Director Trauma Program

Company: LewisGale Medical Center
Location: Salem
Posted on: March 21, 2025

Job Description:

Description This position is incentive eligible.

Introduction Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Director Trauma Program today with LewisGale Medical Center. Benefits LewisGale Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income. Learn more about Employee Benefits Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location. Come join our team as a Director Trauma Program. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today! Job Summary and Qualifications The Trauma Program Director (TPD) is responsible for assuring all Trauma Center verification standards are met as required by the Virginia Department of Health and the Office of Emergency Services. The TPD is responsible for complete operational function, program assessment, planning, organizing, implementation, performance improvement, education, and marketing communications. This position will function as a role model in the use of the nursing process and develops, introduces, and evaluates new approaches to trauma nursing practice. In addition to complete operational responsibilities, the TPD is responsible for compliance and maintain the standards of care of the trauma patient as set by state, federal, regulatory and accrediting agencies. The TPD is self-directed and self-motivated, planning and conducting work with minimal direction. The position requires high-level communication skills in both oral and written form, frequent interaction with physicians and senior administration is necessary and required. The position requires excellent interpersonal communication skills with emphasis on problem solving and negotiation. What You Will Do In Your Role:
  • Survey Readiness: Provides education and preparation of the hospital staff regarding American College of Surgeons (ACS) guidelines for ACS verification and re-verification utilizing the most recent edition of the ACS Guidebook, Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient.
  • Clinical activities: Coordinates management across the continuum of trauma care, which includes the planning and implementation of clinical protocols and practice management guidelines, monitoring care of in-hospital patients, and serving as a resource for clinical practice.
  • Education responsibilities: Provide for intrafacility and regional professional staff development, participate in case review, implement practice guidelines, and direct community trauma education and prevention programs. Organizes and participates in conferences related to health care of the trauma patient.
  • Performance improvement: Monitor clinical processes and outcomes and system issues related to the quality of care provided: develop quality filters, audits, and case reviews; identify trends and sentinel events; and help outline remedial actions while maintaining confidentiality.
  • Administration: Manage, as appropriate, the operational, personnel, and financial aspects of the trauma program. Serve as a liaison to administration, and represent the trauma program on various hospital and community committees to enhance and foster optimal trauma care.
  • Supervision of the trauma registry: Supervise collection, coding, scoring, and developing processes for validation of data. Design the registry to facilitate performance improvement activities, trend reports, and research while protecting confidentiality.
  • Consultant and liaison: Stabilize the complex network of the many disciplines that work in concert to provide high-quality care. Serve as an internal resource for staff in all departments, and act as a liaison for EMS agencies.
  • Research: Have an active involvement in research projects and the analysis and distribution of findings. Facilitate protocol design for accurate data collection, feedback, and analysis.
  • Community and national involvement in trauma care systems: Participate in the development of trauma care systems at the community, state, or national level.
  • Management: Conducts regular meetings with direct reports to set expectations consistent with the goals of the organization and the department. Schedules work, ensures adequate staffing, and evaluates performance in relation to department objectives and established standards. Applies policies in a consistent, fair and equitable manner. Achieves results through subordinates; successfully recruits, interviews, selects, and trains staff in order to build a cohesive and effective team.What qualifications you will need:Experience Required :
    • Minimum of three years clinical nursing experience in Trauma, Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit or other critical care areas required. Two years previous management experience desired. Excellent interpersonal skills and possession of critical thinking, analytical, teaching/coaching and research skills required. Preferred:
      • Three to five years of experience in coordination of multiple phases of care and multiple level/groups of personnel is helpful.Education / Credentials Required:
        • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
        • Current licensure as Registered Nurse in Commonwealth of Virginia
        • BLS
        • ACLS
        • PALS
        • TNCC
        • CEN or CCRN within two years of accepting positionPreferred:
          • Master's Degree LewisGale Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1909. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 500+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in the Salem area. We specialize in heart and vascular care-including the latest advanced technology available through our designated Heart Center-as well as orthopedics and spine care, services for mental and behavioral health and cancer care. At LewisGale Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. "The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.HCA Healthcare Co-Founder If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Director Trauma Program opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today! We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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