RN – Trauma Team Lead – Part Time

This is a Part Time,12-Hour (36 hours per two week pay period) Day Shift position at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego.

The Trauma Nurse Team Leader ensures high-quality, coordinated care for injured patients during the critical resuscitation and diagnostic phases. This role serves as a clinical leader, resource, and educator while supporting trauma care standards set by the hospital, Trauma Service, and County guidelines.

• The goal of the Trauma Nurse Team Leader is to provide and ensure optimal care for the injured patient during the resuscitation and diagnostic phases of care.

• Acts as a representative of the Trauma Service, ensuring that patient care is conducted within practice guidelines approved by the hospital, trauma service, and County.

• Provides appropriate nursing interventions as required.

• Utilizes critical thinking, interpersonal, and technical skills.

• Participates in the coordination and direction of care for the trauma patient, from resuscitation through the diagnostic phases of care.

• Assures appropriate resources are available for the resuscitation phase of care.

• Acts as a clinical resource to nursing and ancillary staff for trauma patients throughout the care continuum, promoting and demonstrating an advanced level of nursing care for complex, critically ill patients.

• Participates in both formal and informal education programs for nursing staff.

• Acts as preceptor for nursing staff as requested.

• Assists and participates in planning and conducting both formal and informal trauma educational programs for nursing staff as requested.

• Participates in data collection as required for maintenance of the Trauma Registry.