ER Trauma Coordinator RN

About the role

MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center is a 20-bed critical access hospital serving 17 rural communities in western Dubuque county. It offers 24/7 emergency and trauma services, acute and skilled inpatient care, ambulatory surgery, home care and specialty clinics.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to the principles of caring and expected behaviors outlined in Mercy One Dubuque Medical Center's Model of Caring and Trinity Health's Code of Conduct.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior.
• Displays effective communication with a polite, compassionate, and caring attitude and demonstrates a responsiveness to needs of patients and families.
• Maintains an excellent working relationship within the department and with all our internal and external customers.
• Absolutely must have well developed communication skills; strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with physicians and other healthcare professionals; strong decision-making skills that support patient care needs and ethical standards; and the ability to organize work and set appropriate priorities.
• Ensures that services are provided in a manner that supports continuous quality improvement and customer-oriented focus.
• Must be able to work independently and productively in a fast-paced setting involving multi-task functions and projects.
• Ability to plan, organize and perform duties with minimal supervision and with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Possesses advanced analytical skills.
• Demonstrates initiative.
• Must possess working knowledge of Word and Excel Office products.

Requirements

• Current RN license: BSN required.
• TNCC Instructor certification (or obtain within 1 year of hire).
• Nursing certification (or obtain within 1 year of hire).
• Child and Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training is required within 6 months of hire and every 3 years thereafter.
• Minimum of 2 years of trauma/critical care nursing experience. EMS experience desired.

Qualifications

• Computer Proficiency: Demonstrated experience and competency with e-mail and a variety of web-based programs and browsers, with the willingness and ability to update and increase skills as needed to meet the goals of the departments.
• Ability to use other software as required to perform the essential functions of the job.