Trauma Performance Improvement RN — Injury Prevention Lead

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 75,437 - 124,466; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is seeking a Trauma Performance Improvement RN to lead proactive efforts to minimize traumatic injuries and support vulnerable patients. You will oversee the Injury Prevention Program, acting as liaison to community groups and agencies to ensure ACS-aligned strategies and effective outreach.

You will develop and deliver targeted educational content, analyze injury data, and coordinate across diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or healthcare discipline with five years of related experience including outcomes measurement, risk assessment, data analysis/reporting and management of acute care clinical work teams.
• Registered Nurse license for WA, upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Plans, analyzes, coordinates and facilitates trauma performance improvement and patient safety (PIPS) plan, team projects and initiatives to assure standards, objectives, timelines and deliverables are met.
• Promotes and operationalizes the goals of VMFH Trauma PIPS to achieve its strategic vision for an integrated system; designs and executes targeted clinical performance improvement initiatives, policies, procedures, training materials, and communications; makes formal presentations to stakeholders; follows up to ensure changes are implemented.
• Serves as point-person for internal and external project communications; updates committees on project status; develops written reports and newsletters including data on outcomes for management and staff.
• Identifies issues relating to performance improvement projects, determines causes and actions, and advises higher level authority; conveys corrective action plans and follows up.
• Ensures all clinical and related support activities are documented per VMFH standards and practices.
• Identifies trauma service performance improvement opportunities related to WA DOH/EMS Trauma Standards, TQIP, NTDS and VMFH outcomes; analyzes and assesses clinical practices for opportunities to improve care.

Skills

Outcomes measurement

Risk assessment

Data analysis

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing or healthcare-related discipline

Job description

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is seeking a Trauma Performance Improvement RN to lead proactive efforts to minimize traumatic injuries and support vulnerable patients. You will oversee the Injury Prevention Program, acting as liaison to community groups and agencies to ensure ACS-aligned strategies and effective outreach.

You will develop and deliver targeted educational content, analyze injury data, and coordinate across diverse stakeholders.