Adult Burn Program Coordinator

Job Description Summary

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC004030 CHS - Burn Program (Main)

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-29

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

The Burn Program Clinical Program Coordinator reports to the Burn Program Manager. The Coordinator assists in facilitating the care delivery for burn patients across the healthcare continuum. The responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to promoting, optimal outcomes for burn patients, reducing readmissions, patient and family education, staff education, facilitating reduction in the length of stay, and coordinating the standards of care and care delivery from admission to discharge. The position requires knowledge in the current burn and trauma standards set in place by the American Association of Surgery for Trauma and the American Burn Association. This position will also assist in the development and coordination of burn education for pre-hospital, hospital, industry, educational institutions, members of the community and any other interested institutions or agencies.

Additional Job Description

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing with a minimum of five years’ work experience as a Registered Nurse in a Pediatric Critical Care, or Cardiac and/or Surgery. Experience in Performance Improvement (PI) programs and processes; ability to utilize data for program analysis; demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal and customer service skills; ability to collaboratively work with all disciplines. Excellent computer skills; Word, Excel, etc. Certification: Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or compact state. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required. Proof of current training in AED for health care providers. Some positions require a valid driver's license. Certification as a generalist in a related specialty area by the American Nurses Association (ANA) strongly encouraged.

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