RN Trauma Coordinator Performance Improvement

At CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, patients are at the heart of our care. Our campus is designed to heal the body, mind and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services include a new pavilion featuring enhancements in heart and vascular care, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.

This position will focus on Performance Improvement 

As our Trauma Coordinator RN, you will directly support Trauma Services and enhance patient care, elevating trauma expertise and leading injury prevention efforts aligned with our mission.

Every day you will oversee the Outreach and Injury Prevention Program, acting as primary liaison for EMS, referral facilities, and regional committees, per ACS requirements. For Level III centers, you'll coordinate the entire trauma program, including safety and performance improvement. Your focus will be on maintaining quality, community education, and strengthening regional ties.

To be successful, you will demonstrate strong leadership, program management, and communication skills. A deep commitment to trauma care improvement, patient safety, and meeting ACS verification standards is essential.

• Coordinates, implements, and maintains injury prevention program based on local trauma data.
• Evaluates injury prevention program success in meeting objectives.
• Collaborates with other hospital and local community partners to provide injury prevention activities. This includes participating in professional organizations.
• Provides follow-up contact with referring physicians/facilities/EMS as indicated through written and verbal communication.
• Serves as a resource for outlying facility and EMS for trauma related education/prevention and quality improvement; assists with program development as requested.
• Identifies possible learning needs of the nursing staff, patients, student, professionals and lay community regarding the trauma population and arranges programs to meet these needs.

Required

• Bachelors Of Nursing BSN, upon hire or
• Bachelors Of Nursing BSN - with 5 years, upon hire and
• Minimum of two (2) years clinical experience as a registered nurse in a trauma setting (emergency department or critical care) and
• Registered Nurse: NE, upon hire

Preferred

• Masters Of Nursing