RN Injury Prevention Coordinator

				Overview:

Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles. The hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II trauma center, the Los Angeles Center for Womens Health, obstetrics and pediatric services, and comprehensive cardiac and surgical services. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nations five largest health care systems. Visit here https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/californiahospital for more information.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Responsibilities:

As our Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator, you will contribute significantly to our mission by leading proactive efforts to minimize traumatic injuries and support vulnerable patients. Your role elevates community safety and integrates with our overall trauma care strategy.

Every day you will oversee the comprehensive planning, development, and oversight of the Injury Prevention Program. You will act as the primary liaison to community groups, schools, government agencies, and regional coalitions, ensuring program alignment with ACS requirements. You will also develop and deliver targeted educational content, conduct community outreach, and analyze injury data to inform prevention strategies.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong leadership, program management, and communication skills, vital for coordinating across diverse community and healthcare stakeholders. A deep commitment to public health, injury prevention, and patient safety is essential, along with the ability to meet ACS verification standards and manage complex community-based programs.

* JOB RESPONSIBILTIES: Promotes multidisciplinary team-work and functions as a member of the trauma team to provide a broad scope of assistance to multiple departments involved in care of the injured. Monitor operation compliance with the Level II accreditation, provide direct and indirect clinical care.
* Assesses trauma team member response timeliness and documentation. Evaluates Trauma Team adherence to Trauma Manual protocols.
* Identifies equipment and supply problems and reports to appropriate personnel for follow-up.
* Liaison with prehospital care providers, assess details of mechanism of injury. Assist prehospital paramedics and PCC with follow-up patient information.
* Assist with updating the daily census.
* Assist with preparation for multidisciplinary rounds.

Qualifications:

Required

* Associate Degree in Nursing, upon hire and
* Current licensure as a Registered Nurse, State of California, upon hire and
* Minimum 3 years experience as an RN in a Verified Trauma Center., upon hire and
* Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
* Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
* Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and
* Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire and
* Fire Safety, within 90 Days and

Preferred

* Bachelors Of Science Nursing, upon hire and
* Experience working in a Level I or II trauma department, upon hire
* Trauma Nurse Core Course, upon hire and
* Mobile Intensive Care Nurse, upon hire
			

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