đź“Ť Location: Nashville, TN, US
đź’Ľ Type: Fulltime
🏠Work: On-site
📝 Description: **Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center** : Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
**Organization:**
Peds Trauma Admin
**Job Summary:**
The Trauma Program Coordinator (TPC) is responsible for the coordination and facilitation of the Trauma Performance Improvement Program in collaboration with the Trauma Program Director (TPD). This encompasses all areas and disciplines of the hospital that participates in the care of admitted injured patients. TPC is responsible for data collection and analysis along with developing education based on trends for pre\\-hospital and hospital staff. The TPC collaborates closely with Trauma Program leadership to assure compliance with Trauma standards and guidelines. The position will spend time completing quality assessment reviews of every injury\\-related case in our trauma registry software, developing and carrying out quality improvement projects, and providing trauma\\-related education in the form of in\\-person one\\-on\\-one education with staff in the PED and leading trauma\\-related presentations for the house\\-wide staff at Monroe Carell Jr.
The Pediatric Trauma Program Coordinator applies the nursing process to plan and manage the care of complex patients and programs in a comprehensive manner. Provides consultative services and actively seeks opportunities to collaborate with the health care team. Recognizes complex learning needs and consistently demonstrates effective patient and staff education. Demonstrates and role models effective communication to coordinate patient and family\\-centered care. Facilitates appropriate follow up care and/or refers patients (within the designated patient population) to the appropriate next level or site of care. Serves in an advocacy role on behalf of patients, families, staff, and caregivers to ensure safe, equitable healthcare provision. Ensures evidence\\-based care and continuously monitors patient and program outcomes. Furthers professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to Board of Nursing standards.
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We are o ne of two American College of Surgeon’s (ACS) Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers in the state and the only one in middle TN. We serve anywhere from 2800\\-3000 pediatric patients a year and admitted approximately 1200/yr. ACS site surveyors have said we are one of the five busiest trauma centers in the country.
**Team:**
The team is comprised of two trauma program coordinators, one Injury Prevention Program Manager, and six trauma registrars. While the position will also work with the Pediatric Surgery group, they also interface with other departments and services across the hospital. We host one peer\\-review committee meeting (Trauma Performance Management and Improvement), one operation meeting ( Tr auma Operational Process Performance Improvement Committee ), and one resuscitation view meeting (House\\-Wide Resuscitation Review)
monthly.
**Qualifications:**
BSN
Obtain TN Nursing License
Obtain PALS/BLS Certification
5 years trauma nursing clinical experience preferably in pediatrics
Knowledge of computers, Microsoft Windows (Power Point, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
**Key Responsibilities:**
* Collaborates with interdisciplinary team, attending physicians, families and other professionals to formulate and initiate specialty norms and maintain collaborative practice agreements.
* Utilizes advanced clinical knowledge to provide or guide safe and effective continuum of care.
* Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care and program needs across the continuum.
* Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
* Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patient and program progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
* Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
* The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
**Technical Capabilities:**
* Nursing Patient Assessment \\& Evaluation (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of patient assessments and evaluations in practical applications of a difficult nature. Conducts primary care patient interviews and physical examinations. Conducts inquiry with a thorough series of questions when patients state an ailment or complaint in order to accurately identify and elaborate on the problem. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to role model and coach less experienced peers.
* Care Planning (Intermediate): Demonstrates ability to anticipate and plan for complex resource needs, identify discrete tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work. Collaborates with members of the health care team to identify desired outcomes. Anticipates problems and obstacles before they arise. Able to adapt changes to patient care and area needs with minimal loss of disruption and loss of productivity. Develops creative ideas and takes innovative action to achieve planned goals and objectives. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to role model and coach less experienced peers.
* Nursing Patient Education (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of patient education in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of providing patient health education services without requiring instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
* Evidence\\-Based Practice (Advanced): Recognizes, Implements, and evaluates practice changes based on published research. Demonstrates expertise in applying evidence\\-based practices to challenging and complex situations.
**Our Nursing Philosophy:**
We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well\\-being.
As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:
* Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
* Dental and /or vision plan
* 403 (b) retirement plan
* Paid Time off (flex PTO)
* Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
* Short\\-Long term disability
* Subsidized backup childcare
* And many more... **Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!**
**Achieve the Remarkable:**
Learn more about VUMC Nursing here .
**Core Accountabilities:**
Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
**Core Capabilities** **:**
Supporting Colleagues:\\- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.\\- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.\\- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:\\- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.\\- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.\\- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: \\- Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.\\- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. \\- Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: \\- Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.\\- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.\\- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:\\- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.\\- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short\\-term challenges.\\- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.
**Position Qualifications:**
**Responsibilities:**
**Certifications:**
LIC\\-Registered Nurse \\- Licensure\\-OthersLicensure\\-Others
**Work Experience:**
Relevant Work Experience
**Experience Level:**
3 years
**Education:**
Bachelor's
*Vanderbilt Health is committed* *to fostering an* *environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.*
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