PROGRAM MANAGER - TRAUMA, Full Time

Northern Nevada Health System; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and

Prescription Drug Plans

401(K) with company match

Tuition Reimbursement/Repayment

Career development opportunities

Benefits Website access

Job summary

Sierra Medical Center, part of Northern Nevada Health System, is seeking a Program Manager - Trauma. This RN-led role ensures concurrent rounding on trauma patients, reviews medical records, maintains trauma registry databases, and coordinates referrals to support regulatory compliance and performance improvement.

The position leads quality improvement activities, designs education programs for staff and community, and drives trauma designation initiatives while upholding the Service Excellence

Qualifications

• Diploma/Associates in Nursing required; Bachelors preferred.
• Nevada RN license required; BLS/ACLS/TNCC/PALS or ENPC certifications expected.
• Experience in trauma/acute care settings preferred.
• Knowledge of data management and regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with trauma designation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Performs concurrent trauma patient reviews for medical necessity and data entry.
• Monitors trauma patients along the inpatient care continuum and supports clinical protocols.
• Conducts data analysis and trends reporting for trauma indicators to leadership.
• Provides trauma-related education to staff and community members.
• Supervises data collection, coding, scoring and validation processes for the registry.

Skills

Data management

Regulatory compliance

Performance improvement

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associates

Nevada RN license

BLS certification

ACLS certification

TNCC

PALS/ENPC within 12 months

Job description

Responsibilities

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more. Learn more at Show Contact Detailswww.northernnevadahealth.com.

What we at Sierra Medical Center value:

• Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family.
• Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient's shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch.
• Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient's lives.
• Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care.
• Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone.
• Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve.
• Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care.

This Program Manager - Trauma opportunity is full time, offers full benefits and a convenient flexible schedule. This registered nurse position is responsible for the assurance of concurrent rounding on trauma patients, review of medical records and appropriate maintenance of available databases, coordinates and performs data collection processes, exhibits proficiency in data management, demonstrates knowledge of age specific processes of care, coordinates referrals when physician or departmental review is indicated to assure regulatory compliance. Performs concurrent review and chart studies while maintaining trauma registry databases for trauma patients and participates in the quality improvement program to evaluate care for trauma patients. Provides leadership and consultative services for performance improvement activities and assists with compliance activities for all regulatory agencies. Designs and implements programs to educate staff and/or the community regarding clinical care for the trauma patient as well as trauma designation initiatives. Supports an organizational culture for Service Excellence and practices the Service Excellence standards to all customer groups.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Performs concurrent review of trauma patients by reviewing charts for medical necessity of procedures or appropriate treatment prescribed to identify potential quality issues and enters initial data into database. Reports problems and corrective action steps to your immediate supervisor for resolution.
• Monitors status of the trauma patient throughout the continuum of inpatient trauma care, which includes the planning and implementation of clinical protocols and practice management guidelines, monitoring care of in-hospital patients, and serving as a resource for clinical practice.
• Performs review activities and database entry according to policy and procedure and analyzes data utilizing established criteria for trauma indicators and studies. Identifies trends, profiles and patterns and reports to appropriate committees, agencies and leadership.
• Provide trauma related education to hospital staff and the community and utilize data to guide in educational offerings to multidisciplinary team members.
• Supervise the collection, coding, scoring, and developing processes for validation of data. Design the registry to facilitate performance improvement activities, trend reports, and research while protecting confidentiality.

Benefits for full and part time positions:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Tuition Reimbursement/Repayment Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: Show Contact Detailsbenefits.uhsguest.com

Universal Health Services:

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. Show Contact Detailswww.uhs.com

Qualifications

• Diploma, Associates in Nursing required, Bachelors preferred
• Registered Nurse currently licensed in the State of Nevada
• BLS upon hire
• ACLS upon hire
• TNCC
• PALS and/or ENPC within 12 months of hire.
• Certification must be in accordance with the curriculum of the AHA, for Healthcare Provider's Program.

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