Director of Trauma - Switch4 LLC
Detroit, MI 48201
About the Job
Job Title: Director of Trauma
Location: Detroit, MI
Job-Type: FTE/Permanent
Summary:
The Director of Trauma is responsible for the strategic leadership and operational management of the hospital's trauma program. This role ensures compliance with state and national trauma regulations, oversees trauma patient care delivery, and leads quality improvement initiatives. Key duties include managing program staff, coordinating with interdisciplinary teams, optimizing patient outcomes, and maintaining trauma center accreditation.
Role and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Location: Detroit, MI
Job-Type: FTE/Permanent
Summary:
The Director of Trauma is responsible for the strategic leadership and operational management of the hospital's trauma program. This role ensures compliance with state and national trauma regulations, oversees trauma patient care delivery, and leads quality improvement initiatives. Key duties include managing program staff, coordinating with interdisciplinary teams, optimizing patient outcomes, and maintaining trauma center accreditation.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Directs the personnel, operational and financial activities of the Department of Surgery Administration at Sinai-Grace Hospital (SGH). Ensures the Department of Surgery Administration has sufficient professional and physician assistant support to complete the departments special mission. Provides leadership in identification of patient care and process care problems and collaborates in designing and implementing corrective actions.
- Demonstrates leadership and promotes optimal patient care in the hospital through organized quality improvement programs and continuing professional education for physicians, residents, physician assistants, nurses, and other staff. Serves as a professional resource to nursing, physician assistant and other staff and gives input into their performance.
- Monitors compliance with credential and continuing education requirements of licensed professionals in the department. In collaboration with the Administrative Director, Adult Clinical Services, Medical Affairs, Chief of the Department of Surgery and the Section Chiefs of specialty surgical services, assists in developing and implementing strategic plans and annual operating goals. Participates in the on-going review and updates to the business plans and supports effective management of overall department services in accordance with all hospital, regulatory and certifying agency standards.
- Establishes and maintains partnerships and relationships with all participating physicians and all other relevant medical staff and personnel. Oversees or directs the development and/or revision of department procedures/protocols. Approves procedures/protocols and/or seeks other departmental approvals as appropriate.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing or from an accredited program for Physician Assistants, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- License to practice as a Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant in the State of Michigan.
- Three years of progressively more responsible experience in administrative capacities in a health care environment.
- Two years of clinical experience.
Source : Switch4 LLC