Burn Program Coordinator, Days

Job Description

Job Summary: Provides clinical leadership for the development and monitoring of Burn Care Services at AHWFB in accordance with the hospital regulatory standards and American Burn Association verification standards. Responsibilities include integration of burn care with the OR (burn), Trauma ICU, PICU, Pediatric Trauma Program, Post Surgical Critical Care Unit, Burn ICU, Burn Rehabilitation, Burn Unit, Burn/Plastics Unit, Life Support Education, Emergency Department, Air Care, Ancillary Services, referring facilities and pre-hospital EMS agencies.

What You'll Need: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) required or equivalent RN experience in burn care with five years' experience in Level I Trauma Center required. Demonstrated leadership/management experience required. Demonstrated leadership, management, education, and performance improvement experience required. Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of North Carolina. Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required. Advanced Burn Life Support certification (ABLS) and DMEP (disaster course) within 1 year of hire. National certification in Emergency (CEN), Critical Care (CCRN), Trauma (TCRN), Burn (CBRN) or Flight nursing required.

What You'll Do: Ensures short- and long-term goals are met through the development of performance standards, capitalizing on employee strengths and supporting the Mission, Vision, Core Values and Evidence-based practice within Burn Services in collaboration with DON, Program Manager and Burn Medical Director. Collaborates with Burn Performance Improvement Coordinators, Registrars, Injury Prevention/Outreach Coordinator, Providers and Aftercare Coordinator on burn care. Maintains 8 hours of continuing Education hours of burn related care annually. Collaborates effectively throughout the organization, region, and state through the establishment of effective, collegial networks throughout the Medical Center and referral region. Serves as an organization representative for local, state and national Burn associations. Ensures that Burn Services are provided in accordance with internal/external regulations, policies and procedures, and ABA burn verification standards. In collaboration with the Burn Medical Director and Program Manager, develops and monitors the Burn Program Quality Improvement program per American Burn Association standards. Participates in community outreach and education within the referral area as indicated in collaboration with the Outreach Coordinator and Burn Medical Director to comply with ABA Burn standards. Identifies burn specific educational needs and coordinates the planning/implementation and presentation of such programs.

Collaborates with external and internal resources to facilitate the continuum of care for the burn population through community education programs. Attends multidisciplinary burn rounds and morbidity & mortality burn conference. Coordinates the burn quarterly quality meeting in collaboration with the Program Manager and Burn Medical Director and submits meeting minutes to hospital QAPI for hospital integration. Serves as unifying and integrating force to achieve Burn Center goals in collaboration with Program Manager and Burn Medical Director to assist in the success of the Medical Center. Ensures age/developmentally appropriate patient care is provided in accordance with Age-Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served. The ABPM facilitates integration of pre-hospital, Emergency Department, and inpatient services to ensure delivery of quality patient care specific to the age/development needs of the burn patient population. Maintains current membership in a national burn organization and participates on national committees. Participates and supervises the day-to-day responsibilities for the burn program as it relates to nursing, ancillary personnel, providers involved in the care of trauma and burn patients. Participates in policy development in collaboration with both Program Manager and Burn Medical Director. Utilize the burn registry for reporting and monitoring of data for compliance. Works collaboratively with the Trauma/Burn Registry Supervisor and Program Manager. Assist with development, implementation and evaluation of long-term outcomes in burn care according to standards. Attend/participate with Burn activations in the Emergency Department identifying care opportunities and working on solutions with the Program Manager, Emergency Department leadership and Burn Medical Director. Collaborates with Program Manager and Burn Medical Director for budgetary needs and fiscal responsibilities. Assists with staff performance evaluation, hiring, interviewing, disciplinary action in collaboration with Program Manager. Facilitates resolution conflicts and recovery to empower staff in decision-making. Coordinates ABA Burn Verification process in collaboration with Program Manager and Burn Medical Director. Promotes a culture of safety for patients, self and co-workers in collaboration with Program Manager and Burn Medical Director

Skills and Qualifications:

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Negotiation and conflict resolution skills

Performance Improvement Methodologies

Strategic Visioning and Planning

Resilient and flexible in a changing environment

Functions effectively under stressful conditions and difficult situations

Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with diverse teams

Proficiency in oral and written communication
Thorough understanding of trauma services Healthcare planning, business, and physical management skills, including analytical skills

About Us

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.

About the Team

Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments

Mission

To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.

Vision

To be the first and best choice for care.

Culture Commitments

We create a space where all Belong

We Work as One to make great things happen

We earn Trust in all we do

We Innovate to better the now and create the future

We drive for Excellence - always

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