Roles and responsibilities:

The role of a Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator (PECC) is diverse and you may serve one or more of these responsibilities by overseeing pediatric specific duties. The PECC role at your ED can be a partnership - physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses can all work together to lift their team up. While it is not required to have an alternate, it is a good idea for each Emergency Department to have more than one point of contact.

** Roles and responsibilities may not apply to all positions.

• Facilitate and participate in ED pediatric QI/PI
• Facilitate Pediatric-specific educational activities for ED staff and new hires
• Competency evaluations that include children of all ages annually
• Pediatric disaster preparedness and ensure the pediatric perspective is included in the hospital's disaster-preparedness activities
• Ensure pediatric equipment, medications, staffing and other resources are available
• Organize safety and injury prevention programs
• Protocol development and review
• Promote case reviews, QI/QA
• Serve as liaison with EMS and Community Outreach
• Promote pediatric education/training
• Promote family-centered care
• Participate and complete surveys

This role should be designated by the Emergency Department Director of Nursing or Hospital Administration. If you are not sure who is your ED PECC, please reach out to our office with any questions.