Job Description

Step into a meaningful role at Logan Regional Medical Center, a 132-bed facility located in southern West Virginia. Logan Regional is an award-winning, full-service community hospital with a history of innovation, from its one-of-a-kind Rural General Surgery residency program to its collaboration with Marshall Health Network to bring more opportunities for specialty care to the area. Logan Regional has earned the prestigious 'A' grade from The Leapfrog Group, inclusion in Becker’s listing of Great Community Hospitals, Forbes Inaugural Top Hospitals list, and Best-in-State hospital status from Newsweek/Statista. Consider growing your career at Logan Regional, which offers an ideal combination of high standards of care in a small, caring community.

• The RN Coordinator/Specialist – Trauma is responsible for coordinating clinical care and trauma program operations in collaboration with the trauma team, emergency services, surgical staff, and hospital leadership. This role ensures quality care delivery to trauma patients, supports trauma registry and performance improvement activities, and facilitates compliance with state and national trauma designation standards.

Essential Functions

• Coordinate trauma patient care activities across emergency, surgical, and inpatient units.
• Collaborate with trauma physicians, emergency department staff, and nursing teams to implement trauma protocols.
• Participate in trauma rounds, case reviews, and care conferences.
• Serve as a resource for trauma clinical standards, documentation practices, and regulatory compliance.
• Support trauma registry abstraction, data accuracy, and documentation for trauma designation compliance.
• Assist in preparing for trauma surveys and accreditation processes.
• Provide trauma education and support staff development through training initiatives.
• Promote quality improvement by monitoring outcomes and supporting corrective actions as needed.

• Document trauma coordination activities in the EMR and quality systems.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Strong knowledge of trauma nursing principles, injury scoring, and trauma system regulations.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple departments and care settings.
• Excellent communication, critical thinking, and data management skills.
• Familiarity with trauma registry software and EMR systems.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary trauma team.

Qualifications

Education

• Postsecondary (Cert/Diploma/Program Grad) from an accredited school of nursing (Required) And
• Bachelor’s Degree in nursing (Preferred) And
• Master’s Degree in nursing, healthcare management or administration (Preferred)

Licenses/Certifications

• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in state of practice Upon Hire (Required) And
• BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire (Required) And
• ATLS - Advanced Trauma Life Support Upon Hire (May be Required-Facility Specific) And
• TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course Upon Hire (May be Required-Facility Specific)

Experience

• 2+ years acute care nursing experience with trauma patient care (Required) And
• Prior Experience in care coordination, quality improvement, or clinical leadership (Preferred)