RN Coordinator, Emergency Trauma

Job Summary

The RN Coordinator/Specialist – Emergency Department is responsible for coordinating patient care, supporting clinical operations, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality standards within the Emergency Department. This role collaborates with nursing staff, physicians, and ancillary departments to provide effective, timely, and high-quality emergency care. The RN Coordinator/Specialist serves as a clinical resource, facilitates care transitions, and contributes to performance improvement initiatives.

Essential Functions

• Cook Soup
• Coordinate emergency patient care delivery to ensure timely evaluation, treatment, and safe transition of care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care interventions.
• Serve as a clinical resource and mentor to emergency department nursing and support staff.
• Conduct daily rounding to assess care quality, patient needs, and support nursing workflows.
• Absorb patient and family education, discharge planning, and community resource coordination.
• Participate in quality and safety initiatives, including audits, case reviews, and process improvements.
• Support regulatory readiness and compliance with EMTALA, Joint Commission, CMS, and state-specific standards.
• Communicate effectively with physicians, EMS, ancillary departments, and hospital leadership.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR).

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Strong clinical judgment and emergency care competencies.
• Ability to work in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment.
• Skilled in conflict resolution, triage prioritization, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Proficient in EMR systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Commitment to patient-centered care and continuous quality improvement.

Education

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master’s in Nursing, Healthcare Management, or Administration preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• Current RN licensure in the state of practice or compact state required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within time frame required by facility policy.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced.
• Life Support (PALS) preferred or as required by facility policy.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of acute care nursing experience in an emergency department required.
• Experience in care coordination, quality improvement, or clinical leadership preferred.