Trauma Clinical Specialist

For more than 70 years Mercy Medical Center Redding has offered comprehensive health care in the North State providing acute care and a full range of medical services. The 267-bed hospital offers major medical services including a Level II Trauma Center as well as specialized Cardiovascular Care Stroke Care Orthopedics Neurological Surgery Comprehensive Cancer Care Maternity Care and da Vinci Robotic Surgery. It is the sole provider of obstetrical services along with the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Shasta County. In addition the hospital’s network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a member of the Dignity Health system and is a sister facility to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff and Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta. As one of the area’s largest non-profit employers we are proud to give back to the community by providing many programs and services to benefit overall health.Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/north-state/locations/mercy-redding to learn more.

Position Summary:

Under indirect supervision the incumbent will provide services as approved by the Medical Staff Committees. The incumbent will also utilize the nursing process for the planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care to provide planning supervision implementation and evaluation of the care provided to each patient. The position reports to the Manager Trauma Service Line with physician oversight.

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate as a Nurse Practitioner from an accredited school of nursing (MSN) 
       OR
• Graduate as a PA from an instititution accredited by the Commission on Education of Physician Assistants (with a Bachelors Degree) 
• NP or PA with Critical Care and/or Emergency Care experience required
• One year of experience in an acute hospital setting required
• Advanced Trauma Life Support training required
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications required (must be certified through the American Heart Association)