Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator RN

Hourly Wage Estimate: $36.90 - $55.35. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below the midpoint of the range.

About the Role

As an RN Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator, you will organize the Trauma Program's injury-prevention strategies across the full continuum of care—turning data, community needs, and evidence-based practices into programs that help people stay safer and live stronger. You'll build meaningful connections with EMS, public health partners, schools, hospitals, and community organizations to drive prevention efforts that reflect HCA Healthcare's commitment to improving more lives in more ways. Your leadership in outreach, education, research, and program development will support Trauma Center verification standards while expanding access to injury-prevention knowledge across the region.

• Developing and delivering targeted injury-prevention programs shaped by Trauma Registry data, community needs assessments, and performance-improvement indicators
• Building and sustaining partnerships with EMS agencies, public health leaders, regional trauma coordinators, and community organizations to advance injury-prevention efforts
• Leading and evaluating outreach education for nurses, EMS providers, referring facilities, and high-risk populations, ensuring alignment with ACS standards and Trauma Center verification requirements
• Translating and applying trauma research, data trends, and national guidelines into practical prevention strategies, mental-health screening initiatives, and evidence-based interventions
• Coordinating and communicating prevention priorities across internal and external stakeholders—including surgeons, trauma leaders, committee members, marketing, and public affairs—to strengthen awareness and community engagement
• Monitoring and documenting compliance with ACS, state, and local trauma-designation standards while assessing the impact and effectiveness of injury-prevention initiatives

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing or other related degree in Healthcare (Required)
• Bachelor’s, Master’s Degree, and/or advanced certificate in Nursing or related field (Preferred)
• Licensed in the State of Virginia as a registered nurse or holds a compact license or other related healthcare provider license (Required)
• Recent clinical experience in the prehospital setting or direct patient care in the critical care setting (Required)
• Clinical Proficiency in current trauma practice (Required)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date)

Benefits

Chippenham Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Organization

Chippenham Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1972, offering patients access to highly trained physicians and advanced technology. With over 50 years of pioneering healthcare, our 460+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities located on the Southside of Richmond. We are the region's first choice for orthopedics, joint care, behavioral health, and cardiovascular care.

• The Joint Commission awarded Chippenham Hospital the Gold Seal of Approval and named us a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for advanced primary stroke, heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, perinatal care, hip and knee replacement, and surgical care.
• We are a Level I Burn Center and Level I Trauma Center.
• Stroke response times are nearly half of the national average.
• Cutting-edge SPOT Technology detects sepsis earlier than the human eye.
• An Enhanced Surgical Recovery program reduces opioid prescriptions and post-surgical readmissions.