Trauma Program Coordinator
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Trauma Program Coordinator
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Southwest Michigan health system
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Responsible for providing coordination of Trauma Service Line and of all trauma center components to ensure a multidisciplinary approach to trauma care. Responsibilities include promoting optimal trauma care for the injured patient as established by direction from the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This includes development, implementation, and evaluation of systems and programs directed towards the provision of quality services for trauma patients from a multidisciplinary prospective throughout the continuum of care. Responsibilities include clinical programs, professional and public education, peer review, research, and performance improvement and injury prevention activities. Works in close collaboration with the Trauma Medical Director and System Director, Trauma. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.
Minimum B.S.N. required; Masters prepared preferred 5 years clinical nursing experience in an emergency, or critical care setting required. Exposure to various clinical settings; pre-hospital, ER, trauma critical care, pediatric critical care preferred. Experience in maintaining a trauma registry preferred.
Licensed Registered Nurse in good standing with the State of Michigan
Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN), Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC), Advance Burn Life Support (ABLS) preferred Required to maintain own competency and continuing education in area of specialization and professional practice.
Must demonstrate educational competency with course development and lecture presentations. • Must possess excellent interpersonal skills, self-confidence and experience in relations with physicians, nursing staff, EMS, administrators, colleagues, allied health professionals and the general public • Must have demonstrated skills in verbal and written communication, problem solving and assertiveness • Must have demonstrated organizational skills including the ability to work independently, take initiative and meet deadlines • Advanced computer skills (presentations, spreadsheets and word processing programs) necessary • Database experience preferred • Must possess knowledge about changes in the health care environment and be able to identify opportunities for improvement from both a clinical and operational perspective Work which produces high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g., interactive and repetitive or small detailed work requiring alertness and concentration for sustained periods of time, the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT between 40 and 70 percent of the time. Involves considerable standing or walking, regular lifting of light-weight objects (i.e., 20 pounds or less) and assisting with heavier tasks such as assisting in lifting and moving patients. Minor straining or fatiguing positions must be assumed, and some fatiguing physical motions are required. • Maintains the American College of Surgeons-Level I Trauma Center Verification by coordinating, organizing, assembling, and maintaining required standards of Level I Trauma Center. Includes an active role in the following; clinical activities, education, research, performance improvement, trauma registry management, and acting as a consultant/liaison to outside regional and state agencies. • Clinical Activities o Collaborates with physicians, nurses, prehospital personnel and referral hospital personnel to evaluate and address specific patient care issues. o Assesses the need for policies, procedures, protocols, supplies, and equipment relating to the care of the trauma patient in coordination with the Trauma Services Director and Trauma Medical Director, hospital administration, and clinicians. o Identifies the need for and coordinates the development and implementation of clinical pathways for trauma patient populations incorporating members of the multidisciplinary team. o Develops guidelines based on current literature, best practice, and information from patient care evaluations. • Research Activities o Involvement in research selection, analysis, and distribution of findings. Responsible for overall trauma registry data collection accuracy, feedback, and analysis. o Maintains the research standards set by the ACS by conducting research, coordinating research and assisting with the publication as needed. o Actively participates on the trauma research committee. o Supports all trauma research activities. • Education Responsibilities o Provide for professional staff development through coordination of educational activities. o Participation in case reviews, practice guidelines implementation, trauma education and prevention programs. • Performance Improvement o Monitor clinical processes and outcomes and system issues related to the quality of care provided. o Develop quality filters, audits and case reviews. o Identify trends and sentinel events o Implements and coordinates trauma related performance improvement activities. These activities include outcome and cost analysis, preparing benchmark data reports, hospital trauma registry system reports and Level I Trauma Center specific clinical indicators as recommended by the ACS. o Identifies, analyzes and documents implementation and completion of strategic goals. Leads multiple teams to develop pathways and revise pathways. o Lead coordination of data identification, validation, and report submission to National Trauma Data Base (NTDB), Michigan Trauma Quality Improvement Program (MTQIP), Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP), and other performance improvement databases. • Administration o Represent the trauma program on various hospital and community committees to enhance and foster optimal trauma care management. • Supervision of the Trauma Registry o Supervises collection, coding, scoring, and developing processes for validation of data. o Trauma Registry design to facilitate performance improvement activities, trend reports, and research while protecting confidentiality • Consultant and Liaison o Assures the delivery of comprehensive trauma care through coordination and provision of expert direct or indirect patient care. Serve as an internal resource for staff in all departments providing care to trauma patients, and act as an extended liaison for emergency medical services agencies. • Community involvement in Trauma Care Systems o Develops ongoing programs and community offerings as well as clinical education activities. o Assisting and/or directing in community trauma prevention programs.
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Bronson Methodist Hospital is a nonprofit health system serving southwest Michigan. The system provides hospital, primary, specialty, emergency, outpatient, rehabilitation, and community health services through regional care locations. It serves patients, families, clinicians, referring providers, and communities throughout southwest Michigan. Its operating model centers on coordinated hospitals and practices supported by clinical programs, technology, facilities, supply chain, and administration. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, rehabilitation, technology, facilities, administration, and patient access. Work depends on coordination among clinical, operational, technical, and support teams across its care settings and communities.
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