Trauma Performance Improvement Nurse

Hello Humankindness

Chandler, Arizona, has a stable suburban population with an economy anchored by many large financial, and high tech companies. Located southeast of Phoenix, Chandler is a skillfully developed community of friendly, diverse neighborhoods with expansive parks, great schools, convenient shopping, and excellent career opportunities.

For more than 50 years, Dignity Health’s Chandler Regional Medical Center has focused on quality patient care and service to the community. As the longest established hospital in the southeast valley, Chandler Regional has provided care for the Chandler community since 1961. The hospital recently added a new five-story tower with 100 patient beds, increasing the acute-care bed count to 429. This expansion increased emergency and trauma services, as well as the surgical unit and intensive care offerings. 

The word “dignity” perfectly defines what our organization stands for: showing respect for all people by providing excellent care. At Chandler Regional, our employees are the heart and soul of our organization. They are the reason we are able to live out our healing ministry within the communities we serve. Our doctors, nurses and allied health professionals are a regular self-contained support system for each other. This unique working culture is one of the reasons why a career with us is so rewarding. Now is the perfect time to come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies.

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At Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center we deliver humankindness through a wide range of health social and support services in the heart of Chandler Arizona. As part of our team you will provide clinical expertise; support and oversight that helps ensure our patients receive exceptional care. As a member of our team you will have the opportunity to champion the change by joining in our mission of healing through humankindness. 

Expectations:

• Assists in the design, planning, implementation and coordination of Performance Improvement and Patient Safety activities for the Trauma Program, associated departments, committees and service lines. Proactively coordinates and facilitates performance improvement activities to support key initiatives, including but not limited to, activities focused on clinical quality improvement, patient safety and risk reduction, efficiency, root cause analyses and medical staff improvement (e.g. peer review, OPPE, FPPE). Clinical performance improvement, including case review for peer review.
• Participates in an integral role to ensure compliance with National Trauma Data Standard (NTDS), state health department, American College of Surgeons (TQIP), etc., data collection and reporting of process and outcome measures. Facilitates development and implementation of data collection tools and processes including the ability to: identify data elements needed to complete appropriate measurement, perform data collection and abstraction per specifications, and validate data prior to submission or preview reports prior to publication. 

• Facilitates meetings, presents data and reports, identifies key findings and assists with action plans and implementation. Responsible for individual case reviews and monthly reporting metrics. Acts as a trauma program and clinical resource for education and development of staff including pre-hospital personnel.

• Maintains current knowledge of accreditation and licensing requirements and must be a resource to staff on these regulations in order to improve management of outcomes and ensure compliance. Assists with regulatory readiness and survey preparation activities including mock surveys.

Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000. While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, and adoption assistance.

Join our team at Dignity Health to take advantage of this amazing opportunity!

Required: 

• BSN
• 2 years of acute care experience 
• Experience in case reviews.
• Experience in project/program implementation and evaluation.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Strong verbal, and written communication skills. 
• Proficient computer skills. 
• High comfort level with public speaking. 
• Basic graphic design principles and desktop publishing techniques. 
• Capable of effectively handling multiple priorities. 
• Effective time management skills. 
• Strong organizational and planning skills. 
• Ability to work independently and with diverse groups and teams.
• Current RN License. 
• American Heart Association BLS upon hire.
• American Heart Association ACLS upon hire.  
• TNCC or ATCN within 6 months.

Preferred: 

• TCRN
• Trauma, ER or ICU clinical experience
• Experience with trauma registry software