Trauma Program Coordinator

Phoenix Children's Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Inc. seeks a Trauma Program Coordinator to support trauma care and state designation requirements across designated trauma centers. The role focuses on clinical practice, education, collaboration, and performance improvement under the Trauma Program Manager.

Responsibilities include coordinating performance, registry data entry, outreach, and liaison work with community centers, while supporting emergency preparedness and patient safety initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing is required.
• Master's degree or higher is preferred.
• Minimum of three years clinical nursing experience required.
• Three years clinical nursing experience in pediatrics, trauma, emergency, and/or critical care preferred.
• Experience with Healthcare Quality/Process Improvement, Nursing Education, and Trauma Registries preferred.
• Experience with data entry, analysis, and reporting preferred.
• Experience with quality improvement and patient safety preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates, implements, and evaluates trauma center performance.
• Supports trauma center performance rules and patient safety activities.
• Participates in evaluation and improvement of trauma care systems at hospital and community level.
• Serves as liaison between main campus trauma program and community trauma centers.
• Develops and implements trauma education.
• Coordinates and supports trauma registry data entry and submissions to state/national databases.
• Coordinates and implements trauma outreach activities and attends meetings as appropriate.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Skills

Travel regularly

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Master's degree or higher

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Trauma Program Coordinator is responsible for supporting trauma care and quality at designated Phoenix Children`s trauma centers under state designation only. The Coordinator promotes the delivery of quality trauma care through clinical practice, consultation, education, collaboration, leadership, outreach, and prevention. The Coordinator assumes responsibilities for supporting state trauma designation requirements at Phoenix Children`s community campuses under the direction of the Trauma Program Manager and in collaboration with trauma center leadership. The Coordinator supports trauma center performance improvement activities as required by state Trauma Center Rules.

Position Duties

• Coordinates, implements, and evaluates trauma center performance.
  • Supports compliance with state rules regarding trauma center performance, including performance improvement and patient safety activities.
  • Participates in the evaluation and improvement of trauma care systems at hospital and community level.
  • Serves as liaison between main campus trauma program and community trauma centers.
• Develops and implements trauma education.
  • Identifies education needs at community trauma centers.
  • Implements effective education strategies.
• Coordinates and supports trauma registry data entry.
  • Facilitates identification of trauma patients for entry into the registry.
  • Supports trauma registry personnel and activities for submission to state and/or national databases as required.
• Coordinates and implements trauma outreach activities.
  • Provides follow up, feedback, and education to transporting agencies and referring hospitals.
  • Identifies opportunities for clinical or systems improvements and implements strategies to improve them.
  • Attends local EMS and hospital system meetings as appropriate.
  • Supports emergency preparedness activities.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable

Position Qualifications

Education

Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it within the timeframe listed in the requirement? 1. Bachelor`s degree in nursing. Required Yes No 2. Master`s degree or higher. Preferred Yes No

Experience

Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it within the timeframe listed in the requirement? 1. Minimum of three years clinical nursing experience. Required Yes No 2. Three years clinical nursing experience in fields of pediatrics, trauma, emergency, and/or critical care. Preferred Yes No 3. Experience in Healthcare Quality/Process Improvement, Nursing Education, and with Trauma Registries. Preferred Yes No 4. Experience with data entry, analysis, and reporting. Preferred Yes No 5. Experience with quality improvement and patient safety. Preferred Yes No

Special Skills

Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it within the timeframe listed in the requirement? 1. Travel between Phoenix Children's locations regularly. Required Yes No 2. Experience with Microsoft Office applications. Required Yes No

Additional Requirements

Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it within the timeframe listed in the requirement? 1. Current state of AZ RN License from a compact state with multistate privileges or the ability to establish licensure according to Arizona law prior to start date. Required Yes No 2. Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association or obtain prior to start date. Required Yes No 3. Trauma, Emergency, and/or Critical Care certification. Preferred Yes No

Physical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential

1. Physical Requirement - Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) - Frequently 2. Physical Requirement - Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) - Frequently 3. Physical Requirement - Hearing - Constantly 4. Physical Requirement - Pushing/pulling - Frequently 5. Physical Requirement - Reaching - Frequently 6. Physical Requirement - Sitting - Constantly 7. Physical Requirement - Standing - Frequently 8. Physical Requirement - Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling - Frequently 9. Physical Requirement - Talking - Constantly 10. Physical Requirement - Tasting/smelling - Occasionally 11. Physical Requirement - Walking - Constantly 12. Physical Requirement - Near Vision - Constantly 13. Physical Requirement - Far Vision - Constantly 14. Physical Requirement - Color Discrimination - Occasionally 15. Physical Requirement - Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment - Constantly 16. Physical Requirement - Lift up to 35 pounds without assistance - Frequently 17. Physical Requirement - Lift more than 35 pounds without assistance - Occasionally 18. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Inside office environment - Applicable 19. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Outdoor weather conditions - Applicable 20. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Airborne communicable diseases - Applicable 21. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Bloodborne pathogens or bodily fluid - Applicable 22. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Fumes or airborne particles - Applicable 23. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Radiation exposure - Applicable

I have reviewed the qualifications, physical requirementsand occupational exposure/risk potential for this position and wish to apply I Agree