Director Trauma Program
About The Position
The Director of Trauma Program provides facilitation and direction for a multidisciplinary trauma service for an assigned Level II Trauma Center(s). The Director develops/implements and monitors systems to enhance care of trauma patients receiving services; serves as a resource for inter-intra disciplinary team members and patient families that participate in the care of trauma patients; develops and applies standards and research to enhance quality of patient care; implements and evaluates performance improvement; develops effective working relationships with all system providers and management; has oversight over registry; supervises assigned staff and participates in the development and monitoring of the assigned budget. Hospital-based leaders may have a dual matrixed reporting structure.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing required
- Masters in Nursing with appropriate trauma subspecialty preferred
- Current Registered Nurse license in Washington State or Multistate License endorsement (MLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Eight (8) years of professional/technical nursing experience required; preferably in an emergency or critical care nursing unit, with at least six months experience in trauma nursing
- Two (2) years of experience performing trauma accreditation work or working as a Trauma Manager/Coordinator/PI Coordinator responsible for program development and teaching
- Five (5) years of experience in a managerial or supervisory capacity
Nice To Haves
- Certification in one or more of the following preferred: Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN), Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), or a Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
Responsibilities
- Provides facilitation and direction for a multidisciplinary trauma service
- Develops/implements and monitors systems to enhance care of trauma patients
- Serves as a resource for inter-intra disciplinary team members and patient families
- Develops and applies standards and research to enhance quality of patient care
- Implements and evaluates performance improvement
- Develops effective working relationships with all system providers and management
- Has oversight over registry
- Supervises assigned staff
- Participates in the development and monitoring of the assigned budget
Benefits
- competitive salary
- medical
- dental
- retirement benefits
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
