Page Mechanical Group, Inc.
Trauma Nurse Coordinator
Page Mechanical Group, Inc., Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.
Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a full time
Trauma Nurse Coordinator
who will embrace our reach and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.
This full time position requires five 8-hour days Monday-Friday from 8:00a-4:30p.
Trauma Nurse Coordinator Responsibilities:Assumes direct patient care responsibilities where required to ensure adequate care levels.Serves as a resource person for unit staff, assists staff in identifying patient care needs or problems, and their professional needs, and in selecting suitable problem-solving approaches.Promotes diversity, awareness, and sensitivity among staff.Identifies and participates in resolving patient and staff safety concerns.Participates in developing the philosophy and goals of the department and communicates and interprets them to the unit staff; participates in orientation activities and serves as a change agent.Participates in the orientation of new medical staff to the unit operations when required. Participates as part of the multidisciplinary team in the coordination and delivery of patient care. Promotes compliance with regulatory agencies standards and guidelines.Assists in identifying trauma patients appropriate for the registry.Promotes unity within the shift, between shifts on the unit, and between units within the Patient Care Area; and promotes and maintains effective relationships with patients, families, medical staff, and colleagues from other departments.Identifies staffing needs and processes.Develops and updates standards for supplies and equipment in collaboration with the Nurse Manager.Monitors compliance with cost-containment measures and identifies strategies to improve financial outcomes.Identifies educational opportunities in collaboration with Trauma Service Team, including but not limited to, Trauma Medical Director, Trauma Program Director and conducts in-services as needed on the unit.Supports the progressive development and improvement of clinical performance and customer satisfaction.Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are related and appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all-inclusive.
A qualified candidate will possess the following:
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.3+ years of progressive experience in nursing in the Trauma.Must have worked in an acute facility within five (5) years of the date of the application.Current RN license to practice nursing in the District of Columbia.Certification in the following is required: TNCC provider, TNCC instructor – can be obtained within 1 year of hire, TCRN Certification preferred.Certified Basic Life Support Instructor required, Advanced Life Support preferred through American Heart Association.
At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:
Work life balanceRecognition and rewards for professional expertiseCompetitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)100% tuition remission to Howard UniversityCOVID-19 VaccinationHoward University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. External Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location.
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Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a full time
Trauma Nurse Coordinator
who will embrace our reach and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.
This full time position requires five 8-hour days Monday-Friday from 8:00a-4:30p.
Trauma Nurse Coordinator Responsibilities:Assumes direct patient care responsibilities where required to ensure adequate care levels.Serves as a resource person for unit staff, assists staff in identifying patient care needs or problems, and their professional needs, and in selecting suitable problem-solving approaches.Promotes diversity, awareness, and sensitivity among staff.Identifies and participates in resolving patient and staff safety concerns.Participates in developing the philosophy and goals of the department and communicates and interprets them to the unit staff; participates in orientation activities and serves as a change agent.Participates in the orientation of new medical staff to the unit operations when required. Participates as part of the multidisciplinary team in the coordination and delivery of patient care. Promotes compliance with regulatory agencies standards and guidelines.Assists in identifying trauma patients appropriate for the registry.Promotes unity within the shift, between shifts on the unit, and between units within the Patient Care Area; and promotes and maintains effective relationships with patients, families, medical staff, and colleagues from other departments.Identifies staffing needs and processes.Develops and updates standards for supplies and equipment in collaboration with the Nurse Manager.Monitors compliance with cost-containment measures and identifies strategies to improve financial outcomes.Identifies educational opportunities in collaboration with Trauma Service Team, including but not limited to, Trauma Medical Director, Trauma Program Director and conducts in-services as needed on the unit.Supports the progressive development and improvement of clinical performance and customer satisfaction.Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are related and appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all-inclusive.
A qualified candidate will possess the following:
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.3+ years of progressive experience in nursing in the Trauma.Must have worked in an acute facility within five (5) years of the date of the application.Current RN license to practice nursing in the District of Columbia.Certification in the following is required: TNCC provider, TNCC instructor – can be obtained within 1 year of hire, TCRN Certification preferred.Certified Basic Life Support Instructor required, Advanced Life Support preferred through American Heart Association.
At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:
Work life balanceRecognition and rewards for professional expertiseCompetitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)100% tuition remission to Howard UniversityCOVID-19 VaccinationHoward University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. External Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location.
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