Current Department Employees: Trauma Performance Improvement RN - Part Time

Tfhd; Truckee (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 116,000; Part time

Job summary

Tahoe Forest Health District in Truckee, CA seeks a part-time Trauma Performance Improvement RN to support quality initiatives, translate data from registries into actionable information, and partner with the Trauma Program Manager to identify, analyze, and improve key performance indicators in the Emergency Department.

The role requires 3 years of trauma/emergency care, California RN license, and TNCC/BLS/ACLS/PALS certifications (MICN within 1 year).

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree from NLN/CCNE-accredited program or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical trauma/emergency care experience.
• California RN license required.
• TNCC, BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required; MICN within 1 year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assist in monitoring trauma patient care per Tahoe Forest guidelines and improve process outcomes.
• Collect and distribute data to trauma leadership for improvement opportunities.
• Attend trauma-related meetings to discuss process improvement and education.
• Develop and update trauma protocols and clinical practice guidelines.

Skills

RN licensure California

Trauma/ED experience

TNCC certification

BLS certification

ACLS certification

PALS certification

MICN within 1 year

analytical skills

communication skills

organizational skills

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Category: EAP

Requisition Number: TRAUM004553

• Part-Time

Locations

Truckee, CA, USA

Description

Bargaining Unit: EAP

Rate of Pay: $71.92/hour + DOE

Summary

The Trauma Performance Improvement RN provides support for quality improvement initiatives utilizing clinical knowledge and expertise, translates data from various registries and collaboratives into meaningful information for quality improvement initiatives relating to patient outcomes and partners with the Trauma Program Manager and Trauma Medical Director to identify, analyze, monitor, and improve key performance indicators. The Trauma Performance Improvement RN also functions independently in performing the nursing process through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe therapeutic care for patients’ needs and/or complications of treatment in the Emergency Department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Assists with monitoring the care of hospital trauma patients according to the Tahoe Forest Trauma Clinical Practice Guidelines and Process Improvement dictionary while protecting confidentiality.

• Assists in the data collection and distribution of findings to the trauma leadership for opportunities for process improvement.
• Attends all trauma related meetings to collaborate on process improvement and education opportunities.
• Assists in the development of protocol and clinical practice guideline development for the Tahoe Forest trauma system.
• Attends Injury Prevention initiatives to help educate on trauma prevention and measures for optimal patient outcomes.
• Collaborates with the Trauma Program Manager to identify community injury prevention opportunities and develop education.
• Supports Trauma Program Manager in other process improvement, injury prevention, education, or other tasks.
• Participates as member of the nursing staff within the Emergency Department.
• Interprets assessment data to prioritize treatment needs.
• Implements and evaluates individual plan of care.
• Prioritizes and assesses patient acuity and treatment modalities.
• Communicates discharge instructions and teaching.
• Possesses effective communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Participates in departmental growth and development.
• Pursues professional growth.
• Follows patient care standards.
• Ability to work standby.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other administrative duties as assigned by Emergency Department Manager.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities

Associate's Degree - Degree from college or vocational school from a National League of Nursing (NLN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or equivalent accredited school of nursing. The nurse shall have completed a nursing education program that included clinical experiences with actual patients under the supervision of qualified faculty.

1 - 2 years of experience

Required Licenses/Certifications

California Registered Nurse (RN)

• Upon hire
• Upon hire

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

• Upon hire

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers

• Upon hire

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support

• Upon hire

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS): Employees that have never been certified must take a live initial AHA certification class. Employees with recently expired certifications will be enrolled in Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI). Certification must be completed within specified time frame.

• Upon hire

BLS/ACLS/PALS: Employee will be enrolled in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Entry or Prep Curriculum (depending on their previous BLS, ACLS, and/or PALS certification).

Within 3 months of hire into job

Other Experience/Qualifications

Required

• Demonstrates strong analytical skills; strong communication skills; excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize requests and assignments.
• Three years of clinical experience in trauma/emergency care.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships
• Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN) certification within one year of hire into job

Preferred

Competence in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

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