RN Trauma Program Manager (Surgical Verification Program), Cohen Children's Medical Center, Full Time - CORPORATE

Manages clinical services, systems, and performance improvement activities as they relate to a multidisciplinary approach to providing care to injured patients. Collaborates with the trauma Medical Director in developing and maintaining policies and procedures for the Trauma Critical Care Department.

 1. Clinical Practice/Patient Care

Collaborates with the Nurse Executive to establish nursing care standards and evaluates staff compliance.

Identifies research protocols effecting the patient population served and keeps nursing staff informed.

Facilitates effective provision of support services essential to patient care.

Maintains a safe and caring environment for patients that is conducive to positive health teaching, and maintenance; patient and family expectations of care; develops mechanism to assess same.

Develops unit goals and objectives to support the institutional values and goals, with input from staff.

Recognizes the need for patient care to be delivered in a culturally sensitive manner and role models sensitivity to staff.

2. Education

Provides intramural and extramural education for professional staff as related to the care of trauma patients.  Including:

-ATLS education for MD / DO / PA’s.

-ACLS education for MD / DO / PA / RN staff

-Pre-hospital educational activates for EMS staff

-Other professional staff trauma related education as needed.

3. Performance Improvement

Monitors indicators of clinical process indicators, system issues, and outcomes related to the quality of care provided to trauma patients.  Including:

-Developing quality indicators, filters, and audits

-Identifying trends and sentinel events

-Participating in case reviews of trauma patients

-Assisting the Trauma Medical Director in outlining and implementing remedial actions

 4. Management

Manages the operational, personnel, and financial aspects of the trauma program as needed.

Serves as a liaison to hospital administration for the trauma program.

Assists in organizing and documenting compliance with governmental, regulatory, or American College of Surgeon’s requirements for the trauma center.

5. Oversees the collection, coding, storage, use, and validation of data on trauma patient while protecting patient confidentiality.

6. Serves as internal resource for staff throughout the hospital and an external resource for pre-hospital providers for issues related to the care of trauma patients.

7. Assists in facilitating research and protocol design, data collection, analysis, and publication efforts.

8. Participate in the development of trauma care systems at the community, state, and national levels.  Assist in supervising the Prevention / Outreach Nurse Educator.

9.  Performs related duties, as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing, required.  Masters preferred.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• Current BLS, ACLS, or TNCC certification, required.
• Minimum of three (5) years experience in Emergency or Critical Care nursing including previous supervisory experience.  Experience as a pre-hospital provider, preferred.
• Hiring Manager will consider candidates with 5 years or more of Perioperative or Quality Nursing experience.