Trauma PI Nurse (full time) - MGH
Apply NowCompany: Mass General Brigham
Location: Boston, MA 02115
Description:
Site: The General Hospital Corporation
At Mass General Brigham, we know it takes a surprising range of talented professionals to advance our mission-from doctors, nurses, business people and tech experts, to dedicated researchers and systems analysts. As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve.
At Mass General Brigham, we believe a diverse set of backgrounds and lived experiences makes us stronger by challenging our assumptions with new perspectives that can drive revolutionary discoveries in medical innovations in research and patient care. Therefore, we invite and welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups in healthcare - people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ community, and/or gender expansive, first and second-generation immigrants, veterans, and people from different socioeconomic backgrounds - to apply.
General Summary:
The Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator will be accountable to strengthen the Trauma Centers' Performance Improvement and Patient Safety. The RN selected for this position will monitor safety performance and data collection for the Trauma Center with an eye toward process improvement. Key to this role is identifying, bringing forward, and recommending solutions for possible issues. The Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator is responsible for monitoring and evaluating clinical and regulatory performance of Massachusetts General Hospital ACS verified Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center. This work encompasses all facets of patient care ranging from prehospital to discharge. This position monitors PI indicators and initiates and directs action plans to achieve and maintain Level 1 Verification. The Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator manages, coordinates and documents real-time chart reviews and plans, prepares and coordinates quality initiatives. The Performance Improvement Coordinator is supervised by the Nursing Director of the Trauma Center.
Performance Improvement and Patient Safety activities:
1.Works closely with the Adult and Pediatric Trauma Medical Director, Nurse Director of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care and Pediatric Trauma Program Manager to identify and develop programs to address opportunities for improvement, assessing clinical care, provide ongoing resource/education for process improvement, monitor, and facilitate compliance with pertinent regulatory standards.
2.Provides ongoing education to trauma team members on best practices, quality improvement initiatives, and new protocols.
3.Assists the team leaders in identifying barriers to implementing improvement plans/processes and develops strategies to overcome these barriers.
4.Maintains working knowledge of the National Trauma Data Standard (NTDS) and American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) data definitions and serves as a resource to the data coordinator team.
5.Collaborates with the registry staff in collection of retrospective data that meets TQIP/NTDS data definitions for Trauma Registry Admission.
6.Works closely with registry staff to collect, analyze, and report trauma registry data to identify process inefficiencies and clinical performance issues. Oversees data validation, abstraction, and analysis for the Trauma Registry to ensure accurate documentation. Fosters clinical inquiry that includes journal article reviews; presentations; and the development of Evidence-based or Clinical practice guidelines for the trauma patient populations.
7.Based on ACS and program filters, prepares all confidential case summaries for weekly Trauma Performance Improvement Peer Review
8.Regularly attends relevant Trauma Services meetings to provide recommendations based on data collection and professional input.
9.Collaborates with the Nurse Director in the development and review of patient care policies and nursing and practice standards associated with projects for the service line.
Additional activities:
1.Collaborates with the Nurse Director regarding clinical and administrative activities necessary to ensure successful verification by the American College of Surgeons for Level I Trauma.
2.Demonstrates leadership through promotion of caring practice, systems thinking, and responsiveness to diversity.
Qualifications:
1.Bachelor's degree required; current Massachusetts RN licensure required.
2.Master's degree in healthcare related field preferred.
3.5+ years knowledge of professional clinical practice, clinical processes, and the appropriateness of clinical interventions.
4.Prior trauma clinical/research or other strong clinical background required.
5.Prior Adult and Pediatric experience at a Level I or II trauma center desired.
6.Database management and analysis experience preferred.
7.TNCC certification within 6 months of hire required; TNCC instructor within 12 months of hire preferred.
8.ATLS certification preferred.
9.Experience in health care and patient safety quality measurement, reporting, and improvement desired.
10.Previous leadership or project management experience preferred.
11.Competence with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, required for this position; candidate must be able to produce presentation materials including but not limited to slides and spreadsheets.
12.Trauma Operations and Performance Improvement (TOPIC) Course to be completed within 12 months of hire.
Skills:
1.Knowledge of current professional nursing theory, practice, and skills with particular emphasis on the area of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
2.A demonstrated ability to fully participate in the planning, design and implementation of guidelines, protocols, and standards of care for Trauma patients.
3.Superior organizational and interpersonal skills with ability to work independently.
4.Demonstrated effectiveness as a team member.
5.Ability to manage time and resources effectively to meet project deadlines.
6.Ability to work independently and manage concurrent, time-sensitive projects is essential.
7.Comfortable interacting with a vast array of administrative and interdisciplinary clinical staff, ranging from the Executive Directors to frontline care providers.
8.High degree of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None.
Job Summary
Summary
Accountable for interpreting the plan of medical care, assessment of patients' clinical decision-making regarding nursing care, assuring nursing care is provided in a safe and competent manner, providing individualized nursing care, and evaluating nursing care for groups of patients.
-Does this position require Patient Care? Yes
Essential Functions
-Maintain accurate, detailed reports, and records.
-Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
-Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
-Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
-Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
-Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
Qualifications
Education
Associate's Degree Nursing required or Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No
Licenses and Credentials
Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only preferred
Experience
Clinical nursing experience 0-1 year required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Familiarity with the principles and skills needed for practical nursing to provide patient care and treatment.
- Knowledgeable of the care required by respective age groups for which care is being provided.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and secure sensitive information.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to accurately screen and triage acute patients.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Physical Requirements
Remote Type
Onsite
Work Location
165 Cambridge Street
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Employee Type
Regular
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
EEO Statement:
The General Hospital Corporation is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership "looks like" by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.
