Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatric Trauma Services Manager, Children's Hospital Admin, FT, Days

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference.

• Provides clinical expertise and serve as liaison to all sub-specialties and hospital departments for the Pediatric Trauma Program.

• ​Facilitates and coordinates meetings and committees to address the operational and performance improvements activities of the Pediatric Trauma Program.

• Implements and develops policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines to guide the administrative and clinical functions of the Pediatric Trauma Program and Service.

• Ensures all Pediatric Trauma Center accreditation standards are met as required by designating authority, ACS or DHEC, within the context of the American College of Surgeons Optimal Care Guidelines.

• Manages the personnel, operations and financial aspects of the Pediatric Trauma Program.

• Directs public relations and public education of the Trauma Center for medical, legislature, visitors and patients.

• Plans, coordinates and participates in the outreach and professional education activities of the Pediatric Trauma Center with referring hospitals, pre-hospital providers, nurses and physicians.

• Direct the activities of the Pediatric Trauma Registry to include data collection, analysis of data, distribution and submission of data to State and National Databases.

• Identifies patients meeting Trauma Registry inclusion criteria per SC Trauma Registry Data Dictionary, NTDB and ACS standards for inclusion into the Trauma Registry.

• Oversees the Trauma Performance Improvement Program that identifies patient care systems issues and provides follow up and loop closure.

• Directs the injury prevention activities of the Trauma Center.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• Job has direct and/or indirect supervision of team members that may include final budget authority, hire/termination authority, performance appraisal responsibility and disciplinary authority. Job will be considered a member of management staff at Prisma Health or affiliate and will have direct reports.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or related field of study.  Master’s degree preferred.

• Experience - Five (5) years experience in pediatric clinical services with at least three (3) years in pediatric trauma or pediatric critical care. Two (2) years of management experience.

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Analytical skills

• Communication skills

• Interpersonal skills

• Strong computer and report writing skills

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