Registered Nurse-Atrium Health Cabarrus-Trauma Program Coordinator

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Overview:
Atrium Health Cabarrus is a Level III Trauma Center, designated by the North Carolina Office of EMS. Comprehensive care is provided for the injured patient through every phase in the continuum of care. The state designated trauma center exemplifies commitment to extensive 24/7 resources, specialized education/training, and performance metric indicators that showcase optimal care and recovery for the injured patients in our community and surrounding counties.

Functions as an integral member of the trauma team. Responsibilities include participating in daily chart reviews and/or patient rounds, collaborating with the Trauma Medical Director, the Trauma Program Director, and other Trauma Nurse Coordinators to ensure that trauma patients receive coordinated quality care from the pre-hospital phase through rehabilitation. Will act as a role model for trauma care through educational and clinical activities and coordinates the performance improvement activities for the trauma program to maintain the American College of Surgeons Accreditation standards.

Position highlights:
• Functions as an integral member of the trauma team. Responsibilities include participating in daily patient rounds, collaborating with the Trauma Medical Director, the Trauma Services Program Director, and other Trauma Coordinators to ensure that trauma patients receive coordinated quality care from the pre-hospital phase through rehabilitation
• Reviews and documents day-to-day patient care within the Trauma Performance Improvement (PI) database in accordance with American College of Surgeons: Committee on Trauma and NC Office of EMS guidelines, escalating as appropriate for additional level reviews
• Collates daily PI to create trend reports, audit filters, and monthly follow-up reports
• Identifies opportunities for improvement in patient care and assists with action plans to mitigate and improve quality
• Reviews and documents day-to-day patient care within the Trauma PI database in accordance with ACS and NCOEMS guidelines, escalating as appropriate for additional level reviews
• Collates daily PI to create trend reports, audit filters, and monthly follow-up reports
• Identifies opportunities for improvement in patient care and assist with action plans to mitigate and improve quality. Goal for completion of loop closure should be within 30days. Process-related loop closure may require additional time for completion
• Prepares cases for multidisciplinary monthly Trauma Outcomes meetings
• Collaborates with the Trauma Medical Director, the Trauma Program Director, and other Trauma Nurse Coordinators to develop and maintain a set of quality indicators for the trauma program and to ensure that teammates in all departments caring for trauma patients are knowledgeable about the Trauma Program and standards of care

Job summary:
Supervises, develops, and coordinates the clinical, research, educational and financial activities, as applicable, of their respective clinical program to ensure high quality and cost efficiency.

Essential functions:
• Coordinates the clinical care of patients being evaluated for and/or patients already participating in the clinical program, including research activities, and education
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, or arrange for the provision of appropriate care for an adolescent, adult, or geriatric population of patients
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status. • Interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements and ensures and documents that age specific needs are being met as described in the departmental policies and procedures
• Coordinates clinical care throughout the program utilizing pathways and developing tools to ensure high quality, cost effective continuity of care is provided to all patients
• Collaborates with other clinical team members in assessing and supporting psychosocial needs of the patient/family
• Supervises and coordinates the program interdisciplinary care conferences as applicable
• Collaborates with entire clinical team to evaluate and implement appropriate educational materials

Physical requirements:
Requires ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time. Reaching, stooping, bending in file drawers. Working in fast-paced clinical setting. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, and touch and manual and finger dexterity. Must be able to be mobile within the entire healthcare system as needed.

Education, experience and certifications:
BSN required. MSN preferred. NC RN license required. 2 years nursing experience required. Program management experience preferred. 5 years experience preferred. BLS required per policy guidelines. Depending on specialty area, a valid NC driver’s license and reliable transportation may be required.