Quality Assurance Utilization Coordinator / Trauma Registrar (Days, 40)
Coordinates quality, utilization and risk management activities for the medical center; provides technical, educational, consultative, and coordinating support to assigned areas.
Essential Functions:
- Assists in the coordination of the quality management/utilization management department activities with other medical center departments.
- Acts as a consultant for appropriate departments on quality management, utilization management and risk management activities.
- Assists with quality management studies through data collection, data input and report development.
- Provides objective assessment of important aspects of patient care through ongoing chart review with pre-established criteria.
- Reports all occurrences which may lead to medical center liability and follows up as necessary.
- Facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration for development of patient care paths.
- Reviews hospital admissions and extended stays for specific hospital departments.
- Serves as a member of the QM and/or UM Committees as needed.
- Attends and/or participates in committee meetings as needed.
- Assists in orientation and training of peers; in formulating and evaluating policies and procedures.
- Performs special projects as assigned, such as statistical reports for state, federal, and local agencies.
- Assists the director of quality and utilization management for QM and UM in the formulation of department goals and objectives.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in acute care nursing as a RN.
- 1 year of experience in quality management with demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement, statistical analysis, accreditation and licensing processes preferred.
- Supervisory experience preferred.
- Bachelors degree in nursing or related field or equivalent work experience.
- Must have a current RN license in California.
- Valid CA driver's license with personal means of transportation preferred.
- Strong problem solving, project management, group facilitation and teamwork skills.
- Demonstrated ability to assess or evaluate patient medical records as it relates to quality of care and systems analysis.
- Current working knowledge of The Joint Commission, NCQA and Title 22 standards/regulations.
- Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning theories.
- Must be PC literate, Microsoft Office applications preferred.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in acute care nursing as a RN specifically within the ED or ICU with trauma patient experience.
- Additional certification in trauma registry (CSTR) and AIS severity coding (CAISS); if no
trauma registry experience, employee will sit for both exams after two (2) years experience in the role.
- Additional working knowledge and/or experience with trauma verification survey process, trauma center organization, and trauma research is preferred.