Trauma Outcomes Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY / RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Trauma Outcomes

Coordinator must possess a background in trauma nursing and

performance improvement and patient safety. This position assists

the trauma quality program to promote the delivery of optimal and

efficient services across the continuum of trauma care, from

pre-hospital to rehabilitation. The Senior Trauma Outcomes

Coordinator requires knowledge and skill in nursing practice,

evidence-based practices, trauma center operations, quality and

process improvement, principles of teaching. Through collaboration

with Trauma Services faculty / staff, responsible for, ensuring

continuous improvement in care of the injured patient from

admission through patient disposition and follow-up . Responsible

for maintaining documented records of assigned trauma PI activities

and security of the Trauma Outcomes database. Obtains and analyzes

information in order to develop new or modify existing PI

initiatives. Creates customized reports based on analyses of data

for dissemination and makes recommendations to improve the quality

of trauma care and outcomes. Utilizes state and national benchmarks

to determine trauma care standards. May serve as facilitator / leader

of process improvement efforts. Provides training and supervision

for new Trauma Outcomes Coordinators.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

Required Qualifications :

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited school of professional

nursing.

Must have three (3) or more years of

Trauma PI experience, including working with an ACS Verified trauma

program.

Must have practiced as a RN for

minimum of three (3) years in an Emergency Department or Critical

Care Area, including experience providing care to trauma patients.

Current licensure by the Board of Nurse

Examiners for the State of Texas or proof of reciprocity of

licensure between the State of Texas and another state.

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

certification

Trauma Nursing Core Course

(TNCC) Provider

Pediatric Advanced Life

Support (PALS) or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC), if

assigned pediatric cases

Trauma Outcomes and

Performance Improvement Course (TOPIC)

Trauma

Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) or Pediatric Care After

Resuscitation (PCAR)

Professional

certification (CEN, CCRN, TCRN, or similar) within 1 year of

employment

Excellent communication and

interpersonal skills required

Preferred Qualifications :

Master's Degree from an accredited

school of professional nursing.

Trauma Nursing

Core Course (TNCC) Instructor.

Advanced Trauma

Care for Nurses (ATCN) Instructor.

Training

course in Injury Severity Scoring.

Advanced

quality training and certifications (LEAN Six Sigma, Team STEPPS,

other similar)

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the

State of Texas is required.