Trauma Nurse Coordinator: Full-Time, Relocation Assistance

Cape Fear Valley Health System; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance available

Job summary

The Trauma Nurse Coordinator position at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC, is a full‑time days role within the Trauma and Acute Care Services department. The nurse will manage trauma admissions, build the trauma registry, and drive quality improvement across the health system.

Ideal candidates hold an associate degree in nursing with NC RN licensure and at least two years of medical/surgical nursing experience; early experience in emergency or critical care is preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in nursing required.
• Current Registered Nurse licensure in North Carolina.
• Two years medical/surgical nursing required.
• One year emergency or critical care preferred.
• One year chart review experiences for QI, UR or coding preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify trauma patient admissions daily, completes data collection sheets and maintains patient log.
• Initiate and complete Trauma Registry information, including demographics, injury information, complications and other defined data points.
• Assess accuracy of data through validation studies as outlined by the State of North Carolina.
• Develop reports characterizing trauma statistics and quality assurance as requested.
• Respond to Trauma Activations during normal business hours and mentor, teach, advise and provide direct care as necessary.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in the care of trauma patients for review by the TPM and TMD.
• Assume patient care assignments as requested by the Service Line Director of the Emergency Department.
• Assess patients throughout the hospital to identify practice deviances and opportunities for improvement.
• Assess patients throughout the hospital regarding progression of care, disposition planning and barriers to care or disposition.
• Serve as a resource/facilitator for issues involving trauma care including ancillary departments, other clinical service lines or support services.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Data collection

Independent work

Organization

ICD-10-CM knowledge

Communication

EHR familiarity

Education

Associate’s degree in nursing

RN licensure in North Carolina

Tools

Excel

EHR systems

Job description

The Trauma Nurse Coordinator position at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC, is a full‑time days role within the Trauma and Acute Care Services department. The nurse will manage trauma admissions, build the trauma registry, and drive quality improvement across the health system.

Ideal candidates hold an associate degree in nursing with NC RN licensure and at least two years of medical/surgical nursing experience; early experience in emergency or critical care is preferred.