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

Bronson Healthcare•Kalamazoo, MI

About The Position

The Trauma Program Coordinator provides coordination of the Trauma Service Line and trauma center components to support a multidisciplinary approach to trauma care and promote optimal care for injured patients according to American College of Surgeons (ACS) direction. The role develops, implements, and evaluates systems and programs that provide quality trauma services throughout the continuum of care, including clinical programs, professional and public education, peer review, research, performance improvement, and injury prevention. The coordinator works closely with the Trauma Medical Director and System Director, Trauma, and maintains competency and continuing education in the area of specialization and professional practice. The coordinator maintains American College of Surgeons Level I Trauma Center verification by organizing and maintaining required standards. The position contributes to clinical activities, education, research, performance improvement, trauma registry management, and liaison work with regional and state agencies. It includes coordinating clinical pathways and guidelines, supporting trauma research, monitoring care quality and system issues, managing trauma data and reports, representing the program on hospital and community committees, supervising trauma registry processes, and supporting community trauma prevention and education. The work involves sustained mental and visual concentration, including computer use for 40–70% of the time. It also involves considerable standing or walking, regularly lifting objects weighing 20 pounds or less, assisting with heavier tasks such as moving patients, and assuming some physically fatiguing positions and motions.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
Five years of clinical nursing experience in an emergency or critical care setting required.
Current Registered Nurse license in good standing with the State of Michigan.
Must maintain competency and continuing education in the area of specialization and professional practice.
Demonstrated educational competency in course development and lecture presentations.
Excellent interpersonal skills, self-confidence, 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 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.
Ability to perform work requiring sustained alertness and concentration, including personal computer or CRT use for 40–70% of the time.
Ability to stand or walk considerably, regularly lift light objects weighing 20 pounds or less, assist with heavier tasks such as moving patients, and assume some fatiguing positions and motions.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preparation preferred.
Exposure to prehospital, emergency department, trauma critical care, and pediatric critical care settings preferred.
Experience maintaining a trauma registry preferred.
Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN), Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC), and Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) preferred.
Database experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the Trauma Service Line and trauma center components to support multidisciplinary trauma care.
Maintain ACS Level I Trauma Center verification by coordinating, organizing, assembling, and maintaining required standards.
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, prehospital personnel, and referral hospital personnel to evaluate and address patient care issues.
Coordinate assessment and development of trauma-related policies, procedures, protocols, supplies, and equipment needs.
Identify, develop, and implement clinical pathways and guidelines based on current literature, best practices, and patient-care evaluations.
Participate in research selection, analysis, and distribution of findings; maintain accurate trauma registry data; conduct and coordinate research; and support publication as needed.
Participate in the trauma research committee and support trauma research activities.
Coordinate professional staff development, case reviews, practice guideline implementation, trauma education, and prevention programs.
Monitor clinical processes, outcomes, and system issues related to care quality; develop quality filters, audits, and case reviews; and identify trends and sentinel events.
Implement and coordinate trauma performance-improvement activities, including outcome and cost analysis, benchmark reports, registry reports, and ACS-recommended clinical indicators.
Identify, analyze, and document implementation and completion of strategic goals; lead teams developing and revising pathways.
Coordinate data identification, validation, and report submission to NTDB, MTQIP, TQIP, and other performance-improvement databases.
Represent the trauma program on hospital and community committees.
Supervise trauma registry data collection, coding, scoring, and validation processes; support registry design for performance improvement, trend reporting, and research while protecting confidentiality.
Coordinate comprehensive trauma care and provide expert direct or indirect patient care; serve as a resource for staff and liaison to emergency medical services agencies.
Develop ongoing community programs and offerings and clinical education activities; assist with or direct community trauma prevention programs.