Trauma Program Coordinator ( RN BSN; Bronson Battle Creek

Kalamazoo-601 John St.

-Bronson Methodist Hospital South Campus (South Pavilion)

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

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;
Master's 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.

• Collaborates with physicians, nurses, prehospital personnel and referral hospital personnel to evaluate and address specific patient care issues.
• 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.
• Identifies the need for and coordinates the development and implementation of clinical pathways for trauma patient populations incorporating members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Develops guidelines based on current literature, best practice, and information from patient care evaluations.

• Involvement in research selection, analysis, and distribution of findings.
• Responsible for overall trauma registry data collection accuracy, feedback, and analysis.
• Maintains the research standards set by the ACS by conducting research, coordinating research and assisting with the publication as needed.
• Actively participates on the trauma research committee.
• Supports all trauma research activities.

• Provide for professional staff development through coordination of educational…