Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Department: Trauma Program

Position is located: Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Work Type: Full Time

FTE: 1.000000: 40 Hours

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Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center has 300-400 trauma alerts per year. We are a tertiary care center and cover the northern two thirds of Maine. Level 2 center with recent recertification from ACS with no deficiencies.

Summary:

The Manager, Nursing has fiscal and operational responsibility and accountability for standards of care and service within specified clinical areas/units. He/she provides leadership for improving patient care, planning, staff performance, systems improvements, and teaching. Works with the Medical Director to develop and evaluate standards of care and practice for identified patient populations. The Manager, Nursing participates in the setting and implementation of the organization's goals, priorities, and strategies and works with other disciplines and groups to provide the highest quality of care across the system. The Manager, Nursing is responsible for the development of staff within their Department.

Responsibilities:

• Acts as a nursing liaison between the Trauma Program Staff and all patients care areas within the trauma care continuum at Northern Light Health.

• Works with Trauma Program Staff (consisting of Trauma Program Director, Patient Care Administrator for Trauma Program, and Trauma Data Coordinator) to ensure adherence to training standards for nursing and physician staff as required by the Medical Center

• Actively participates on committees and task forces related to trauma care standards, policies, and quality improvement, including, but not limited to:

• Trauma Program Staff

• Trauma Program Quality Committee

• Trauma Morbidity and Mortality Review

• Represents the Medical Center with active membership and participation in state and regional committees related to trauma care, including, but not limited to:

• Maine Emergency Medical Services' Trauma Advisory Committee (TAC)

• Maine TAC Quality Team

• Maine TAC Trauma Center Survey Team

• Supervise the Trauma Data Coordinator.

• Facilitates maximum integration of trauma registry database with other trauma program and hospital systems

• Provides limited cross-coverage for house supervisors and department heads in accordance with existing cross-coverage patterns.

• Organizes or otherwise facilitates trauma education for nurses (e.g., Trauma Nurse Core Course) and assists in organizing or otherwise facilitating trauma education for physicians (e.g., ATLS)

• Organizes or otherwise facilitates interdepartmental collaboration with regard to trauma care at Northern Light Health.

• Assists Education and Training Department in teaching Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support.

• Promotes, organizes, and participates in outreach education efforts at hospitals in the service area participating in the Maine Trauma System.

• Participates in regional EMS educational activities related to trauma on request.

• Participates in regional lay education related to trauma and injury prevention on request.

• Responds to trauma response pages while on duty and on premises. Other on-call duties may be negotiated.

• Maintains clinical skills by working limited shifts in area of expertise if mutually agreed with DHN and not distracting from other duties previously described.

• Serves to coordinate care of new major trauma patients while on duty.

• Coordinates and administers quality improvement activities to trauma.

• Performs contemporaneous review of records and care plans for any patient admitted for at least 3 days, in conjunction with Trauma Program Director; provides clinical QI, education, and feedback related to these activities, and maintains documentation of each.

• Develops and administers the Trauma Program budget.

• Works with the Trauma Program Staff and other services as necessary to ensure Medical Center involvement in multidisciplinary state and regional trauma conferences on a regular and ongoing basis.

• Attends all mandatory inservices / meetings

• Completes iCare prior to annual evaluation.

• Initials all mandatory posting, memos and minutes.

Other Information:

BLS Required.

At least three years of trauma, critical care, or ED experience required.

The ideal candidate would have experience in leadership and emergency and/or trauma

Competencies and Skills

• Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust: Acts consistently in line with the core values, commitments and rules of conduct. Leads by example and tells the truth. Does what they say they will, when and how they say they will, or communicates an alternate plan.

• Cultivates Respect: Treats others fairly, embraces and values differences, and contributes to a culture of diversity, inclusion, empowerment and cooperation.

• Fosters Accountability: Creates and participates in a work environment where people hold themselves and others accountable for processes, results and behaviors. Takes appropriate ownership not only of successes but also mistakes and works to correct them in a timely manner. Demonstrates understanding that we all work as a team and the quality and timeliness of work impacts everyone involved.

• Practices Compassion: Exhibits genuine care for people and is available and ready to help; displays a deep awareness of and strong willingness to relieve the suffering of others.

Credentials

• Required Registered Nurse

Education

• Required Bachelor's Degree

Working Conditions

• Potential exposure to abusive and/or aggressive people.

• Potential exposure to diseases or infections.

• Potential exposure to hazardous materials.

• Potential exposure to noise levels being uncomfortable.

• Potential exposure to noxious odors.

• Potential exposure to very hot or cold temperatures.

• Work with computers, typing, reading or writing.

• Lifting, moving and loading 20 to 30 pounds.

• Prolonged periods of sitting.

• Prolonged periods of standing.

• Prolonged periods of walking.

trauma, emergency, ER, ED, critical care, nursing, leadership, leader, manager

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