As an expert clinician, is responsible for the coordination of all services/systems to ensure an organized, multidisciplinary approach to the delivery of care to the injured patient.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing AND Three (3) years clinical experience in Emergency or Critical Care Nursing OR Associates degree in Nursing AND Five (5) years clinical experience in Emergency or Critical Care Nursing.

2. Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Assures the delivery comprehensive trauma care through the coordination and provision of expert direct and/or indirect patient care.

2. Effectively assesses trauma system issues that may be impending problem resolution and intervenes at an appropriate level.

3. In collaboration with the Director, develops, implements, and evaluates policies, procedures, protocols/practice, and management guidelines, monitoring the care of in-hospital patients.

4. Serves as a role model and resource in the provision of expert direct and/or indirect trauma nursing care by developing a comprehensive plan of care and evaluating interventions and outcomes.

5. Initiates multidisciplinary patient care conferences in collaboration with other team members when indicated for complex patients.

6. Supervises collection, coding, scoring, and developing processes for validation of data.

7. Provides and/or coordinates trauma education to nursing and hospital staff, other disciplines, students, community and patients/families/significant others utilizing teaching/learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies.

8. Assesses needs, plans, implements and evaluates Trauma Program orientation and educational programs for nursing staff in collaboration with educators and directors.

9. Teaches and serves as resource for in-services, continuing education and classes for non-nursing hospital staff and other disciplines.

10. Develops, implements and evaluates trauma prevention programs in the community.

11. In collaboration with the Director develops implements and evaluates continuing medical education outreach programs.

12. Participates in case review.

13. Evaluates the quality of trauma care through a multidisciplinary Performance Improvement Program.

14. In collaboration with the Director develops implements and evaluates the Trauma Performance Improvement Program.

15. Provides clinical supervision of the Trauma Registry.

16. Reviews, interprets and disseminates Trauma Registry statistical data and reports.

17. Develops quality filters, audits and case reviews, identifying trends and sentinel events, and helping to outline remedial actions while maintaining confidentiality.

18. Manages, as appropriate, the operational, personnel, and financial aspects of the Trauma Program.

19. Coordinates trauma services/systems to ensure compliance with trauma center designation criteria.

20. Monitors federal and state trauma related legislative issues.

21. Provides clinical assistance in marketing efforts.

22. Represents the Trauma Program on various hospital and community committees to enhance and foster optional trauma care management.

23. Serves as a clinical leader in nursing practice within Nursing Services, the hospital and across health care settings.

24. Provides nursing expertise through participation on multidisciplinary Trauma Committee.

25 Provides trauma nursing expertise and liaison with the pre-hospital care providers.

26. Integrates research into clinical practice setting.

27. Utilizes research findings in own clinical practice.

28. Disseminates and assists in critique and interpretation of nursing research findings to facilitate utilization by nursing staff.

29. Identifies researchable questions in nursing practice and consults with the program evaluation and other resources in pursuing development of a research project.

30. Collaborates with other health care disciplines in the conduct of trauma research.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Job Description:

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Shift:
Day (United States of America)

Exempt/Non-Exempt:
United States of America (Exempt)

Company:
BMC Berkeley Medical Center

Cost Center:
52 BMC Trauma Coordination

Address:
2500 Hospital Drive

Martinsburg

West Virginia