N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-12.16

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:43G-12.16 - Trauma services staff qualifications

(a) There shall be a physician director of trauma services who is board certified in surgery, and who has also completed the following post-residency clinical experience in trauma services (which may include experience in a trauma or surgical critical care fellowship program) at a center equivalent to Level I or Level II-trauma center:

1. For Level I trauma centers, at least five years experience; and

2. For Level II centers, at least three years experience.

(b) Clinical privileges for practitioners in the trauma service shall be specifically delineated by the hospital-medical staff in consultation with the physician director of trauma services, and shall include such criteria as board certification, Advanced Trauma Life Support certification, trauma-related continuing medical education, and volume.

(c) There shall be a trauma nurse coordinator whose responsibilities include at least:

1. Mobilizing qualified nursing personnel from inpatient units as needed for emergency situations; and

2. Overall coordination and integration of the trauma service with other services in the hospital.

(d) All registered professional nurses regularly assigned to trauma resuscitation shall be trained in trauma care, including at least:

1. Compliance with each of the training requirements for emergency department nurses listed in 8:43G-12.3(g); and

2. Completion of the Trauma Nurse Core Course taught by the Emergency Nurses Association within 12 months of initial assignment, followed by a minimum of eight contact hours of education every two years in trauma assessment, intervention, and stabilization.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-12.16

New Rule, R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey Register 4293(c).