Trauma ICU
Listed on 2026-09-05
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Nursing
Emergency Medicine, ICU Nurse
Job Title
Responsible for monitoring and evaluating the care of trauma patients and the coordination of performance improvement and patient safety programs for the trauma center in conjunction with the trauma medical director. Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary trauma team, functioning as a patient advocate, educator, key point of contact and liaison between the patient and all other appropriate services.
ResponsibilitiesRegulatory/Compliance:
Knowledge of trauma regulations and strategies for state, CMS, TQIP/ACS and TJC compliance. Partners with the Trauma Medical Director in the development of policies and oversight of the program
Leadership:
Annual and ongoing review and revision of standards, order sets and forms. Trauma team PIPS and PEER Review: agenda, case discussions, minutes, attendance reports.
Education:
Develop facility required trauma continuing education requirements for nursing staff annually. Create trauma education for new ED RN's and ESA's. Provide new provider trauma orientation TNCC instruction/course direction. Develop/lead trauma specific competencies annually for ED and ICU. Act as a resource for outlying Mosaic facilities. Coordinate annual trauma consortium. Maintain trauma hours for continuing education yearly.
Outreach:
Provide timely feedback to EMS and transferring facilities. Coordinate/participate in community injury prevention and outreach programs. Develop trauma education for local EMS programs.
Process improvement (PIPS):
Real time response to alerts to facilitate processes and ensure regulatory compliance. Indicator development and monitoring including loop closure and issues log. Provide feedback to providers and nursing staff. Review current literature and acquire reference materials for the trauma program.
Registry:
Oversight of trauma registry and IRR process.
Trauma Rapid Response:
Real time response to trauma alerts during business hours. Resource/support during time-critical events. Maintain ER competencies (PALS, ACLS, TNCC, CPI, yearly assigned competencies).
Other Duties as Assigned:
Back up staff to ER for mass casualty or influx of high acuity trauma patients. Meeting attendance as required
Nursing diploma or degree from accredited school of nursing.
- Required
Bachelor's Degree
- Preferred
2 Years
- Emergency or critical care nursing
- Preferred
Registered Nurse (RN) - State Licensure/Or Compact State Licensure - licensed in State of Missouri or Kansas, depending upon designated work location
- Required Upon Hire
Basic Life Support (BLS) - Required within 90 Days
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Required within 1 Year
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - Required within 1 Year
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Required within 1 Year
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