RN Trauma Coordinator PI

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) plan with matching

Tuition assistance

Life insurance

Job summary

Doctors Hospital of Augusta is seeking an RN Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator to lead care quality from patient entry to discharge. You will collaborate with the Trauma Medical Director and Director to review cases, analyze performance, and implement improvements that meet ACS standards and program requirements.

The position focuses on data-driven case reviews, PI events, and educating clinical teams while driving system-wide improvements within a Level II Trauma program.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in Georgia or compact state eligibility.
• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• Minimum 3 years of trauma, emergency department, critical care, or surgical services experience.
• TNCC within one year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and analyzing trauma cases—real time and retrospective—to assess quality, timeliness, adherence to guidelines, and ACS/state standards.
• Identifying and validating performance-improvement opportunities, adverse events, and system issues; support action plans for closed-loop improvements.
• Coordinating and documenting Trauma PIPS activities, PI events, data elements, and registry information to demonstrate compliance and support trauma center verification.
• Preparing and presenting selected cases, trends, and quality findings for multidisciplinary PI, peer review, and trauma operations meetings.
• Educating and supporting clinical teams, residents, EMS agencies, and outlying facilities by sharing trauma PI principles, guidelines, and best practices.
• Collaborating to guideline development, research initiatives, verification preparation, and ongoing improvements across trauma service line.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Associate or Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Ready for a role that supports your unique calling in patient care and fits your life? At Doctors Hospital of Augusta , you’ll find clear pathways to advance backed by our unmatched nationwide transfer policy that lets you grow your career when the time is right for you. With mentorship opportunities, clinical education courses, professional certification support, and educational assistance, you will have all the resources you need to build the career of a lifetime. We are searching for a Trauma Perfomance Improvement Coordinator Registered Nurse to join our Level II Trauma team in a full-time, Monday-Friday, day shift position.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As an RN Trauma Performance Improvement (PI) Coordinator, you will lead the Trauma Program’s work to keep care safe and high‑quality from the time a patient arrives until they leave the hospital. You will work with the Trauma Medical Director and Trauma Program Director to review cases, analyze system performance, and use data to make changes that improve patient care. Your role ensures care meets national ACS standards, supports program requirements, and shows our commitment to providing safe, reliable, and high‑quality trauma care.

Your role will include:

• Reviewing and analyzing trauma cases—both in real time and retrospectively to assess quality, timeliness, adherence to guidelines, and alignment with ACS and state standards
• Identifying and validating performance‑improvement opportunities, adverse events, and system issues, and supporting action plans that drive measurable, closed‑loop improvements
• Coordinating and documenting Trauma PIPS activities, PI events, data elements, and registry information to demonstrate compliance and support trauma center verification
• Preparing and presenting selected cases, trends, and quality findings for multidisciplinary PI, peer review, and trauma operations meetings
• Educating and supporting clinical teams, residents, EMS agencies, and outlying facilities by sharing trauma PI principles, guidelines, and best practices
• Collaborating and contributing to guideline development, research initiatives, verification preparation, and ongoing improvements across the trauma service line

What qualifications you will need:

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Georgia or compact state eligibility
• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Nursing
• Minimum 3 years of recent trauma, emergency department, critical care, or surgical services experience
• Experience with quality improvement, performance improvement, or clinical outcomes reviewli>
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• TNCC required within one year of employment.

Benefits

Doctors Hospital of Augusta, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Doctors Hospital of Augusta has provided quality healthcare services since 1973. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. With nearly 50 years of pioneering healthcare, our 350+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities. We offer a wide range of services for our patients. Our services include our nationally recognized Burn Center and Cancer Center , accredited by the American College of Surgeons. We are Chest Pain Accredited. We have earned the Joint Commission's certificate of distinction for total hip and total knee replacement and spinal fusion surgery and are the only CARF accredited facility in the area .

At Doctors Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our Augusta community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

“Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world‑class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing.”

Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.