Fort Pierce, FL
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Lawnwood Regional Medical Center
(Posted Jul 10, 2013) – Trauma Program Director
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center – St. Lucie County, FL
Whether it’s cutting edge technology that drives your passion, or working side-by-side with a multi-faceted team of healthcare professionals, Lawnwood Regional Medical Center has an opportunity for you. An HCA facility, HCA Ranks on Fortune’s list of Most Admired Companies of 2013 for the third consecutive year.
Currently we are seeking a Trauma Program Director. Under the general supervision of the Trauma Medical Director, the Trauma Program Director promotes optimal emergency trauma care services through implementation of programs, coordination of activities, and evaluation of systems, processes and outcomes. You will provide facilitation and direction for a multidisciplinary trauma service with a primary focus on developing/implementing and monitoring systems to enhance care of the trauma patient. In this role, you will serve as a resource for inter-intra disciplinary team members and patient families that participate in the care of trauma patients.
Responsibilities include:
Patient Care
-Coordinate, monitor and evaluate trauma care from the point of EMS entry through the continuum of rehabilitation and discharge, ensuring that high quality comprehensive and continuous care is provided.
-Educate staff, physicians, and ancillary services regarding hospital and unit specific policies, procedures and standards.
-Collaborate with the medical staff and other personnel in the planning and coordinating of the delivery of health care services to patients, such as case management and those personnel involved in the use of critical care paths.
-Collaborate with Trauma Medical Director and trauma physicians to troubleshoot/problem-solve issues related to trauma patient care or processes and refer to appropriate source for corrective action.
-Assist unit nursing directors with periodic evaluations of all trauma-related nursing personnel.
-Collaborate with the Trauma Medical Director in carrying out the educational, clinical, research, administrative and outreach activities of the trauma program.
Registry
-Collaborate with Trauma Registry personnel to assure timely entry and validity of trauma registry data.
-Analyze data; identify trends/areas for improvement in processes, structures, and systems impacting trauma care patient outcomes.
-Assume primary responsibility in collaboration with the Trauma Medical Director in tracing, monitoring, and evaluation of state required indicators.
-Assume primary responsibility in collaboration with the Trauma Medical Director/trauma physicians for developing, reviewing, and analyzing institutional trauma indicators determining variances and assuring follow-up resolution or monitoring for trends by indicator and service.
-Collaborate with unit nursing directors, clinical educators, nurse liaisons, and Registry personnel to assure effective tracking, monitoring, and evaluation of Department of Health and RMCBP trauma indicators.
Performance Improvement
-Coordinate meetings of the Trauma Quality Management Committee.
-Prepare monthly variance report based upon findings from the Trauma Quality Management Committee meeting.
-Monitor, evaluate, and communicate quality management issues to pre-hospital providers, and participate in quality improvement activities designed to strengthen pre-hospital care.
-Prepare a quarterly report of variances and outliers, sources of problems, actions taken, and effectiveness of resolution.
-Participate in conducting and analyzing annual evaluation of the Trauma Quality Management plan.
-Prepare an annual report summarizing all areas identified as problematic/needing improvement, with actions taken and status of outcomes.
-Active participation in State and Regional trauma agencies.
External Liaison
-Collaborate and maintain liaison role to assure cooperation with police, state attorney, and medical examiner’s office regarding criminal investigations/evidentiary requirements.
-Troubleshoot / problem-solve systems’ problems related to rescue/trauma center communication and transportation systems.
-Provide consultative services to health care providers, administrators, and health care consumers regarding trauma care/services.
Disaster Preparedness
-Maintain current knowledge regarding disaster/hurricane preparedness/emergency management.
-Assist Emergency Operations Coordinator educating staff, physicians and ancillary services regarding disaster/hurricane preparedness and procedures. Actively participate in the hospital disaster preparedness committee.
Continuing Education
-Coordinate community and regional referral hospital education related to trauma and injury prevention.
Regulatory
-Ensures accreditation standards are met for Trauma Center verification.
-Ensures Trauma Service compliance with regulatory agency standards, i.e. TJC, AHCA
Requirements:
•FL RN License
•BSN or Bachelor’s Degree in a healthcare related field required; Master’s preferred
•3-5 years leadership/program management experience in a Level I or Level II trauma setting
•Strong Performance Improvement background
•Experience with Clinical Research preferred
•Experience with State and ACS Trauma Center verification process
•TNCC/ATCN certification required, instructor preferred; ACLS, PALS certifications a plus
HCA is an equal opportunity employer.
How to apply
Please visit www.HCAEastFloridaJobs.com to learn more and apply or contact Elizabeth Flader via email at Elizabeth.Flader@parallon.net or via phone at 954-514-1574 and reference Job #00102-3486.
Location
1700 S 23rd St
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
United States of America
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