Trauma Injury Prevention & Community Outreach Coordinator * Shift varies

General Summary

This position has responsibility for the infrastructure and processes to ensure identification of community needs, development and provision of community injury prevention classes, and documentation required by ACS as a verified level II Trauma Center needed for program evaluation. This position also serves as the injury prevention representative on regional and state committees as needed. It has no responsibility for providing care to patients.

The role works closely with the Manager of Trauma Services, Community Outreach Department, and local and state Injury Prevention Coordinators.

Requisition #: req
11841

Shift: Varies
FTE status: 0.3
On-call:
No
Weekends:
Yes

• Preferred:
  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Epidemiology, Public Health, or Health Related Fields.
• Experience in Trauma, Quality Improvement, or Community Health preferred.
• Valid Michigan driver’s license without restriction; if out of state, must obtain Michigan license within 6 months of hire.
• Demonstrated computer skills:
  Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a customer service focus.
• Ability to function independently with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge and experience with copier, fax machine, scanners, and printers.
• Project planning, organization, management, and building collaborative relationships preferred.
• Experience in teaching classes preferred.

• Injury Prevention Program:
  In collaboration with the trauma manager, develops programming and activities related to preventing injuries and violence among community members based on identified needs.
• Provides the manager with monthly and annual statistical, fiscal, and narrative reports.
• Submits grant requests, administers funding, monitors progress, and provides needed reports.
• Develops an annual injury prevention plan using ACS templates and requirements.
• Uses evaluation tools to monitor effectiveness of all injury prevention programs.
• Injury Prevention Classes:
  Identifies and pursues opportunities for injury prevention classes.
• Assists in production of educational materials and marketing tools for community-based programs.
• Develops program contents and delivery methods for classes, utilizing evidence‑based programs, objectives, and pre/post evaluations.
• Provides and oversees delivery of injury prevention classes, addressing top three reasons of injury in UMH‑West trauma population.
• Acts as the lead presenter and trains volunteers and others to do class presentations.
• State/Local Trauma Meetings & Committees:
  Attends and actively participates in local, regional, and state meetings related to injury prevention.
• Participates in trauma‑related UMH‑West meetings as needed.
• Serves as the injury prevention resource/expert for trauma services.
• Community Outreach Liaison for Trauma Services:
  Coordinates trauma injury prevention efforts with overall Community Outreach programs.
• Initiates and builds relationships with community partners.
• Works collaboratively with partners, staff, and volunteers to provide injury prevention activities.
• Participates in legislative efforts that impact injury prevention.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including maintaining a current knowledge base, pursuing self‑directed learning and continuing education opportunities, and participating on committees, task forces, and work groups as determined by management.