Trauma Nurse Coordinator

Company: Regional Medical Center of San Jose
Location: San Jose
Posted on: June 24, 2022

Job Description:

DescriptionSHIFT: No Weekends
SCHEDULE: Full-time
Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is a community of 94,000 Registered Nurses and 38,000 active physicians. We have over 1,900 facilities ranging from hospitals, freestanding ER's, ambulatory surgery centers, and urgent care clinics. Our facility-based staff continues to raise the bar in patient care. Ten HCA hospitals have been named in IBM Watson Health's top 100 best-performing hospitals based on patient satisfaction and operational data.We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and student loan repayment. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.Regional Medical Center of San Jose is a 264 bed acute care hospital with a Level II Trauma Center. The hospital provides a host of technologically advanced services including Cardiovascular, Neuro, Orthopedic, Bariatric and General Surgery, Interventional Pulmonology and services for Women. Regional holds Joint Commission advanced certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and a Get with the Guidelines- Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. County-designated STEMI (heart attack) Receiving Center designated Lung Cancer Screening Center, a member of Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ECMO) and certified by The Joint Commission in Sepsis care.POSITION SUMMARY: The Trauma Nurse Coordinator assists the Trauma Program Director and Trauma Medical Director with the development, implementation, and evaluation of the trauma program. The Trauma Nurse Coordinator participates in clinical rounds, monitors and measures the quality and timeless of care provided by physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers for injured patients throughout the continuum of care. The Trauma Nurse Coordinator will facilitate and coordinate quality assurance/improvement activities, from pre-hospital care through discharge and rehabilitation. The Trauma Nurse Coordinator's role is structured to facilitate interaction with all units and disciplines involved with trauma care. The Trauma Nurse Coordinator is a valuable resource for staff development as an expert clinician as well as a resource to organizations and systems in improving quality and conserving resources. The Trauma Nurse Coordinator is responsible for the development, implementation and on-going evaluation of the Trauma Injury Prevention Program at Regional Medical Center of San Jose.SCHEDULE: 1.0 Full TimeSHIFT: Days; with rotating weekends.QualificationsEDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum: Possess a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or be enrolled in a program leading to such a degree within 6 months of hire
• Preferred: MastersLICENSE/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:Required
  • Valid California RN license
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
  • PALS or ENPCPreferred:
    • CCRN or CEN, membership and participation in local, regional and national trauma organizationsEXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
      • Five years' experience in critical care or emergency department trauma centerWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.NoticeOur Company's recruiters are here to help unlock the next possibility within your career and we take your candidate experience very seriously. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Gmail or Yahoo Mail. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by clicking here.For questions about your job application or this site please contact HCAhrAnswers at 1-844-422-5627 option 1.

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