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Good Samaritan Hospital · 15 hours ago

Assistant Director (RN) Trauma Program

Suffern, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$52.40/hr - $66.33/hr

3+ years exp

Good Samaritan Hospital is a 286-bed facility in Suffern, NY, offering a range of medical services. They are seeking an Assistant Director for the Trauma Program to develop and maintain a cost-effective care system for trauma patients while collaborating with various healthcare professionals and overseeing compliance with regulatory requirements.

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Responsibilities

Produces and manages the trauma program budget

Participates in the development and planning of goals and objectives related to trauma care

Coordinates with the Medical Director, hospital administration and clinicians to assess the need for policies, procedures and protocols relating to the care of trauma patients

Serves as a liaison to administration, representing the Trauma Program on various hospital and community committees to enhance and foster a fiscally sound Trauma Program

Implements program initiatives

Monitors and maintains compliance with statewide trauma system regulatory requirements

Coordinates preparation for statewide trauma system designation site visit

Develops and fosters collaborative relationships with all hospital departments to facilitate and support quality trauma care

Participates in state and regional trauma care activities

Monitors national and statewide trends in trauma care

Responds to trauma team activations that occur during work hours; function in a role necessary to assist the team in the care of the patient

Collaborates with Trauma Program Medical Director, Physicians and other health care professionals to provide clinical and system oversight for the care of trauma patients, ensuring the provision of efficient, quality, and cost-effective care

Maintains quality control programs and participates in the organization’s overall quality control program

Monitors trauma patient outcomes; evaluate for trends

Coordinates with Physicians, Nurses and other hospital staff and outside providers to evaluate and address specific patient care issues

Participates in case review

Assists the Trauma Program Medical Director and hospital administration in the development, implementation and evaluation of a quality plan which is multi-disciplinary, and patient-outcomes focused

Serves as the coordinator for the identification, investigation, reporting and follow up of incidents and quality issues throughout the program while maintaining confidentiality

Monitors the trauma team’s availability and compliance with policies and standards

Develops and monitors the trauma PI program in collaboration with the Trauma Program Medical Director

Coordinates and schedules the Trauma Peer Review and Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Committee meetings

Assists in data collection related to the trauma patient. Analyzes registry data on the trauma patient population; identify trends for strategic planning and performance improvement

Supervises the collecting, coding, scoring and developing of processes for validation of data entered into the registry

Ensures the maintenance of the trauma registry in collaboration with the trauma registrar

Ensures the periodic reporting of trauma data to the state trauma program

Facilitates the measurement of selected outcomes for the trauma patient population

Plans, coordinates and evaluates trauma-related educational programs for nursing staff

Ensures staffs involved in the care of trauma patients meet educational requirements of the trauma program

Develops, coordinates and implements orientation, nursing education, and in-service programs related to care and management of trauma patients

Directs community trauma education and prevention programs by developing, implementing and evaluating programs for targeted populations in the community related to injury prevention and other topics identified through needs assessment of the community

Develops and implements strategies for communication, education and feedback for EMS systems in the catchment area

Evaluates the impact of injury prevention activities

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Trauma care experienceRN licenseBudget managementQuality control programsData analysisEducation program developmentCollaborationCommunicationLeadership