Injury Prevention and Outreach Coordinator RN Full-time

Injury Prevention and Outreach Coordinator RN

Full-time

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better Together

Work location: Texas Health Ft. Worth 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue Ft. Worth TX 76104

Trauma Injury & Violence Prevention Program Oversight using your clinical knowledge for prevention and outreach

Work hours: Full-time Exempt position 40 hours/week Daytime hours; Varied/Flexible schedule to include occasional weekend events

Skills:

• Demonstrated verbal and written ability to communicate effectively and professionally across disciplines and with a variety of distinct constituents.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across and beyond the organization.
• Knowledge of communications theory and public relations techniques.
• High comfort level with public speaking
• Strong organizational time management and planning skills with the ability to handle multiple demands or projects in differing stages of completion as well as respond to rapidly changing priorities.
• Ability to work independently and with diverse groups or teams.
• Basic graphic design principles and desktop publishing techniques.
• Proficient computer and Microsoft Office skills.

Heres What You Need

Bachelors degree in nursing (BSN) Required

Three (3) years Clinical trauma experience in an acute care setting Required and
One (1) year Injury prevention or related specialty experience Required.

RN Registered Nurse Upon Hire required

BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required And
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 90 Days Required And

PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support 90 Days Required Or
ENPC - Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course Upon Hire Req And

ATCN - Advanced Trauma Care Nurse Upon Hire Required Or
TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course Upon Hire Required And

ATCN - Advanced Trauma Care Nurse or American Trauma Society Injury Prevention Course Upon Hire Required And

DL - Drivers License Upon Hire Required

What You Will Do

Develop and implement injury prevention programs.

Serves as a resource to nursing staff pre-hospital personnel and other outside personnel related to trauma care and injury and violence prevention education.

Collaborates with internal and external partners as well as community members to implement multi-level interventions that are aligned with broader IVP efforts and plans.

Participates in injury and violence prevention networks such as State planning efforts or coalitions regional trauma advisory committees HHS regional networks court systems or national organizations.

Maintains current knowledge and expertise on injury and violence prevention.

Ensures that staff have access to relevant training and professional development opportunities.

Research and identify evidence-based and/or evidence-informed prevention strategies that respond effectively to the major causes of injury and violence in the community.

Advance the knowledge of injury prevention through publications and presentations.

Contribute to the work associated with increasing knowledge and raising awareness of injury prevention through activities such as publishing the results of research studies participating in research-related discussions or conferences collaborating on joint research projects or studies and mentoring.

Promotes program visibility and demonstrates value by tracking meaningful injury and violence prevention countermeasures.

Performs other work as requested that is reasonably related to the employees position qualifications and competencies.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Injury Prevention & Outreach Coordinator Nurse

As a Texas Health Prevention & Outreach Coordinator RN youll enjoy top-notch benefits including 401(k) match paid time off competitive health insurance choices healthcare and dependent care spending account options wellness programs to keep you and your family healthy tuition reimbursement a student loan repayment program and more.

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