Description
Job Summary
Limestone Medical Center is seeking an experienced Emergency Department Director and Trauma Program Manager Registered Nurse. The Emergency Department Director and Trauma Program Manager will play a vital role in the growth and development of the Emergency Department and Trauma Program. He/She will participate collaboratively with key stakeholders including process owners, organization leaders, and physicians. They will be responsible for emergency department and trauma related performance improvement, ensure pediatric readiness, injury prevention, emergency preparedness, education, research, outreach, and trauma registry operations.
The applicant will be responsible for developing and maintaining both the emergency department and trauma program quality assurance performance improvement (QAPI) measures, implementing new processes to improve quality, and tracking metrics to prove quality of care.
They will write and edit policies and procedures to guide the provision of evidence-based care for patients. They will maintain responsibility for the accreditation process, medical record auditing, and overseeing the trauma registry.
The Manager works with the Trauma Medical Director and senior facility leadership in preparing for and maintaining designation by the Texas Department of State Health Services and/or verification by the Texas EMS Trauma & Acute Care Foundation (TETAF).
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.; Bachelor’s degree or educational plan to complete preferred.
Licenses/Certifications:
- Current State of Texas license/permit to practice professional nursing; BLS, ACLS, PALS or the Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC), and
- Maintains current Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) or Advanced Trauma Course for Nurses (ATCN).
Experience / Knowledge / Skills:
- Five (5) years of clinical trauma care in the hospital setting and two (2) of progressive supervisory/management experience.
- Effective oral and written communication skills and the ability to work both independently, and in collaboration with groups.
- Have initiative, be reliable, and can handle a sometimes fast-paced working environment.
- Knowledge of computer software including: word, excel, power-point and outlook programs.
- Understanding of trauma scoring scales to include AIS and ISS.
Principal Accountabilities
- Accountable for overseeing the operations of the Emergency Department and Trauma Program.
- Monitors the quality of patient care delivered throughout the patient’s hospitalization.
- Collaborates with hospital unit leadership to develop performance improvement projects and education as needs are identified.
- Collaborates with the facility’s Trauma Service to ensure successful case reviews at the multidisciplinary level designed to improve the quality of trauma care.
- Ensures designation and/or verification requirements stipulated by the Texas Department of State Health Services and the American College of Surgeon are achieved or maintained.
- Collaborates with leaders to develop corrective action plan(s) if gaps are identified and communicates the deficiencies and action plan to upper administration.
- Oversees and participates in community outreach and trauma injury prevention.
- Demonstrates evidence of participation in trauma committees at Limestone Medical Center and the Heart of Texas Regional Advisory Council (HOTRAC) and Trauma Service Area—M (TSA-M). Participation in state and national trauma organizations is strongly encouraged.
- Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Limestone Medical Center policies, procedures, and standards within budgetary specifications including time management, supply management, productivity and quality of service.
- Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education and skills competency; supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff.
- Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences. Models Limestone Medical Center’s service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues.
- Other duties as assigned.