Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator - Trauma Services Department - Part-Time

Henry Ford Health System; Clinton Township (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan options

Dental and vision coverage

Tuition assistance

Discounts and more

Job summary

Henry Ford Health System in Clinton Township is seeking a Trauma PI Coordinator to identify, verify, and investigate complications in trauma patients, leading performance improvement from pre-hospital through discharge.

Under supervision data analysis, trend evaluation, and action plan development will drive loop closure for quality and risk issues, using ACS guidelines to spread successful innovations hospital-wide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Healthcare related field is required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of clinical experience with two (2) years in project management, process improvement or risk management preferred.
• Experience with Word, Excel, and relational databases is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify, verify, and investigate trauma complications and events to lead quality assurance.
• Develop action plans and ensure loop closure for quality and risk issues.
• Support education and spread continuous improvement methodologies across trauma teams.

Skills

Clinical nursing experience

Project management

Process improvement

Risk management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Healthcare related field

Tools

Word

Excel

Databases

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Trauma Performance Improvement (PI) Coordinator identifies, verifies, and investigates complications and events involving trauma patients. Under minimal supervision from the Trauma Program Manager and/or Trauma Medical Director, they will analyze trends and lead the performance improvement and quality assurance activities of the trauma program beginning with pre-hospital and extending through discharge. The Trauma PI Coordinator will utilize a variety of improvement methodologies and group management techniques to support teams through improvement initiatives. Working collaboratively with all members of the trauma team and leadership, they are responsible for development of action plans and completion of loop closure/event resolution for both quality of care and risk issues. Emphasis will be placed on initiatives to increase efficiencies and reduce variability, errors, and defects utilizing program data and current trauma best practices.

The Trauma PI Coordinator is expected to prepare reports and recommendations, provide education to team members as needed, and apply new continuous improvement methodologies to spread successful innovation throughout the hospital. This role will reflect the most recent criteria and standards outlined in the current American College of Surgeons (ACS) Resources for the Optimal Care of the Injured Patient with respect to trauma performance improvement activities.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelors degree in Nursing required or Healthcare related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of clinical experience with two (2) years project management, process improvement or risk management experience preferred.
• Experienced and adept at utilizing Word, Excel, varied databases.

Emergency Department, Trauma/Surgical Critical Care experience preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES:

• Professional certification required within three (3) years of hire (TCRN, CEN, CCRN, or CPHQ preferred). Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)/Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN)/Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification preferred. Must complete one of the above within eighteen (18) months of hire. Other certifications may be required as needed based upon experience and departmental needs.

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

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