Trauma Quality Audit Nurse (RN)

The Trauma Quality Audit RN performs RN auditor functions within the state of Arkansas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Annual review of designated trauma centers
• Attend the TAC and TRAC meetings in assigned regions, including the QI / TRAC Sub Committee meetings and TRAC Quality Improvement meetings.
• Identify educational needs based on performance improvement data.
• Participate in training activities for trauma care providers.
• Communicate with Qsource internal and external customers, as appropriate to complete auditing functions, as appropriate to complete state-sanctioned quality improvement work.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to analyze findings in such a way as to create statistical reports regarding performance measures.
• Ability to report aggregate performance measures to facilities in a timely fashion and in an ADH-approved format.
• Ability to report aggregate performance measures to regional and statewide advisory councils and staff members at ADH.
• Ability to work with medical directors of EMS agencies and hospitals to obtain medical information when opportunities for improvement in patient care are identified.
• An understanding of trauma performance improvement and root cause analysis review.
• Must be able to produce high-quality completed work products.
• Knowledge of medical records, ICD-10-CM, and CPT coding principles.
• Knowledge of medical Utilization Review (UR) and Quality Improvement (QI) concepts.
• Must be able to maintain a customer-driven process.

Education, Experience, & Licensing Requirements

Education

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license to practice in the State of Arkansas required
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Licensed EMT or paramedic preferred.

Training (current or must be completed within 90 days of hire)

• Society for Trauma Nursing’s TOPIC course
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
• Arkansas Trauma Society’s Trauma Registration Course
• Arkansas Trauma Registry course
• Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist (CAISS)

Experience

• Minimum of five or more years of clinical trauma care experience.
• Three years of experience applying injury severity score (ISS) coding and completing the AAAM AIS coding course.
• Experience in Utilization Review (UR) and / or Quality Improvement (QI) preferred.

Travel Requirements

Employee will work remotely from a home-based office. Approximately 25% travel required.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Employee will constantly communicate with others regarding employment-related information or instruction and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• This role requires constant use of standard office equipment such as computers and telephones to receive and share information.
• Employee must be able to read and interpret information displayed on a computer screen.
• Employee must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
• This role occasionally requires the employee to lift light objects up to 25 pounds.