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Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties: cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology & neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area.

In addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.

Job Summary

The Duke Trauma Pediatric Injury Prevention (IP) Coordinator is responsible for ongoing pediatric injury prevention initiatives as well as development and implementation of new injury prevention programs.  Activities will be local and regional.

Hours: Equivalent to 30 hours/week (eligible for full-time benefits)

Location: Hybrid; Travel to Events-both local and regionally

Primary Responsibilities

1. Supports and adheres to Duke Hospital's policies, procedures, philosophy and mission, applying customer service standards and excellence in attitude and behaviors in performing all job responsibilities.
2. Coordinates Safe Kids Program for Durham County
3. Coordinates pediatric injury prevention activities of Duke Trauma Center
4. Coordinates Child Passenger Safety Program for local areas
5. Identifies opportunities for injury prevention programming in the local and regional communities and collaborates with key personnel in those areas for program implementation
6. Develop and implement new pediatric injury prevention programs as needed based on the trauma registry data
7. Participates in Performance Improvement initiatives for the Trauma Center.
8. Evaluates the performance impact of planned outreach programs. Responsible for developing goals, objectives, strategies in collaboration with the Trauma Center team
9. Represent the Duke Trauma Center and Emergency Service CSU in a variety of local and regional public forums, to include professional meetings, developing and participating in educational programs.
10. Provides contact between Duke Trauma Center and the Duke RAC members related to pediatric injury prevention efforts

• Track and disseminate legislative information regarding injury prevention

• Function as a resource person for the RAC members

11. Write and monitor grants for injury prevention materials and research
12. Participate in research related to injury prevention initiatives
13. Participate in state trauma meeting.
14. Maintain a professional image by participating in assigned management activities, volunteer organizations, and remaining current in trends and changes in the trauma venue.
15. Other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor

Required Qualifications

Education

Work requires completion of a Bachelor's degree; strongly preferred BSN.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience in health education and prevention
• Minimum of 5 years of pediatric health care experience. Experience with children who have complex medical needs is preferred
• Demonstrated ability of successful interpersonal communications and customer service skills
• Experience in educational programming and systems development
• Proficiency with basic computer skills
• Bachelor's degree in health related field with a preference for BSN.
• Certification as a Child Passenger Safety Technician or obtain within 12 months of hire.
  • Additional certification required for children with special health care needs within 2 years of hire

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Physical abilities to complete job duties and responsibilities under prescribed environmental and working conditions
• Ability to lift 20 pounds from shoulder height and lower to floor.

Experience

Work requires a minimum of five years of experience in the design, delivery and evaluation of business-related education, training and/or development programs, preferably in a research environment.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

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