Trauma Performance Improvement Specialist

UC San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health is Magnet designated, a prestigious nursing standard achieved by about 10% of U.S. hospitals. Magnet recognizes leadership, empowerment, professional practice, knowledge, innovation, and outcomes.

It has held Magnet status since 2011. The Trauma Performance Improvement Specialist supports the Trauma Program Manager for PI/Peer Review activities, ensuring performance improvement per the San Diego Trauma System and ACS-CT verification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or healthcare; or comparable clinical education/experience.
• 3+ years in Trauma Level 1/2 surgical ICU care.
• Experience in trauma program operations or trauma registry.
• Thorough knowledge of QI standards, chart review, abstraction, and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of QI models, data collection, validation, analysis, and reporting.
• Experience in public speaking and in verbal/written communications.

Responsibilities

• Support Trauma Program Manager for PI/Peer Review activities.
• Ensure performance improvement in line with San Diego Trauma System and ACS-CT verification.
• Coordinate PI process, PI plans, and use trauma registry data for monitoring and reporting.
• Review adverse events, identify trends, and plan practice changes with TPM.
• Collaborate with Trauma Registrars to identify PI issues.

Skills

QI knowledge

Trauma registry

Public speaking

Verbal/written communication

Team collaboration

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing or healthcare

Tools

Epic

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

UC San Diego Health is Magnet designated, a prestigious nursing standard achieved by about 10% of U.S. hospitals. Magnet recognizes leadership, empowerment, professional practice, knowledge, innovation, and outcomes.

It has held Magnet status since 2011. The Trauma Performance Improvement Specialist supports the Trauma Program Manager for PI/Peer Review activities, ensuring performance improvement per the San Diego Trauma System and ACS-CT verification.