Trauma Coordinator

Overview:

The Trauma Coordinator is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining a cost-effective system of care for trauma patients and their families throughout the continuum of care. The TPM works both independently and in collaboration with the trauma services medical director and other members of the health care team and the management staff. The TPM is self-directed and self-motivating, plans and conducts work with minimal direction, and reports the progress of work to the director of nursing.

Responsibilities:

• Established support individual contributor that executes tasks that are typically routine, with some deviation from standard practice.
• Follows processes to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and quality of deliverables.
• Develops and routinely evaluates critical pathways, and/or plan of care for trauma injuries in collaboration with the multidisciplinary trauma team members.
• Ensures preparedness of trauma units for management of the trauma by identifying individual unit needs and addressing through appropriate channels for successful resolutions.
• Communicates in a timely manner, issues related to trauma care or individual trauma patients need with Trauma Coordinator, and/or Trauma Medical Director.
• Demonstrates the organization's mission, vision, and core values of improving health and promoting well-being.

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