Trauma Coordinator

Arkansas Children’s Hospital is a leading pediatric healthcare institution dedicated to providing exceptional care to children and adolescents in Arkansas and surrounding regions. Recognized as a premier children's hospital, Arkansas Children’s is committed to offering a safe, nurturing, and comprehensive healthcare environment. As a tobacco-free workplace and one that requires flu vaccinations, the institution prioritizes health and safety for its staff, patients, and visitors. This commitment is further underscored by its status as an equal opportunity employer, offering fair and unbiased employment consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local laws.

The Trauma Coordinator position at Arkansas Children’s Hospital plays a vital role in ensuring safe, effective, and holistic patient care within a specialized clinical practice focused on trauma care. This is a full-time role situated within the Trauma Center department (CC018172), designed for a highly skilled nursing professional. The Trauma Coordinator acts as a clinical resource and a bridge between various stakeholders — including patients, families, healthcare staff, and community providers. This nursing role is responsible for promoting high standards in nursing practice, patient care, and the overall work environment.

Positioned as a critical player in the trauma care continuum, the Trauma Coordinator is tasked with initiating and implementing changes designed to elevate patient outcomes and ensure quality care for trauma patients with complex needs. The role involves serving across Arkansas Children’s continuum of care, including interacting with pre-hospital providers, specialty services, ancillary services, administration, and external trauma agencies. Additionally, the coordinator is responsible for managing patient data with precision, integrating injury severity scoring, trauma registry management, and quality assurance processes. This role demands a deep understanding of trauma systems, research, and the ability to apply evidence-based practices to improve patient care continuously.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital emphasizes a culture of research, collaboration, and excellence. The Trauma Coordinator is expected to stay abreast of current trauma research, participate in clinical studies as appropriate, and ensure the implementation of trauma performance improvement processes such as the Trauma Performance Improvement Patient Safety (TPIPS) and Peer Review processes. Attention to detail and precision in monitoring patient outcomes, validating data, and generating reports are essential responsibilities in this position. This role also requires excellent communication skills for providing feedback and coordinating with EMS, referring hospitals, and injury prevention departments.

The position requires a minimum of four years of nursing experience, with formal education at the bachelor’s degree level in nursing or equivalent qualifications. Preferred candidates may hold a master’s degree and additional certifications relevant to the trauma nursing specialty, such as Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in Arkansas or compact states, Certified Case Manager (CCM), Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse (CPEN), and others demonstrating advanced nursing competencies. The role is designated as safety sensitive, prohibiting employment of current medical marijuana users. Arkansas Children’s supports internal promotion and encourages current employees to apply via their internal career site.

In summary, the Trauma Coordinator is a pivotal nursing position ingrained in a multidisciplinary framework within a highly respected pediatric healthcare system. It offers experienced nurses an opportunity to leverage their clinical expertise, leadership abilities, and passion for trauma care to make a significant impact on the lives of pediatric patients and their families. Through collaborative efforts, research-driven practices, and dedicated patient advocacy, the Trauma Coordinator helps uphold Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s mission of delivering exemplary pediatric trauma care and fostering an environment of continual improvement and patient safety.