Burn Program Manager - Department of Surgery (50%)

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Burn Program Manager coordinates the operational, quality, performance improvement, verification, outreach, and regulatory activities of the UI Health Care Burn Program. As Iowa’s only burn center, the program provides specialized burn care, education, prevention, rehabilitation, and recovery services as a statewide tertiary referral resource. Working with the Burn Medical Director and multidisciplinary burn team, the manager coordinates readiness for American Burn Association (ABA) Burn Center Verification and reverification, program performance improvement, quality oversight, outreach, prevention, education, and multidisciplinary operations. The role partners with registry, analytics, quality, and operational leaders to support reliable data, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. Registry personnel and data abstraction functions remain aligned within the Trauma & Burn Quality Program infrastructure. The position also oversees human resource functions, including creating roles, supervising performance, and managing the burn registry and associated personnel. The position is listed at 50%, or 20 hours per week, at the UI Main campus in Iowa City, Iowa.

Requirements

Master of Science in Nursing degree.
Three years of progressively responsible experience in healthcare operations, quality, program administration, trauma, burn, emergency medicine, surgery, critical care, rehabilitation, or related clinical services.
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary initiatives and managing complex projects.
Demonstrated analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Registered Nurse (RN).
Experience in a burn center, trauma center, academic medical center, or other highly regulated specialty program.
Experience supporting accreditation, verification, or regulatory compliance activities.
Knowledge of American Burn Association Burn Center Verification standards.
Experience with performance improvement, quality management, registry operations, or healthcare analytics.
Certification in healthcare quality, project management, burn nursing, or a related specialty area.

Responsibilities

Coordinate ongoing readiness for ABA Burn Center Verification and reverification.
Maintain documentation, evidence files, standards crosswalks, and compliance records demonstrating adherence to ABA standards.
Coordinate preparation for verification reviews, site visits, and regulatory assessments.
Monitor applicable federal, state, institutional, and accreditation requirements and work with program leadership to address compliance opportunities.
Coordinate the Burn Program Performance Improvement process.
Facilitate multidisciplinary review of burn cases, complications, outcomes, and patient safety events.
Track corrective actions and ensure improvement opportunities are closed-looped.
Develop and maintain program dashboards and reports, and collaborate with Quality & Safety teams on organizational quality initiatives.
Coordinate operational activities across the continuum of burn care and facilitate multidisciplinary meetings and committees.
Assist with annual program planning, goal development, strategic initiatives, and maintenance of burn-related policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines.
Serve as a liaison among clinical departments supporting burn patient care.
Partner with registry and analytics resources to support accurate, timely burn program data collection and reporting.
Monitor burn volumes, referral patterns, transfer activity, quality metrics, and patient outcomes; support national benchmarking and burn quality reporting.
Prepare reports for program leadership, executive leadership, and external organizations.
Coordinate burn injury prevention and community outreach, and support educational programs for referring hospitals, EMS agencies, learners, and healthcare professionals.
Assist with statewide referral development and support burn survivor and rehabilitation-related initiatives.
Promote awareness of burn services throughout Iowa and the surrounding region.
Oversee human resource functions, including creating new roles, supervising performance, and managing the burn registry and associated personnel.