Trauma Education Program Lead - RN

Christiana Care Health System; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 86,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Christiana Care Health System seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to serve as a Trauma Education Program Coordinator, leading trauma-focused education and coordinating courses across the organization.

The role includes overseeing TNCC/ATCN/ATLS/ENPC, ensuring accreditation compliance, and mentoring instructors to advance clinical education and patient care in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• BSN degree required.
• Current Delaware RN license or eligibility through a compact state.
• Minimum of three years of Registered Nurse experience.
• Current BLS, ACLS, and TNCC certifications. TNCC Instructor Certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of trauma nursing, professional nursing standards, and adult learning principles.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while working independently and collaboratively.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, educational technology platforms, and electronic systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate trauma education course offerings, including planning, scheduling, implementation, evaluation, and follow-up activities.
• Administer and support Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC), and other approved educational programs.
• Ensure educational programs comply with organizational policies, accreditation standards, national guidelines, and course-specific requirements.
• Maintain accurate records related to course activities, instructor qualifications, learner participation, compliance monitoring, and program outcomes.
• Verify faculty credentials, instructor-to-learner ratios, class size requirements, and equipment standards to ensure educational quality and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor changes in trauma education standards, accreditation requirements, and best practices, incorporating updates into educational programming.
• Recruit, mentor, develop, and evaluate instructors and faculty to support program excellence and learner success.
• Conduct instructor monitoring and performance evaluations to promote consistency, quality, and adherence to educational standards.
• Serve as course faculty, course director, and instructor as appropriate.
• Apply evidence-based nursing and educational principles to curriculum development and program delivery.
• Evaluate educational outcomes and identify opportunities to improve program effectiveness, learner engagement, and clinical impact.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership, physicians, educators, trauma program leaders, and interdisciplinary stakeholders to advance trauma education initiatives.
• Support professional development and the dissemination of trauma and emergency nursing knowledge through presentations, publications, and educational activities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Project management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Adult learning principles

Education

BSN degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Educational technology platforms

Job description

Christiana Care Health System seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to serve as a Trauma Education Program Coordinator, leading trauma-focused education and coordinating courses across the organization.

The role includes overseeing TNCC/ATCN/ATLS/ENPC, ensuring accreditation compliance, and mentoring instructors to advance clinical education and patient care in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.