The Injury Prevention and Outreach Coordinator reports directly to the Trauma Program Manager (TPM) and through the TPM to the Trauma Medical Director and the Burn Medical Director. Duties of the Injury Prevention and Outreach Coordinator include development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Trauma and Burn Programs injury prevention, community outreach, and safety advocacy efforts. These duties will be aligned to meet the injury prevention criteria for trauma and burn center verification as put forth by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and the American Burn Association.

• Manages the Trauma and Burn injury prevention efforts
  • Community outreach and safety advocacy
  • Professional education
  • Media engagement
  • Monthly reports on these efforts to the TPM, trauma and burn medical directors
• This work will prioritize injury trends identified in the trauma registry, the burn registry, and local epidemiological data.
• This work will prioritize support and participation in injury prevention/community outreach based and promoted at University of Michigan (UM) Health and affiliated institutions (e.g Stop the Bleed). 
• This work is direct patient and public facing and involves interaction with stakeholders in-person and via virtual platforms.
• Implementation of a minimum of two (2) activities over the course of each (trauma and burn) verification cycle (3-years) with specific objectives and deliverables that address the identified major causes of injury in the community.
• Coordinates and teaches injury prevention, community outreach, and professional development training programs. Provides these programs to a wide variety of individuals and groups including:  community-based agencies, professional organizations, law enforcement, fire service, injury prevention professionals, courts, schools, patients, families, youth, older adults, businesses, hospitals, state and government agencies, etc.
• Develops and distributes safety education and injury prevention materials.
• Collaborates with injury prevention colleagues at UM Health and the University of Michigan to serve as a resource for additional local/regional and state injury prevention efforts. Oversees injury prevention program data.
• Develop partnerships with local/regional and state organizations to support their injury prevention efforts in alignment with UM Health.
• Represents the Trauma and Burn Programs in injury-related state and national professional associations, coalitions, and task forces.
• Assists in trauma and burn registry data abstraction. Tracks events/activities and performs ongoing evaluation of program (s) effectiveness.
• Facilitates events that may include fundraising at the local and state level to support education and injury prevention efforts (i.e. annual burn survivor picnic).
• As UM Health expands, the Injury Prevention and Outreach Coordinator will partner and coordinate staff at affiliated hospitals to support and coordinate injury prevention efforts in alignment with UM Health system goals. 

• BSN or RN, PA, or NP licensed
• 4+ years previous trauma and/or burn surgery patient care experience
  

• Previous experience with injury prevention programs and teaching.
• Excellent writing and speaking skills
• Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

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