Trauma Process Improv RN

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As the community’s only not-for-profit faith-based healthcare system; Dignity Health Nevada has been guided by the vision and core values of the Adrian Dominican Sisters for more than 70 years. As the Henderson and Las Vegas communities grow Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican facilities and its more than 3400 employees will continue the Sisters’ mission of serving people in need. St. Rose Dominican is a member of Dignity Health one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems a 22-state network of more than 9000 physicians 60000 employees and 400 care centers including hospitals urgent and occupational care imaging and surgery centers home health and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate high-quality and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook

The Siena Campus is named after Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), a laywoman who devoted her life to prayer and was know for her great compassion for the poor and sick. 

Get to know our beautiful Siena Campus!  We offer a variety of hospital services including -

Electrophysiology (EP) Lab, Open Heart Surgery Center - Chest Pain Center Accredited

Children's Emergency Room (ER) / Emergency Department with Level III Trauma Center

Full range of Rehabilitative Services

Full range of Surgical Services / Hybrid OR

Intensive Care Unit

Joint Replacement Center

MBSAQIP Accredited Surgical Weight Loss Program

Neuro-Interventional Radiology

Neurosurgery

Obstetric Services / Birth Center

Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

On-site laboratory Services

Palliative Care Services

Pediatric Unit / Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Radiology services, all digital diagnostic services

Robotic Surgery Center of Excellence

Stroke Program (Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center)

Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Center

Under the general direction of the Trauma Program Director performs clinical and administrative functions involving gathering and reviewing reports to rule in cases meeting trauma registry inclusion criteria abstracting patient information and quality/case review data from the medical record entering the information into the software database in the appropriate abstract format responding to Trauma Team Activations (TTA's) and rounding on trauma patients. Is responsible to validate data and to write reports from the registry and for Performance Improvement activities. Assists in the development implementation and continuation of the trauma registry. Assures compliance with the Nevada State Trauma Registry American College of Surgeons and St. Rose Trauma Service registry requirements.

Minimum:

• Three (3) years of critical care nursing experience.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• RN in State of Nevada; CT CPRBLS; CT TNCC
• Knowledge of Hospital policies and procedures; Joint Commission Accredited Health Care Organizations standards State statutes governing hospital services and health care Medicare/Medicaid guidelines and other relevant regulations and standards; clinical medical and nursing procedures; disease processes; department and hospital safety practices and principles; patient rights; age specific patient care practices; infection control policies and practices; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures. Skills in: Interpreting patient charts to determine whether care given was appropriate and properly documented; interpreting regulations and standards for others; writing reports meeting minutes and other technical documents; analyzing statistical and other quantitative data; applying investigative and interviewing techniques; using a computer and a variety of software applications; communicating with a wide variety and establishing interpersonal relationships to interact effectively with co- workers supervisor staff in other work units and exchange or convey information.

Preferred:

• Experience with Quality and/or Performance Improvement
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing