidisciplinary approach to trauma care and promote optimal care for injured patients in accordance with American College of Surgeons (ACS) direction. The role develops, implements, and evaluates systems and programs that provide quality trauma services across the continuum of care, including clinical programs, education, peer review, research, performance improvement, and injury prevention. The coordinator works closely with the Trauma Medical Director and System Director, Trauma, and helps maintain ACS Level I Trauma Center verification by coordinating and maintaining required standards. The position contributes to clinical activities, research, staff and community education, performance improvement, administration, trauma registry supervision, and liaison work with internal and external partners. It provides expert direct or indirect patient-care support and serves as a resource for departments caring for trauma patients and for emergency medical services agencies.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.).
Five years of clinical nursing experience in an emergency or critical care setting.
Current Registered Nurse license in good standing with the State of Michigan.
Demonstrated educational competency in course development and lecture presentations.
Excellent interpersonal skills and experience working with physicians, nursing staff, EMS, administrators, colleagues, allied health professionals, and the general public.
Demonstrated verbal and written communication, problem-solving, and assertiveness skills.
Organizational skills, including the ability to work independently, take initiative, and meet deadlines.
Advanced computer skills in presentations, spreadsheets, and word-processing programs.
Knowledge of changes in the health-care environment and ability to identify clinical and operational improvement opportunities.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preparation.
Exposure to pre-hospital, emergency department, trauma critical care, or pediatric critical care settings.
Experience maintaining a trauma registry.
Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN), Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC), and Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) certifications or training.
Database experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the Trauma Service Line and trauma center components to support multidisciplinary trauma care and maintain ACS Level I Trauma Center verification.
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, prehospital personnel, and referral hospitals to evaluate and address patient-care issues.
Assess the need for trauma-related policies, procedures, protocols, supplies, and equipment; coordinate development and implementation with relevant leaders and clinicians.
Coordinate development and implementation of multidisciplinary clinical pathways and develop guidelines based on current literature, best practice, and patient-care evaluations.
Participate in research selection, analysis, and dissemination; support trauma research and maintain ACS research standards, including coordinating research and assisting with publications as needed.
Maintain accuracy of trauma registry data and provide feedback and analysis; supervise registry collection, coding, scoring, validation processes, and design that supports performance improvement and research while protecting confidentiality.
Coordinate professional staff development, case reviews, practice-guideline implementation, trauma education, and injury-prevention programs.
Monitor clinical processes, outcomes, and system issues related to quality of care; develop quality filters, audits, and case reviews; identify trends and sentinel events.
Implement and coordinate trauma performance-improvement activities, including outcome and cost analysis, benchmark reporting, registry reports, and ACS-recommended Level I clinical indicators.
Identify, analyze, and document implementation and completion of strategic goals; lead teams developing and revising pathways.
Coordinate data identification, validation, and reporting to the National Trauma Data Base (NTDB), Michigan Trauma Quality Improvement Program (MTQIP), Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP), and other performance-improvement databases.
Represent the trauma program on hospital and community committees.
Provide expert direct or indirect patient-care coordination, serve as an internal resource for staff, and act as a liaison to emergency medical services agencies.
Develop ongoing community programs and offerings, coordinate clinical education activities, and assist with or direct community trauma-prevention programs.
Maintain competency and continuing education in the area of specialization and professional practice.