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Valley Baptist Health System · 1 day ago

Quality Coordinator Trauma Full Time Days

Harlingen, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Valley Baptist Health System is a community-focused healthcare provider committed to improving health and well-being. The Quality Coordinator for Trauma is responsible for promoting, monitoring, and evaluating high-quality trauma care, coordinating performance improvement programs, and ensuring compliance with trauma quality guidelines.

Health Care

Responsibilities

Ongoing identification of potential care issues based on current audit filters that develop in pre-hospital, emergency department, and inpatient settings, then reporting these to the care team, TPM or TMD, to address in timely fashion

Actively participates in identified loop closure needs to include trauma related education, in-services for staff and literature reviews for best practice guidelines

Tracks findings within the trauma process improvement program and documents loop closure when applicable, or escalates to the appropriate level of review

Assesses the appropriate use of trauma protocols and guidelines through observation in rounds and chart review

Actively participates in weekly performance improvement meetings with the TPM and TMD

Coordinates participation of VBMC-H Trauma Services with the State Registry and TQIP Registry in conjunction with the trauma registrar team

Participates and assists in preparing for all trauma committee meetings

Develops structure and maintains data, data flow, retrieval and analysis of information to evaluate the progress and effectiveness of the Trauma PI program

Provides assistance and/or follow up for corrective actions as recommended by the Committee, management, or medical director

Assists with preparation for trauma center verification and designation processes

Provides formal and informal educational offerings regarding quality review programs based upon request and/or need

Maintains established hospital/departmental policies and procedures, objectives, process improvement programs, safety, environmental and infection control standards

PI Coordinator rounds on trauma patients with the trauma team to assist with real time process improvement

Assists in plan of care to ensure appropriate treatment and trauma quality guideline compliance

Responds to trauma team activation to aid in any assistance needed within his/her scope of practice

Assists all patients, family members, physicians, visitors and employees in a professional and courteous manner, following the Customer Service standards of the organization

Works together in a spirit of teamwork

Adheres to the following environmental care standards

Demonstrates adequate knowledge of Safety Policies and Procedures, the use of MSDS sheets, Hazardous Material procedures, and Safety Codes

Demonstrates adequate knowledge of Security issues, i.e., personal protection, protection of personnel and hospital property

Always Follows Infection Control procedures

Performs and fulfills all HICS (hospital incident command system) responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed and needed by the facility in times of emergency and/or disaster. Responsible for knowing the Hospital’s emergency codes, including the purpose and appropriate action for each, and adheres to the Hospital policies and procedures for each emergency code. Accepts/participates on assigned Team for Hurricane response

Complies with all policies and procedures that pertain to HIPAA including the minimum necessary requirements for this job position

Takes a proactive approach concerning the prevention of injury through community activity and public education

Participate in regional injury prevention through health fairs and activities

Provides injury prevention related education