Registered Nurse, Trauma Performance Program, FT Days - VWCH

About the role

Discover Vanderbilt Health: With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you’ll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Organization: Level III Trauma

Establishes and maintains a disease specific network with community and outlying hospitals, particularly focusing on VUMC Affiliate Hospitals. Assures TJC disease specific certification or other accreditation body requirements are met and collaborates with Accreditation and Standards Department to maintain certification as a designated center. Assures that patients presenting to VUMC with acute disease receive timely and optimal care, using organizationally established, evidenced based national guidelines and standards. Assures disease specific education is completed for all patients and follow up care of all patients is scheduled. Coordinates collection of outcomes data for the specified population. Serves as the point of contact for the designated population upon their discharge from inpatient care. Works with corresponding Patient Care Center leadership to meet goals.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains a disease and/or patient population-specific network with community and outlying hospitals and referring physicians, particularly focusing on VUMC Affiliate Hospitals and/or those with agreements regulated by governing bodies.
• Assures TJC Certification/Accreditation and licensing requirements are maintained; collaborating with Leadership, Standards and Accreditations Department and Quality and Patient Safety Leadership.
• Maintains and develops protocols consistent with current national practice guidelines and support education/training for health care professionals.
• Facilitates Continuum of Care by conducting community educational activities/lectures on prevention and reduction of risk factors and assuring follow-up of patients post discharge, acting as a liaison and tracking outcomes.
• Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of students, nursing staff, nurses, graduate and novice nurse practitioners.
• Participates in establishing ongoing goals and objectives for the program including executing on goals and objectives for the program as directed by Clinical Neurosciences Institute PCC leadership and Program medical leadership.

Qualifications

• Licensure: Registered Nurse (RN) license required
• Relevant work experience: 3 years required
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Nursing required

Technical capabilities

• Compliance (Intermediate): Demonstrates knowledge of the appropriate rules and regulations and apply them in difficult, stressful and complex situations. Able to interpret and explain rules and regulations that are ambiguous or unclear. Directs others in interpreting rules and regulations on the job and trains others in them.
• Consulting Services (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate consulting services including appropriate knowledge of core technology, products, services and operations within field of work, in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Is aware of industry trends. Attends industry seminars and forums. Understands the connection between assignments and the missions and goals of the department.
• Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation (Advanced): Demonstrates the uppermost levels of expertise in patient assessment and evaluations in challenging and complex situations. Conducts primary care patient interviews and physical examination. Often takes a lead role in complex patient care situations. Possesses expert knowledge, training and experience to mentor less experienced peers.
• Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of the equipment and related devices. Has solid knowledge of performance criteria. Able to use the equipment to accomplish advanced tasks associated with the specific devices. Easily resolves equipment problems.

Core accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving/Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.
• Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
• Supporting Colleagues – Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
• Supporting Colleagues – Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
• Supporting Colleagues – Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
• Delivering Excellent Services – Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
• Delivering Excellent Services – Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
• Delivering Excellent Services – Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
• Ensuring High Quality – Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in