RN Trauma Program Specialist

Colorado Psychiatric; Colorado Springs, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking an RN Trauma Program Specialist in Colorado. You will collaborate with the trauma program manager to evaluate patient care, drive performance improvement initiatives, and refine evidence-based guidelines to ensure regulatory compliance and optimal patient outcomes.

You will develop guidelines, educate teams, and monitor care across the trauma continuum, including prehospital to discharge, ensuring timely resolution of issues in coordination with the care team.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing
• Three (3) years recent hospital experience
• One (1) year in a critical care area (ICU or Emergency Department)
• RN License; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact
• Current Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association
• TNCC upon hire or within six (6) months of hire/transfer
• Physical Requirements: Sedentary work -(prolonged periods of sitting and exert up to 10lbs force occasionally)

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the trauma program manager to develop and execute performance improvement processes that support optimal outcomes for trauma patients.
• Performs concurrent process improvement and evaluation of trauma care throughout the continuum, from prehospital, emergency room, operative, inpatient, and discharge.
• Assess compliance with trauma protocols and guidelines by observation and chart review.
• Reviews trauma team activations and assesses for appropriateness based on established criteria.
• Tracks findings within the trauma process improvement program and documents loop closure of any findings.
• Monitors patient progress through the continuum of care for ongoing identification of potential care issues and facilitates timely resolution through communication and collaboration with the care team.

Skills

Trauma care

Performance improvement

Clinical evaluation

Regulatory compliance

Care team collaboration

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN Trauma Program Specialist, you will collaborate with the trauma program manager to perform key elements of the trauma program, including evaluation of patient care, clinical and operational performance improvement activities, and development of evidence-based guidelines. Every day you will contribute to regulatory compliance and optimal patient outcomes by refining evidence-based guidelines, implementing performance improvement activities, and providing trauma education to support comprehensive trauma care initiatives. To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with expertise in trauma care, strong analytical skills in patient care evaluation, and the ability to develop evidence-based guidelines.

• Collaborates with the trauma program manager to develop and execute performance improvement processes that support optimal outcomes for trauma patients.
• Performs concurrent process improvement and evaluation of trauma care throughout the continuum, from prehospital, emergency room, operative, inpatient, and discharge.
• Assess compliance with trauma protocols and guidelines by observation and chart review.
• Reviews trauma team activations and assesses for appropriateness based on established criteria.
• Tracks findings within the trauma process improvement program and documents loop closure of any findings.
• Monitors patient progress through the continuum of care for ongoing identification of potential care issues and facilitates timely resolution through communication and collaboration with the care team.

We are offering a $7,500 sign on and up to $8,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate's Degree in Nursing
• Three (3) years recent hospital experience
• One (1) year in a critical care area (ICU or Emergency Department)
• RN License; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact
• Current Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association
• TNCC upon hire or within six (6) months of hire/transfer
• Physical Requirements: Sedentary work -(prolonged periods of sitting and exert up to 10lbs force occasionally)

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)
• Membership to a related professional organization (Society of Trauma Nurses, Emergency Nurses Association, American Association of Critical Care Nurses)

Where You'll Work

With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.