What are the responsibilities and job description for the Injury Preventionist Trauma FT position at STHS McAllen?
Responsibilities:
POSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for developing and maintaining the Trauma Injury Prevention Program. Creates and implements a strategic plan for the Injury Prevention Program according to regulatory agency guidelines. Understands and utilizes research, trauma registry data, injury prevention outreach initiatives, and current injury prevention practices for local and regional injury prevention activities. Maintains trauma injury data and utilizes results for injury prevention, performance improvement, and research initiatives. Provides leadership and collaborates services for performance improvement activities, and assists with compliance activities for all regulatory agencies. Supports an organizational culture for Service Excellence and practices the Service Excellence standards to all customer groups.
Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Minimum of 1 (one) year in acute care experience required with 1 year in a hospital setting preferred.
2. Experienced in leadership teaching, public speaking preferred.
3. Advanced computer skills to include programs such as Word, Excel and Power Point and Marketing programs for development of community and patient educational materials.
4. Must be able to facilitate focus groups and display interpersonal and presentation skills. Must have creative skills and the ability to generate new ideas.
5. Hours are flexible but must be able to work in a high pressure environment subject to multiple and changing priorities and demands.
6. Must demonstrate commitment and adherence to STHS’s Compliance Program and Code of Conduct through compliance with all policies and procedures, the Code of Conduct, attendance at required training and immediately reporting suspected compliance issue(s) to the Compliance Officer.
EDUCATION / LICENSURE:
1. Diploma, Associates in Nursing, Bachelors preferred or Bachelors in Social Work, Public Health or other Health related degrees.
2. If a Social Worker, you must be licensed in the State of Texas (LBSW; LBSW-ACP or LMSW; LCSW)
3. If a Registered Nurse, you must be currently licensed in the State of Texas, or part of a compact state license, or has a valid temporary RN license for the State of Texas while waiting to receive the permanent one.
4. RN will have BLS, ACLS, TNCC and PALS and/or ENPC upon hire or within 12 months of hire at director’s discretion (and maintain through employment) Certification must be in accordance with the curriculum of the AHA, for Healthcare Provider’s Program.
5. Have upon hire or successfully complete the American Trauma Society (ATS) Injury Prevention Coordinators Course and a Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Course or other equivalent course approved by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Trauma Program Director within twelve (12) months of hire, or as class availability permits at the director’s discretion.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
Notice
At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for developing and maintaining the Trauma Injury Prevention Program. Creates and implements a strategic plan for the Injury Prevention Program according to regulatory agency guidelines. Understands and utilizes research, trauma registry data, injury prevention outreach initiatives, and current injury prevention practices for local and regional injury prevention activities. Maintains trauma injury data and utilizes results for injury prevention, performance improvement, and research initiatives. Provides leadership and collaborates services for performance improvement activities, and assists with compliance activities for all regulatory agencies. Supports an organizational culture for Service Excellence and practices the Service Excellence standards to all customer groups.
Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Minimum of 1 (one) year in acute care experience required with 1 year in a hospital setting preferred.
2. Experienced in leadership teaching, public speaking preferred.
3. Advanced computer skills to include programs such as Word, Excel and Power Point and Marketing programs for development of community and patient educational materials.
4. Must be able to facilitate focus groups and display interpersonal and presentation skills. Must have creative skills and the ability to generate new ideas.
5. Hours are flexible but must be able to work in a high pressure environment subject to multiple and changing priorities and demands.
6. Must demonstrate commitment and adherence to STHS’s Compliance Program and Code of Conduct through compliance with all policies and procedures, the Code of Conduct, attendance at required training and immediately reporting suspected compliance issue(s) to the Compliance Officer.
EDUCATION / LICENSURE:
1. Diploma, Associates in Nursing, Bachelors preferred or Bachelors in Social Work, Public Health or other Health related degrees.
2. If a Social Worker, you must be licensed in the State of Texas (LBSW; LBSW-ACP or LMSW; LCSW)
3. If a Registered Nurse, you must be currently licensed in the State of Texas, or part of a compact state license, or has a valid temporary RN license for the State of Texas while waiting to receive the permanent one.
4. RN will have BLS, ACLS, TNCC and PALS and/or ENPC upon hire or within 12 months of hire at director’s discretion (and maintain through employment) Certification must be in accordance with the curriculum of the AHA, for Healthcare Provider’s Program.
5. Have upon hire or successfully complete the American Trauma Society (ATS) Injury Prevention Coordinators Course and a Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Course or other equivalent course approved by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Trauma Program Director within twelve (12) months of hire, or as class availability permits at the director’s discretion.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
Notice
At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.