Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator
- Upstate Nursing
- Syracuse, NY, USA
Job Description
Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator
Job no: 72514
Department: Nursing-Trauma Care Service
Employer: State of New York
Payroll Title: TH Staff Associate, NSSL4
Bargaining Unit: UUP (State University Professional Services Unit)
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications
Work type: Full-time
Location: Syracuse
Categories: Registered Nurses, Management & Professional
| Job Summary: | The Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator assumes responsibility for the coordination of trauma performance improvement activities for University Hospital's Level One Trauma Program. Responsibilities are varied among administrative duties to include; manage/coordinate the process of monthly and real time chart reviews and quality initiatives for Trauma PI Committee; create reports with emphasis on trends, changes in activity, and data impacts. Manages identification performance improvement indicators as outlined by the DNV, ACS, DOH and hospital criteria; initiates and manages follow-up on identified performance improvement indicators determined by the Trauma PI Committee. Attends trauma rounds daily and validates the integrity of the trauma registry, leads PI projects and understands loop closure. Reporting to the Trauma Program Manager, this position interacts and works closely with entities of the trauma system including the Trauma Medical Director, Department of Surgery, Hospital Administration, Nursing and the Trauma Team. The Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator will be active in the State Trauma Advisory Committee, American Trauma Society and be a regional leader in trauma performance improvement. |
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| Minimum Qualifications: |
NYS licensed/registered (or eligible) Registered Nurse, Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (or equivalent) and a minimum of 4 years satisfactory post licensure acute care RN experience required. Excellent written/oral communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills required. CPR-BLS required by time of appointment. Candidate must have baseline understanding of statistics and data analysis. |
| Preferred Qualifications: |
Experience working in Trauma. Masters degree preferred. Microsoft office suite - specifically PowerPoint, Access, and Excel experience preferred. Experience with quality improvement preferred. |
| Work Days: |
Monday-Friday, Days, with occasional off shift. |
| Salary Range/Pay Rate: |
Commensurate with Qualifications |
| Message to Applicants: | |
| Recruitment Office: | Human Resources |
| Executive Order: | Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov. |
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