About Us
The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.
Trauma Performance Improvement Specialist Registered Nurse
Department: Trauma Services
Daily Work Times: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Shift: Days
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 48
Position Summary:
The Trauma PI Safety Specialist supports the Trauma Program’s Performance Improvement and Patient Safety (PIPS) activities, including review of trauma care across the continuum of care, case-finding, and audit of medical records. Provides coordination and facilitation of performance improvement activities, including trending and benchmarking of data outcomes.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Under the general supervision of the Trauma Program Manager and Trauma Medical Director, functions to include, but not limited to:
· Performs and / or supervises medical record audits related to various trauma Quality Improvement indicators to identify problems and / or trends in trauma care for referral to providers.
· Responsible for providing feedback to referral hospitals / physicians regarding patient outcomes.
· Regularly attends Trauma Multidisciplinary Peer Review Physician meeting
· Prepares chart reviews and summaries for Trauma Peer Review / Morbidity and Mortality Committee.
Required:
· Current Registered Nurse license in the state of Michigan
· Associate’s degree in Nursing
· 2 years clinical experience in Trauma, ER, or CCU
· Five years of recent nursing experience in surgical care, critical care, and/or an emergency department with increasing responsibility and interest in the trauma care
· Current ACLS certification required before start date (valid at least 60 days beyond start date)
Preferred:
· Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN)
· Experience in quality improvement and patient safety
· TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum), PALS, ENPC, ATCN, FCCS, CCRN
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
