Trauma Medical Director, Community Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery

Trauma Medical Director, Community Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery

Mission or Goal of Unit: The mission of the VCU Department of Surgery is to provide nationally ranked, advanced, patient-oriented, cost-effective and safe surgical services and sciences across all levels of care, as well as to create the finest training environment for the region’s future surgical specialists.

The VCU Health Department of Surgery is seeking a general surgeon for our practice at Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) in South Hill, Virginia, who will serve as the Trauma Medical Director at CMH for the development of a Level III trauma center. This position will be within the VCU Acute Care Surgery division and operates within the VCU trauma system network which includes a Level I Trauma Center located in Richmond, Virginia.

The trauma medical director will be an integral part of the general surgery practice and trauma care coverage at Community Memorial Hospital with the opportunity to work at other VCUHS locations, including clinical coverage and service at the VCU Level I Trauma Center. The candidate must be Board eligible/Board certified in General Surgery with additional qualifications in surgical critical care preferred.

Must have excellent skills in emergency general surgery and elective community general surgery including minimally invasive procedures.

The Trauma Medical Director (TMD) is responsible for the development, growth and oversight of the Trauma Program and Trauma service at the Level III trauma center within the VCU trauma system network and works closely and collaboratively with the Chair of the Trauma System Network. The TMD must demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and understand the interdependent roles of allied health professions.

The TMD promotes high standards of practice through the development of trauma policies, protocols and practice guidelines, and participates in rigorous performance improvement monitoring at Community Memorial Hospital and within the Trauma network. The TMD is involved in developing the EMS trauma component in the South Hill region and is invested in prehospital personnel training, EMS performance improvement, and prehospital patient safety.

This faculty member will have teaching responsibilities for residents or fellows who may rotate at Community Memorial Hospital or, as applicable, during rotations at the VCUHS main hospital. The TMD will work closely with the VCU Center for Trauma and Critical Care Education (CTCCE) to provide trauma care education to EMS providers in the region, nursing staff, residents and faculty of all disciplines involved in the Level III trauma center.

Collaboration with basic science faculty in Surgery, VCUHS Level I Trauma center, and the VCU School of Medicine will be encouraged.

The faculty member will serve on divisional, departmental, college, or university committees as necessary, as well as local and regional Trauma and EMS committees, and in a professional capacity in their field, e.g., reviewer, conference organizer, etc.

• Board Certified in General Surgery
• Excellent interpersonal skills with high emotional intelligence
• Ability to function in a complex matrixed environment
• Effective skills in managing conflict
• Commitment to clinical excellence, education, and clinical research
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism, and civility with a diverse faculty, staff, and student population, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

• Surgical critical care board certification is highly preferred

VCU Health is an urban academic health system located in the mid‑Atlantic region based in Richmond, Virginia. It is a Level I Trauma Center serving residents in Virginia and beyond. The system offers 18 clinical departments, 92 residency and fellowship programs, and a growing array of clinical and research initiatives.