2803.1 Each pediatric trauma care facility shall have a trauma coordinator who is fundamental to the institution's trauma program development, implementation, and evaluation. Working in conjunction with the Trauma Service Director, the trauma coordinator shall be responsible for the organization of services and systems necessary for a multidisciplinary approach throughout the continuum of trauma care. The trauma coordinator is supervised by the Trauma Service Director.

2803.2 The trauma coordinator shall have an active role in the following:

1. (a) Participating in clinical activities, including:
2. (1) Developing clinical protocols;
3. (2) Monitoring patient care; and
4. (3) Assisting staff in problem solving;
5. (b) Ensuring continuing education for staff, including:
6. (1) Assisting in professional staff development activities;
7. (2) Conducting case reviews;
8. (3) Arranging continuing education for trauma care staff;
9. (4) Developing and implementing a community trauma education program; and
10. (5) Establishing trauma prevention programs;
11. (c) Conducting trauma research, including:
12. (1) Developing Protocol design; and
13. (2) Performing data collection and analysis, and distribution of findings;
14. (d) Assisting in developing a quality assurance program, including the development of audit filters and case reviews;
15. (e) Performing administrative duties, including organization management, budget preparation and staff accountability;

(f) Assisting in maintaining a trauma registry, performing data collection, coding including external causes of injury, e-coding and scoring, and developing processes for validating data and submitting the data to the citywide trauma registry maintained by the District of Columbia Department of Health; and

(g) Serving as a consultant and liaison to medical staff, prehospital EMS agencies, patients' families and the community at large.

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 8779 (October 29, 1999); as amended by Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 3933 (April 16, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7277 (July 23, 2004).