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Title Trauma Program Manager ( Nurse RN )
Location: Springfield, Oregon, United States
This position is responsible for the organization of network hospital systems necessary to support our multidisciplinary approach to care of the trauma patient. This position assumes day-to-day responsibility for the process of care and performance improvement activities of the trauma patients including the educational and administrative activities related to the care of critically injured patients.
IDEAL CANDIDATE :
The ideal candidate will have leadership experience in Trauma Services (such as Trauma Program Manager or Director depending on the size of the hospital) and have experienced Joint Commission and ACS surveys as well as the readiness prep for those surveys.They will also have experience with Trauma PI (Performance Improvement).They will be able to successfully engage staff from affiliated areas such as ED, ICU and OR as well as collaborate with hospital leadership on projects and action plans.
CERTIFICATIONS
- Bachelors in nursing required
- 3 years nursing experience in direct care of trauma patients in a critical care setting
- Minimum 2 years leadership experience
- ***Current Oregon State Nursing license***
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
- 7+ years experience
Details of the role:
1. Monitors clinical processes, outcomes and system issues related to quality of care, develops quality filters, audits, and concurrent case reviews, identifies trends and sentinel events.
2. Oversees and develops trauma program staff. Manages the selection, training, development, and evaluation of assigned staff. May be responsible for financial management of resources and budgets related to assigned areas as well as financial reporting.
3. Provides management oversight to the Trauma Registry activities, in collaboration with Center for Healthcare Improvement (CHI), including coding and scoring accuracy and developing processes for validation. Works with CHI to design reports, answer queries, and help to facilitate quality initiatives. Continues to develop the Outcomes Module component of the trauma registry for trauma performance improvement tracking.
4. Identifies educational needs of the staff that participates in trauma care and communicates needs to appropriate individuals. Plans trauma educational opportunities for nurses, physicians, and ancillary staff.
5. Serves as a liaison to administration and represents the trauma program on various internal (hospital) and external (local, regional, state, national) meetings to enhance and foster optimal trauma care management.
Requirements
- 7+ years experience
- Bachelors in nursing required
- 3 years nursing experience in direct care of trauma patients in a critical care setting
- Minimum 2 years leadership experience
- ***Current Oregon State Nursing license***
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
- Must be eligible to work in the US
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