RN Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator - Pediatric Trauma Program (oumedicine)
Job posting number: #159494 (Ref:R0048291)
Job Description
Position Title:
RN Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator - Pediatric Trauma ProgramDepartment:
Trauma ProgramJob Description:
General Description:
Under general direction of Pediatric Trauma Program Manager, is responsible for the overall planning and development of the Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention Program for the OU Health Trauma Program/Oklahoma Children's Hospital.
Essential Responsibilities:
Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.
- Leads the Safe Kids OKC Metro Coalition; maintains coalition requirements/documentation as part of Safe Kids World Wide/Safe Kids Oklahoma; includes leading Safe Kids OKC Metro Coalition meetings as scheduled.
- Leads the Oklahoma Children's Hospital car seat check program; maintains current car seat check schedule; coordinates additional CPS techs, places car seat order, etc.
- Will maintain status as a Child Passenger Safety Tech (CPS Tech); required after hire
- Has working knowledge of the American College of Surgeons and Oklahoma State Department of Health Trauma Care standards
- Ensures compliance with American College of Surgeons and Oklahoma State Department of Health Injury Prevention Standards and maintains documentation to support such compliance
- Coordinate development, implementation and management of injury prevention programs, strategies, initiatives and campaigns including materials and resources as needed.
- Utilize injury information, studies, reports, trauma registry data and local/state statistics to identify community needs to develop relevant injury prevention strategies and interventions.
- Assist with the outreach effort and education presentation to enhance relationships with referring hospitals, first responders, EMS providers and service community.
- Collaborate with existing national, regional, state and local injury prevention programs.
- Participate in presentation and publication of trauma injury prevention data.
- Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate patient care for assigned pediatric injury prevention activities based on priorities identified by the Trauma Registry data
- Assist with trauma research projects.
- Conduct data collection and statistical analysis as requested.
- Collaborate with OUMC Trauma Division in design and data collection regarding injury prevention projects and outcome evaluation.
- Educates pediatric patients and family members on injury prevention topics while inpatient
General Responsibilities:
Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in nursing, epidemiology, public health or related field is required. Advanced degree (Masters) is preferred.
Experience: At least 3 years’ experience in
nursing, epidemiology, public health or related field.
Licensure/Certifications/Registrations Required: If Bachelor’s degree in nursing, must have a current RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing or a current multistate compact RN License (eNLC)
BLS (American Heart Association) required upon hire. Child Passenger Safety Tech (CPS) within 6 month of hire.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Computer and database skills including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong organizational skills with self-
direction. Knowledge of relevant medical practices and processes. Knowledge or principles and practices of the trauma registry and trauma performance improvement process. Ability to work effectively in a team. Also requires the ability to work on a variety of projects at the same time requiring skill at multi-tasking. Strong time management and organizational skills a must. #CB