Trauma Program Coordinator

Trauma Program Coordinator - RN manages coordination of trauma patients across the continuum of care; ensuring the achievement of quality and cost outcomes for trauma patients. Partners with physician, hospital administration, other department managers, patient/family, and nursing staff in implementing and documenting the plan of care for trauma patients, while serving as a guide for caregivers on the patient’s team. Attends to continuity in relationships within the healing health care philosophy and facilitates patient control over health care decisions and advocates for the patient, as outcomes of care are patient driven.

Serves as the primary contact for the St. Charles Health System Trauma Registry when interacting with customers. Responsible for clinical data registry activities including case finding, abstracting and coding of clinical data in accordance with State, Federal, The Joint Commission (TJC), American College of Surgeons (ACS) and other Registry guidelines & requirements. Responsible for preparing and submitting hospital and patient data to the State and National Trauma Registries.

Coordinates and instructs courses and other education opportunities related to trauma and disaster for the Trauma Programs. Maintains standards and regulatory protocols relevant to trauma and disaster for St. Charles Health System. Coordinates monitoring and assisting trauma patients in getting appropriate care and use of better resources for care. Manages events and activities associated with the State of Oregon Trauma Center survey and designation process.

This position will not directly manage other caregivers.

This position does not directly manage other caregivers, however, may be asked to review and provide feedback on the work of other caregivers.

Maintains and disseminates trauma plans of care that are current, standardized for the industry and evidence based. Maintains trauma statistics and records as required by the State of Oregon.

Partners with physicians and other trauma program staff to improve patient care processes and participates in QA committees and performance improvement activities.

Develops and updates relevant work instructions, forms, standards of care, and pathways, specific to trauma case management.

Coordinates collaborative processes amongst the various nursing units and ancillary departments to facilitate care of the trauma patient. Monitors and ensures key staff maintain certifications relevant to trauma care.

Manages an appropriate length of stay and effective use and access to resources both in the acute care setting and community.

Is responsible for the timely and accurate export of clinical data for State, Federal or other regulatory and accreditation programs.

Performs case‑finding and evaluates exclusion and inclusion criteria for trauma case review and process improvement.

Establishes systems working with clinical departments, as well as referring facilities to retrieve and review clinical data for abstraction.

Coordinates, obtains and verifies clinical information and data to support clinical quality performance measurement and improvement.

Compiles, collates and distributes accurate, complete, and easily interpreted monthly, quarterly and yearly reports.

Exports clinical data for State, Federal or other regulatory and accreditation programs. This includes but is not limited to: trauma data to the Oregon State Trauma Registry (as required by Oregon Law), and the National Trauma Data Bank.

Assists with coordination of program‑related activities, meetings and conferences as necessary for accreditation, performance improvement and service line support.

Serves as representative and contact of the trauma registry section when collaborating with physicians, clinicians, and patients including attendance at meetings.

Understands the Trauma Registry’s role in the overall hospital structure as pertains to accreditations such as The Joint Commission, American College of Surgeons and the State of Oregon.

Maintains ongoing knowledge base regarding changes in abstracting and accreditation standards as it pertains to the Trauma Registry.

Facilitates ongoing…