Trauma Program Coordinator

MultiCare Health System•Tacoma, WA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Allenmore Trauma Program Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and advancing all aspects of the hospital's Level IV Trauma Program, ensuring compliance with Washington State trauma designation standards and supporting a comprehensive Performance Improvement and Patient Safety (PIPS) process. The coordinator serves as the primary resource for trauma quality improvement, registry oversight, education, survey readiness, policy development, and multidisciplinary collaboration. In addition, the role leads injury prevention, outreach, and community engagement activities, working with EMS agencies, referral hospitals, public safety partners, and community organizations to improve trauma system performance, enhance access to care, identify transfer and process improvement opportunities, and deliver trauma-related education throughout the region. Working collaboratively with the Trauma Medical Director, Emergency Department leadership, and AVP of Trauma Services, the coordinator helps ensure the long-term success, sustainability, and growth of Allenmore's trauma program while promoting evidence-based care and improved patient outcomes. The Trauma Program Coordinator provides facilitation and direction for a multidisciplinary trauma service for an assigned Trauma Center. The incumbent works with the AVP for Trauma Services implements and monitors systems to enhance care of trauma patients receiving services; serves as a resource for inter-intra disciplinary team members and patient families that participate in the care of trauma patients; develops and applies standards and research to enhance quality of patient care; implements and evaluates performance improvement; develops effective working relationships with all system providers and management; supervises assigned staff and participates in the development and monitoring of the assigned budget. Plan and evaluate injury prevention initiatives using data, while collaborating with partners to deliver community education, outreach, and trauma awareness.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing
Registered Nurse license (RN) in Washington State or multi-state licensure endorsement (MSL)
BLS - Basic Life Support (includes RQI) - American Heart Association or American Red Cross
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) certification
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification or Emergency Nursing Pediatrics Course (ENPC) certification
Minimum five (5) years of professional/technical nursing experience required; preferably in an emergency or critical care nursing unit, with at least six months experience in trauma nursing
Minimum two (2) years of experience in a managerial or supervisory capacity preferred

Nice To Haves

Master degree in Nursing
Specialty Certification in one or more of the following: Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN), Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), or a Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)

Responsibilities

Coordinating and advancing all aspects of the hospital's Level IV Trauma Program.
Ensuring compliance with Washington State trauma designation standards.
Supporting a comprehensive Performance Improvement and Patient Safety (PIPS) process.
Serving as the primary resource for trauma quality improvement, registry oversight, education, survey readiness, policy development, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Leading injury prevention, outreach, and community engagement activities.
Working with EMS agencies, referral hospitals, public safety partners, and community organizations to improve trauma system performance, enhance access to care, identify transfer and process improvement opportunities, and deliver trauma-related education throughout the region.
Facilitating and directing a multidisciplinary trauma service for an assigned Trauma Center.
Implementing and monitoring systems to enhance care of trauma patients receiving services.
Serving as a resource for inter-intra disciplinary team members and patient families that participate in the care of trauma patients.
Developing and applying standards and research to enhance quality of patient care.
Implementing and evaluating performance improvement.
Developing effective working relationships with all system providers and management.
Supervising assigned staff.
Participating in the development and monitoring of the assigned budget.
Planning and evaluating injury prevention initiatives using data.
Collaborating with partners to deliver community education, outreach, and trauma awareness.