--- type: 'JobPosting' title: 'Trauma Nurse Coordinator' url: 'https://pepper.socialhost.dev/job/23361644/trauma-nurse-coordinator/' job_id: '23361644' organization: 'SFX Demo' location: 'Erie, PA' employment_type: 'Full-Time' date_posted: '2026-03-30T16:15:16.433Z' date_modified: '2026-05-18T09:14:13.91Z' --- # Trauma Nurse Coordinator - Location: Erie, PA (On-site) - Employment type: Full-Time - Category: Nursing - Shift: Day Job - Business unit: ST Health Hamot - Pay: $37.16–$56.74 / hr - Organization: SFX Demo - Posted: 2026-03-30T16:15:16.433Z ## Description a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Join our team as a **Trauma Nurse Coordinator** and enjoy a stable, rewarding career with opportunities for growth in a fast‑paced, diverse healthcare environment. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes, remain at the forefront of trauma care practices, and collaborate closely with a supportive, multidisciplinary team. The position provides professional flexibility, continuous learning, and leadership involvement within a highly specialized trauma program. #### **Role Overview** The Trauma Nurse Coordinator supports the Trauma Service by working collaboratively across departments to ensure high‑quality, evidence‑based trauma care. This role contributes to patient care, performance improvement, education, and program development while fostering a positive and engaging healthcare environment for patients, families, and colleagues. #### **Purpose** The Trauma Nurse Coordinator is a **Registered Nurse with advanced expertise in trauma nursing care** and serves as an integral member of the healthcare organization. The role collaborates closely with the **Trauma Medical Director** and the **Trauma Program Administrator** to coordinate all aspects of the Trauma Program. Responsibilities include serving as a role model for trauma care through educational and clinical activities, providing follow‑up for referring physicians and agencies, and supporting all trauma program standards in accordance with the **Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF)**. The Trauma Nurse Coordinator demonstrates a strong commitment to the community, quality patient care, and the nursing profession. #### **Key Responsibilities** ##### **Collaboration, Leadership, and Professional Practice** - Develops and maintains productive internal and external working relationships through accountability, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues - Demonstrates respect for cultural differences and promotes healthy professional relationships - Models safe work practices, effective time management, and work‑life balance - Identifies and communicates safety concerns within the workplace - Participates in the development of trauma‑related nursing policies and procedures - Orients new staff as requested - Serves on hospital, regional, state, and national trauma‑related committees when assigned ##### **Trauma Program Coordination and Quality Improvement** - Collaborates with the Trauma Medical Director and Trauma Program Administrator to support program quality and consistency - Develops and maintains trauma program quality indicators - Facilitates multidisciplinary performance improvement activities focused on patient outcomes - Aggregates, analyzes, and trends trauma data to support system improvement - Integrates trauma quality initiatives with the hospital’s overall quality program - Reviews PTSF quarterly reports and identifies key trends - Maintains credentialing data for trauma practitioners - Ensures compliance with hospital and PTSF quality assurance standards ##### **Data Management and Regulatory Compliance** - Manages trauma performance improvement documentation, including patient performance files and morbidity and mortality reviews - Oversees data flow for concurrent quality issues and directs them to appropriate personnel - Manages the **Pennsylvania Outcomes and Performance Improvement Measurement System (POPIMS)** - Performs concurrent medical record review and trauma data collection - Assists with preparation for PTSF surveys and the application process - Monitors compliance with PTSF standards related to trauma care ##### **Education, Development, and Scholarly Activity** - Acts as a role model for trauma education and clinical excellence - Encourages staff development in collaboration with leadership - Maintains accountability for ongoing professional development - Participates in scholarly activities, including publications, abstracts, and poster presentations ##### **Patient and Family Experience** - Creates a caring, compassionate, and patient‑centered experience - Builds and maintains supportive relationships with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } #### **Qualifications** ##### **Education** - Graduate of an approved school of nursing for Registered Nurses - **Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)** required - **Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)** preferred ##### **Experience** - Minimum of **3 years of clinical nursing experience** - Minimum of **1 year of trauma clinical nursing experience** #### **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances** - Current **Pennsylvania Registered Nurse (RN) license**, or eligibility for Pennsylvania State Board licensure - **CPR certification** required within 30 days of hire, based on **American Heart Association (AHA)** standards, including both didactic and skills demonstration components - **Basic Life Support (BLS)** or **Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)** certification - Valid **Registered Nurse (RN)** license **Licensure Compact Information:** A current RN license is required either in the state where the facility is located or through a **multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC)** license issued by a participating state. Employees hired or currently working under an out‑of‑state NLC license who subsequently establish residency in the facility’s state must apply for licensure in that state within **60 days** of the residency change. #### **Equal Opportunity Statement** ST Health is an **Equal Opportunity Employer**, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. ## Apply - [Apply for this role](https://sfxdemo.site.findly.com/job/apply-form) - [This posting on the web](https://pepper.socialhost.dev/job/23361644/trauma-nurse-coordinator/)