Payroll Title: QLTY IMPV HC SPEC 3 HXDepartment: TRAUMA ADMINISTRATIONHiring Pay Scale: $100,000.00 - $182,000.00 / YWorksite: HillcrestAppointment Type: CareerAppointment Percent: 100%Union: HX ContractTotal Openings: 1Work Schedule: Days, 8-Hour Shifts, Monday-Friday#139803 Trauma PI CoordinatorFiling Deadline: Fri 6/5/2026UC San Diego Health is a Magnet designated organization. The Trauma Performance Improvement Specialist provides support to the Trauma Program Manager (TPM) for all Trauma Performance Improvement/Peer Review activities, ensuring performance improvement in accordance with San Diego Trauma System and the American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma verification process. They are responsible for the PI process, performance improvement plans, and utilize the Trauma registry for aggregation, monitoring, and reporting of regulatory mandated and/or program specific quality metrics. They coordinate, implement, and maintain trauma performance improvement/peer review process for the Trauma Program at UCSDH, review adverse events, monitor trends, and develop practice changes in collaboration with the TPM. This position is primarily computer work, with no direct patient care, located in Hillcrest.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSA Bachelor's Degree in nursing or other healthcare profession; or a combination of comparable clinical education and/or experience.Three (3) years minimum clinical experience in a Trauma Level 1/2 center Surgical ICU care.Experience in trauma program operations or trauma registry.Thorough knowledge of QI standards, clinical chart review and abstraction, and regulatory requirements.Knowledge of QI models, measurement tools, and techniques, including collection, aggregation, abstraction, validation, analysis, and reporting of data.Experience in public speaking.Demonstrated excellence in verbal and written communications.Skills Knowledge: Ability to think proactively, act creatively, critical thinking, and excellent interpersonal skills.Demonstrated ability to work as part of multiple teams and diverse cultural community groups.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSRegistered Nurse (RN) license issued by the state of California.Experience in statistical reports, peer review, performance improvement and epidemiology.Knowledge of computers: Epic, PowerPoint, Excel.Knowledge of AIS and ICD coding.TNCC or ATCN course within the last 4 years.TOPIC Course within the last 5 years.AIS and ICD course within the last 4 years.Experience with Trauma Verification.SPECIAL CONDITIONSMust be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.If applicable, life-support certifications (BLS, NRP, ACLS, etc.) must include hands-on practice and in-person skills assessment; online-only certification is not acceptable.UC San Diego Health maintains a marijuana and drug free environment. Employees may be subject to drug screening.Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.UC San Diego is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.UC San Diego is a smoke and tobacco free environment.#J-18808-Ljbffr