RN​/Registered Nurse Trauma Program Coordinator, Harborview Medical Center

** Job Description
** Harborview Medical Center has an exciting opportunity for a
** Trauma Care Nurse Coordinator (Registered Nurse)
** to join our team.
** UNIT DESCRIPTION
* * The Harborview Trauma Program consists of inpatient care coordinators, multidisciplinary clinicians, trauma registrars, quality assurance and improvement, and education outreach teams. Departmental activities include abstracting clinical data for entry into our registry, monitoring and analyzing data, and care coordination of all Harborview trauma admissions to ensure patient safety, best practice standards, and optimal outcomes.
** POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
*** Assist with
** trauma program evaluation, quality assurance, and quality improvement initiatives**.
* Maintain
** trauma registry and data quality.
*** Collaborate with
** physicians, nurses, registry staff, and multidisciplinary teams**.
* Help maintain
** Level I Trauma Center designation and quality standards**.
* Play a key role in advancing
** patient safety, quality, and outcomes
** within one of the region's leading trauma programs.
** SCHEDULE
* ** 100% FTE
* M-F
* On-site, at Harborview Medical Center
** PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
*** Support the
** continuum of trauma patient care**, serving as a clinical resource and advocate for evidence-based trauma practice guidelines, protocols, and standards of care.
* Collaborate with
** inpatient trauma clinicians, the Trauma Registry, and Quality Improvement (QI) team
** to monitor patient care and identify opportunities to improve quality and outcomes.
* Conduct
** concurrent patient monitoring and chart review
** to identify gaps in care, quality concerns, and opportunities for improvement.
* Help coordinate care and implement
** corrective measures
** to support patients along expected care pathways and ensure timely communication of identified quality outcomes.
* Perform
** patient data abstraction and entry into the Trauma Registry
** and contribute to quality assurance and process improvement initiatives.
* Work collaboratively within a
** multidisciplinary trauma care team**, using strong clinical expertise, communication skills, attention to detail, and knowledge of trauma care to promote high-quality patient outcomes.
** REQUIREMENTS
* ** Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
* Current or eligible Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license
* Five or more years of professional nursing experience, preferably in trauma, general surgery, critical/acute care, or emergency services
* Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration
** ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
** As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.

Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.
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