At Mass General Brigham, we know it takes a surprising range of talented professionals to advance our mission-from doctors, nurses, business people and tech experts, to dedicated researchers and systems analysts. As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve.
At Mass General Brigham, we believe a diverse set of backgrounds and lived experiences makes us stronger by challenging our assumptions with new perspectives that can drive revolutionary discoveries in medical innovations in research and patient care. Therefore, we invite and welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups in healthcare - people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ community, and/or gender expansive, first and second-generation immigrants, veterans, and people from different socioeconomic backgrounds - to apply.
General Summary:
The Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator will be accountable to strengthen the Trauma Centers' Performance Improvement and Patient Safety. The RN selected for this position will monitor safety performance and data collection for the Trauma Center with an eye toward process improvement. Key to this role is identifying, bringing forward, and recommending solutions for possible issues. The Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator is responsible for monitoring and evaluating clinical and regulatory performance of Massachusetts General Hospital ACS verified Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center. This work encompasses all facets of patient care ranging from prehospital to discharge. This position monitors PI indicators and initiates and directs action plans to achieve and maintain Level 1 Verification. The Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator manages, coordinates and documents real-time chart reviews and plans, prepares and coordinates quality initiatives. The Performance Improvement Coordinator is supervised by the Nursing Director of the Trauma Center.
Performance Improvement and Patient Safety activities:
1.Works closely with the Adult and Pediatric Trauma Medical Director, Nurse Director of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care and Pediatric Trauma Program Manager to identify and develop programs to address opportunities for improvement, assessing clinical care, provide ongoing resource/education for process improvement, monitor, and facilitate compliance with pertinent regulatory standards.
2.Provides ongoing education to trauma team members on best practices, quality improvement initiatives, and new protocols.
3.Assists the team leaders in identifying barriers to implementing improvement plans/processes and develops strategies to overcome these barriers.
4.Maintains working knowledge of the National Trauma Data Standard (NTDS) and American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) data definitions and serves as a resource to the data coordinator team.
5.Collaborates with the registry staff in collection of retrospective data that meets TQIP/NTDS data definitions for Trauma Registry Admission.
6.Works closely with registry staff to collect, analyze, and report trauma registry data to identify process inefficiencies and clinical performance issues. Oversees data validation, abstraction, and analysis for the Trauma Registry to ensure accurate documentation. Fosters clinical inquiry that includes journal article reviews; presentations; and the development of Evidence-based or Clinical practice guidelines for the trauma patient populations.
7.Based on ACS and program filters, prepares all confidential case summaries for weekly Trauma Performance Improvement Peer Review
8.Regularly attends relevant Trauma Services meetings to provide recommendations based on data collection and professional input.
9.Collaborates with the Nurse Director in the development and review of patient care policies and nursing and practice standards associated with projects for the service line.
Additional activities:
1.Collaborates with the Nurse Director regarding clinical and administrative activities necessary to ensure successful verification by the American College of Surgeons for Level I Trauma.
2.Demonstrates leadership through promotion of caring practice, systems thinking, and responsiveness to diversity.
Qualifications:
1.Bachelor's degree required; current Massachusetts RN licensure required.
2.Master's degree in healthcare related field preferred.
3.5+ years knowledge of professional clinical practice, clinical processes, and the appropriateness of clinical interventions.
4.Prior trauma clinical/research or other strong clinical background required.
5.Prior Adult and Pediatric experience at a Level I or II trauma center desired.
6.Database management and analysis experience preferred.
7.TNCC certification within 6 months of hire required; TNCC instructor within 12 months of hire preferred.
8.ATLS certification preferred.
9.Experience in health care and patient safety quality measurement, reporting, and improvement desired.
10.Previous leadership or project management experience preferred.
11.Competence with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, required for this position; candidate must be able to produce presentation materials including but not limited to slides and spreadsheets.
12.Trauma Operations and Performance Improvement (TOPIC) Course to be completed within 12 months of hire.
Skills:
1.Knowledge of current professional nursing theory, practice, and skills with particular emphasis on the area of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
2.A demonstrated ability to fully participate in the planning, design and implementation of guidelines, protocols, and standards of care for Trauma patients.
3.Superior organizational and interpersonal skills with ability to work independently.
4.Demonstrated effectiveness as a team member.
5.Ability to manage time and resources effectively to meet project deadlines.
6.Ability to work independently and manage concurrent, time-sensitive projects is essential.
7.Comfortable interacting with a vast array of administrative and interdisciplinary clinical staff, ranging from the Executive Directors to frontline care providers.
8.High degree of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None.
Job Summary
Summary
Accountable for interpreting the plan of medical care, assessment of patients' clinical decision-making regarding nursing care, assuring nursing care is provided in a safe and competent manner, providing individualized nursing care, and evaluating nursing care for groups of patients.
-Does this position require Patient Care? Yes
Essential Functions
-Maintain accurate, detailed reports, and records.
-Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
-Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
-Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
-Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
-Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
Qualifications
Education
Associate's Degree Nursing required or Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No
Licenses and Credentials
Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only preferred
Experience
Clinical nursing experience 0-1 year required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Familiarity with the principles and skills needed for practical nursing to provide patient care and treatment.
- Knowledgeable of the care required by respective age groups for which care is being provided.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and secure sensitive information.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to accurately screen and triage acute patients.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Physical Requirements
Remote Type
Onsite
Work Location
165 Cambridge Street
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Employee Type
Regular
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
EEO Statement:
The General Hospital Corporation is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership "looks like" by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.