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TRAUMA PROGRAM COORDINATOR
PATIENT CARE SERVICES
Wichita Falls, USA
Full-time
Mid
Onsite
Discovered 6 days ago
Full Job Posting
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assesses and identifies trauma patients needs based on standards established by accrediting agencies, PI monitoring results and nursing administration/staff request. Collaborates with other departmental/divisional personnel in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating overall staff programming within the framework of the philosophy, goals, and objectives of the corporation. Routinely reviews nursing and medical assessments of trauma patients and families’ health status and resources, adding information and assisting with resolution of identified issues.
- Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to ensure patients health care needs are being addressed at the most appropriate level of care.
- Works collaboratively with the inpatient and outpatient health care team to coordinate seamless care for clients customized to their individual situations and needs.
- Assist with the collecting coding, scoring and developing of processes for validation of data entered into the registry.
- Ensure accurate data entry into the trauma registry. Ensure the maintenance of the trauma registry in collaboration with the trauma registrar.
- Monitor trauma outcomes; evaluates for trends. Assists in data collection related to the trauma patient.
- Assist with the periodic reporting of trauma data to the state registry, NTDB and TQIP.
- Identify opportunities for injury prevention programming in the local communities.
- Assist in formulating patient teaching protocols for patients served.
- Participates in case review.
- Recognizes distinctions of the educational needs of the trauma nurse: Knowledgeable in every discipline and in caring for all age groups. Skillfully practices triage of patients. Provides crisis intervention for patients and families. Delivers pediatric and adult trauma care. Assists public in appropriately accessing the health care system.
- Interfaces effectively with pre-hospital care providers [i.e., emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, firemen and police].
- Skilled in the activation and implementation of the hospital and community disaster management. Cognizant of legal implications, as they relate to patient care (i.e., psychiatric “hold”, inter-facility transfer).
- Legal Issues: Demonstrates awareness of legal issues for patient care and unit function and managers situations in a reduced risk manner. Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to patient’s rights, as identified within the institution. Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Performance Improvement: Provides input into Nursing PI activities and standards development as requested. Develops educational programs related to PI monitoring results. Assists with PI review and extraction of data for registry purposes.
- Support and adhere to hospital policies, procedures, passion and purpose.
- TNCC and ENPC Instructor optional.
- Clinical Competency (As related to respective patient care standards): Functions as a role model, in clinical areas for which responsible, by demonstrating competency in handling clinical emergencies, selected technical skills and maintaining appropriate knowledge base. Maintains current competency status as required in clinical area for which responsible: BCLS Provider, ACLS Provider, TNCC Provider and ENPC Provider • Performs all other tasks/responsibilities as necessary.
- Clinical Competency (As related to respective patient care standards): Functions as a role model, in clinical areas for which responsible, by demonstrating competency in handling clinical emergencies, selected technical skills and maintaining appropriate knowledge base. Maintains current competency status as required in clinical area for which responsible: BCLS Provider, ACLS Provider, TNCC Provider and ENPC Provider
- Performs all other tasks/responsibilities as necessary.
Qualifications
- Skilled in the activation and implementation of the hospital and community disaster management. Cognizant of legal implications, as they relate to patient care (i.e., psychiatric “hold”, inter-facility transfer).
About PATIENT CARE SERVICES
Hospitals & Health Systems2470 employeesFounded 1983
Nonprofit hospital system providing inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and community healthcare to Wichita Falls and surrounding North Texas.
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