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

Bronson Healthcare•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 services across the trauma care continuum, 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 the ACS Level I Trauma Center verification by coordinating and maintaining required standards. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served. The coordinator collaborates with physicians, nurses, prehospital and referral-hospital personnel, administrators, and other partners. The position supports trauma clinical activities, research, education, performance improvement, administration, trauma registry supervision, liaison functions, and community involvement. It includes maintaining accurate trauma registry data and coordinating data submissions to national, state, and other performance improvement databases. This is a full-time, first-shift position scheduled for 40 hours per week. The posting identifies the location as Bronson Methodist Hospital South Campus in Kalamazoo, while the title refers to Bronson Battle Creek.

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.
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 the ability to work independently, take initiative, and meet deadlines.
Advanced computer skills, including presentation, spreadsheet, 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 percent of the time; considerable standing or walking; regular lifting of objects weighing 20 pounds or less; assisting with heavier tasks such as lifting and moving patients; and some straining, fatiguing positions, and motions.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preparation preferred.
Exposure to pre-hospital, emergency department, trauma critical-care, or 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 American College of Surgeons Level I Trauma Center verification and coordinate, organize, assemble, and maintain required standards.
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, prehospital personnel, and referral-hospital personnel to evaluate and address patient-care issues.
Assess the need for trauma-care policies, procedures, protocols, supplies, and equipment in coordination with trauma leadership, administration, and clinicians.
Coordinate development and implementation of clinical pathways for trauma patient populations and develop guidelines based on current literature, best practices, and patient-care evaluations.
Participate in trauma research selection, analysis, and distribution of findings; conduct and coordinate research and assist with publications as needed.
Maintain research standards set by the ACS, participate on the trauma research committee, and support trauma research activities.
Coordinate professional staff development and educational activities, and participate in case reviews, practice-guideline implementation, trauma education, and prevention programs.
Monitor clinical processes, outcomes, and system issues related to quality of care; 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 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 to enhance trauma care management.
Supervise trauma registry data collection, coding, scoring, and validation processes; ensure registry design supports performance improvement, trend reporting, and research while protecting confidentiality.
Coordinate and provide expert direct or indirect trauma care; serve as an internal resource for staff and liaison to emergency medical services agencies.
Develop ongoing community programs and offerings, clinical education activities, and trauma prevention programs.
Maintain competency and continuing education in the area of specialization and professional practice.