Trauma/Stroke Registrar FT Days

Description

Welcome to Hi-Desert Medical Center, where you’ll benefit from:

A 59-bed acute primary care facility offering you and your family first-rate health care close to home
A wide range of quality inpatient and outpatient diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services, home health and hospice services, and a variety of community outreach programs
A dedicated team of quality, caring, health care professionals

Job Summary:

In addition to professional duties as a regularly scheduled registered nurse in the Emergency Department, the Trauma/Stroke Coordinator provides leadership for the clinical nursing staff in the delivery of trauma and stroke services to all trauma/stroke patients received at Hi-Desert Medical Center. The Trauma/Stroke Coordinator coordinates clinical activities, education and performance improvement activities under the guidance of the Trauma Medical Director, Stroke Medical Director, and the ED Nursing Director.

The TC/SC is also responsible for coordinating and directing activities of the base station as mandated by the County of San Bernardino.

Shift: Nights

Hours: 10hrs

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Primary Duties

1. Participate and guides the orientation of new staff in the care of trauma and stroke patients.
2. Provides community trauma/stroke education and prevention annually.
3. Collaborates with the trauma program medical director in caring out the educational, clinical, administrative and outreach activities of the trauma program.
4. Collect and manage required reporting data for filters and case reviews of county and state authorities. Implements performance improvement data on all trauma and stroke patients and enters it into the trauma database in a timely manner.
5. Drafts trauma policies and procedures as needed, provides for implementation of new and revised policies when approved.
6. Prepares quality review reports on a quarterly basis for the trauma and stroke registry.
7. Monitors trends and sentinel events and outlines remedial action.
8. Conduct monthly trauma and stroke audits providing feedback to director and nursing staff related to deficiencies.
9. Attends county meetings related to trauma and reports back to the ED Director.
10. Provide outgoing data for hospital quality programs and PI initiatives for trauma and stroke programs.
11. Maintain hospital trauma and stroke registry as required by county and state guidelines without 30-day log discrepancy.
12. Serves as liaison to administration and clinical staff for trauma and stroke program issues.
13. Represents hospital professionally in community activities, county and statewide functions including monthly county EMS meetings.
14. Coordinate communications between the hospital and San Bernardino EMS agencies on matters related to-day-to- day operations of the trauma and receiving stroke center.
15. Attends meetings of the San Bernardino Trauma Advisory Committee (TAC), Stroke CQI Committee and any county meetings relating to quality control for stroke and trauma care as necessary.
16. Have knowledge of ICEMA policies and procedures as they relate to the stroke and trauma care system.
17. Complete, and provide on request, a minimum of (20) hours (internal or external) trauma related (8) hours for stroke related continuing education annually.

Qualifications

Physical Demands

• Moderate physical effort (lift/carry up to 25 lbs.)
• Occasional prolonged standing/walking
• Assists with lifting and moving patients
• Occasionally lifts supplies/equipment
• Occasional reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching

Working Conditions

• May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases
• Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases
• Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances. Exposed to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries and illness.)
• Handle emergency or crisis situations
• Perform emergency care
• Requires judgment/action which could result in death of patient.

Minimum Education/Certification

• Associate’s Degree or diploma from accredited nursing program may be substituted for an AA degree
• Current California Registered Nurse License
• Current BLS and ACLS certification
• ICN certification 
• PALS Certification within 1 year of hire
• NRP certification preferred

Preferred Experience / Certification

• 2-4 years experience as a Registered Nurse in Acute Care
• 1 year experience as a Registered Nurse in an emergency room
• TNCC certification preferred after 1 year

 

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