Trauma Medical Director

HonorHealth•Mesa, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Director at HonorHealth serves as a clinical leader and strategic partner, responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, cost-effective, and equitable care. This role acts as a vital link between frontline clinicians, operational teams, and senior leadership—advancing HonorHealth's Medical Group mission to improve the health and well-being of those we serve. The Medical Director drives system integration, workforce development, performance improvement, and clinical excellence across a defined service line, facility, or population segment. This position aligns clinical strategy with system goals, optimizes resource deployment, and helps lead the organization into a future state of value-based, academically aligned care with ASU and other strategic partners. The Medical Director, Trauma Department is a critical care trauma surgeon who leads an organized Trauma Program, under the guidelines of American College of Surgeons, that is cohesive with all participants working as a team and provides care to trauma and general surgery patients at HonorHealth Osborn. The clinical responsibilities include both emergency coverage and coverage of patients in the ICU and on the medical/surgical units, leading the multidisciplinary activities of the Trauma Program and overseeing all aspects of the multidisciplinary care of trauma patients from the time of injury through discharge.

Requirements

5 years of direct trauma clinical experience.
Board Certified Physician - Certification Board-certified surgeon (usually in general surgery) with a special interest in trauma care (Added Qualification in Surgical Critical Care).
Advanced Trauma Life Support-Instructor Certified - Certification State Faculty and Course Director preferred
Completes at least 16 hours of trauma related to continuing medical education (CME)/year, of which at least 8 hours is extramural.

Responsibilities

Co-develop and implement clinical strategic plans aligned with system-wide priorities (e.g., quality, growth, access, academic advancement).
Represent the medical staff in budgeting, enterprise planning, and capital investment discussions.
Identify and champion transformation opportunities across clinical domains.
Ensure safe, evidence-based, efficient care across all sites of service within purview.
Monitor clinical metrics and lead corrective action plans (e.g., productivity, readmissions, throughput, outcomes, utilization).
Participates with the Trauma Program Manager, Hospital Administrator, service line leader, and designated hospital staff in planning monitoring and evaluating the Trauma Program.
Collaborate with nursing, APPs, and administrative partners to optimize workflows and resource allocation.
Direct and refine rounding models, clinical pathways, and service capacity.
Lead clinical quality programs with measurable targets for patient outcomes, safety, and experience.
Ensure compliance with federal/state laws, CMS, DNV, American College of Surgeons and internal HH policies.
Actively participate in risk assessment, root cause analysis, and peer review systems.
Serve as local or regional physician leader during major audits, reaccreditations, regulatory reviews, or crisis events.
Reviews and monitors, on an ongoing basis, the quality, appropriateness and timeliness of care provided by trauma surgeons and other trauma physicians, especially in the Special Care Units.
Participates with the Trauma Program Manager, Hospital Administration and other designated hospital staff in planning monitoring and evaluating the Trauma Program.
Coach, mentor, and evaluate physicians, fellows, and APPs.
Oversee recruitment, onboarding, credentialing, and retention efforts.
Foster a culture of accountability, equity, feedback, and interdisciplinary teamwork.
Leverage EHR dashboards, workforce analytics, and performance data to guide decision-making.
Align local performance with system metrics and incentive frameworks (e.g., quality bonus, value-based care).
Co-manage clinical budgets, monitor physician productivity benchmarks (e.g., wRVU), and recommend resource adjustments.
Ensure appropriate documentation and coding to support revenue integrity and compliance.
Participates in educational programs dealing with trauma care and management for trauma physicians, nurses, other trauma care providers and the paramedical staff in the Trauma Program.
Participates in surgery residency program coverage.
Assists with trauma prevention programs.
Participates in community forums and emergency preparedness activities.
Participates in research activities within the Trauma Program for the purpose of improving the quality of care in the Program, as required by accrediting and/or review organizations having jurisdiction over Trauma Programs including the State of Arizona and the American College of Surgeons Guidelines.
Publishes appropriate papers/articles in peer-reviewed journals.
Other Duties as assigned