What are the responsibilities and job description for the EGS PI Specialist - Days position at JPS Health Network?
Who We Are
JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported healthcare system in North Texas. Licensed for 582 beds, the network features over 25 locations across Tarrant County, with John Peter Smith Hospital a Level I Trauma Center, Tarrant County's only psychiatric emergency center, and the largest hospital-based family medical residency program in the nation. The health network employs more than 7,200 people.
Acclaim Multispecialty Group is the medical practice group featuring over 300 providers serving JPS Health Network. Specialties range from primary care to general surgery and trauma. The Acclaim Multispecialty Group formed around a common set of incentives and expectations supporting the operational, financial, and clinical performance
outcomes of the network. Our goal is to provide high quality, compassionate clinical care for every patient, every time.
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Job Title:
EGS PI Specialist - Days
Requisition Number:
34452
Employment Type:
Full Time
Division:
TRAUMA & FORENSIC SERVICES
Compensation Type:
Salaried
Job Category:
Nursing / LVN
Hours Worked:
8:00a-5:00p
Location:
John Peter Smith Hospital
Shift Worked:
Day
Job Description:
Job Summary: The EGS PI Specialist must possess a background in both general surgical care and surgical performance improvement and patient safety. This position assists the surgical quality program to promote delivery of optimal and efficient services from pre-hospital to rehabilitation. The EGS PI Specialist requires knowledge and skill in nursing practice, evidence based practices, acute care surgical centers, processes, principles of teaching, and quality improvement.
Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities:
Supports the EGS Performance Improvements and Patient Safety Program (PIPS) through assisting with identification of complications, comorbidities and compliance with EGS guidelines.
Participates in surgical case reviews, escalation of events through quality committees, and linking performance improvement data to action plans, educational programs, and/or outreach.
Works with an interprofessional team to facilitate implementation of evidence based practice to optimize patient outcomes.
Monitors and reports completed actions for sustainment of success or need for continued action.
Collaborates with EGS leadership team to validate accuracy of data elements used for PI dashboards and benchmarking.
Participates in the delivery of education to members of the interprofessional team involved in the care of emergent surgical patients.
Demonstrates customer service behavior to all health care providers, pre-hospital providers, outside hospitals, clients, families, and peers/coworkers.
Maintains safe and clean working environment ensuring compliance with procedure rules and regulations.
- Job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and may be subject to change with or without notice. Staff are expected to perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited school of professional nursing.
- Must have practiced as a RN for 5 plus years in an Emergency Department or Critical Care Area, including experience providing care to general surgical patients.
- Must have practiced for 1 plus years in a quality program with direct involvement with performance improvement and patient safety.
- Current RN licensure by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas or proof of reciprocity of licensure between the State of Texas and another state.
- Completion of unit specific competency based orientation program within 90 days.
- Current JPS recognized Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and must be maintained throughout employment.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Current Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) Provider.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC).
- Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) Provider, obtained within 1 year of hire date.
- Trauma Outcomes and Performance Improvement Course (TOPIC).
- Professional certification (CEN, CCRN, TCRN or similar) within 1 year of employment.
- Master's Degree from an accredited school of professional nursing.
- 1 plus years of experience in both Emergency Department and Critical Care.
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) Instructor
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor
- Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) Instructor
- Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR)
- Training course in Injury Severity Scoring
- Optimal Trauma Center Organization and Management course
- Advanced quality training and certifications (LEAN Six Sigma, Team STEPPS, other similar)
Location Address:
1500 S. Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
United States