Director of Trauma Program

Raleigh General Hospital

Director of Trauma Program
Job Type: Full Time

Job Location Type:
In-Person

Your experience matters

Raleigh General Hospital ispartof Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. Weare driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As aRegistered Nurse, RN joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

Directs, plans, and evaluates day-to-day functions to ensure that high-quality trauma services are provided at assigned trauma centers. Coordinates the activities of the Trauma Services staff. Integrates pre-hospital, Emergency Department, Surgery and inpatient services to ensure the delivery of quality patient care. Works collaboratively with various Medical Directors, and other stakeholders, regarding the planning and implementation of trauma services.

What we’re looking for

• Coordinates the activities of Trauma Services.
• Integrates the Hospital, Emergency Department, Surgery and inpatient services to set service quality standards and to ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
• Supervises, plans, and evaluates day to day functions of Trauma Services in accordance with Trauma Center designation/verification.
• Participates in the preparation of the Trauma Department operating and capital budget and monitors operational costs within budgetary goals.
• Participates in the development of the strategic plan and departmental goals for Trauma Services.
• Participates on committees, task forces and groups as needed.
• Works with other trauma programs to ensure process alignment for transferring patients.
• Works closely with Marketing and outside agencies as appropriate to provide community trauma outreach.
• Organizes and coordinates activities to meet Trauma designation/verification.
• Works collaboratively with other services and Medical Directors regarding the planning and implementation of Trauma Services.
• Compiles and organizes all necessary documents for review by ACS Trauma surveyors.
• Works with Medical Director and Director of Emergency and Trauma Services to ensure all necessary quality and committee activities are in place as required for Trauma designation/verification. Serves as primary contact or designee with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma for all designation/verification achievement activities.
• Works in a customer service-oriented manner with physicians and nursing/clinical staff to concurrently ensure that patients are receiving evidence based care according to abstraction guidelines.
• Works with the Director of Emergency and Trauma Services and Registrars on Trauma core measure projects to maximize efficiency and productivity.
• Completes outcome report card(s) while tracking and trending measurable improvements in core measures.
• Performs Quality Review of core measure or other clinical records as directed by internal or external sources.
• Reviews and resolves listings of errors and/or inconsistencies identified by data validation checks.
• Participates in the Quality Control review of core measure data prior to data release.
• Develops and maintains processes for data validation and integrity for selected projects.
• Utilizes computer hardware and software including desktop applications, project management tools, and other data management software for data retrieval, data collection, error detection, analysis, and reporting.
• Acts as a point of contact for core measure data management activities with the West Virginia Office of Emergency Services (WVOEMS).
• Benchmarks with other hospitals to identify best practices and processes for core measures, and coordinates selected external benchmarking projects with the State, and others when indicated.
• In collaboration with the Director of Emergency and Trauma Services, gives feedback to physicians and other clinical staff on failed core measure cases to ensure future compliance with core measures.
• Develops and assists in developing clinical report cards.
• Responds to specific data requests from physicians, administration, and staff for assigned core measures and for other topics as needed.
• Coordinates record reviews for data validation by the ACS, state and governmental agencies for core measures.
• Handles data quality reviews which may involve…