Education

Required/Preferred

Description

Medical Degree

Required

Medical degree from an accredited medical school

General Surgery Residency

Required

Completion of general surgery residency

Fellowship Training

Required

Trauma fellowship training and surgical critical care training

Years of Experience

Required/Preferred

Description

Minimum 3 years of experience

Required

Clinical experience in trauma service and/or trauma fellowship training

Leadership experience

Required

Demonstrated leadership experience in trauma, acute care surgery, surgical critical care or a comparable hospital-based program

Performance improvement and regulatory experience

Preferred

Experience leading multidisciplinary performance improvement, patient safety, peer review and regulatory/accreditation readiness activities

Collaboration

Successful track record collaborating with physicians, nursing, administration, emergency medicine, surgical subspecialties, critical care, EMS and community partners

Communication and relationship-building

Strong communication, operational, analytical and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence across medical staff and administrative structures

Refer to the Life Support Training Policy NH-HR-3096.

Type (ex NP, RN, CMA)

Required/Preferred

Current unrestricted medical license, or eligibility for licensure, in the applicable state

Required

Board certification in General Surgery

Required

Current Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification/provider status; must be maintained

Required

Ability to meet trauma-related continuing medical education requirements, including an average of 12 hours annually or 36 hours over three years of verifiable external trauma-related CME

Required

• Expertise in evidence-based trauma care, acute care surgery and surgical critical care practices.

• Knowledge of trauma center designation, accreditation standards, state and federal regulatory requirements and trauma performance improvement expectations.

• Ability to develop, implement and maintain clinical protocols, guidelines, policies and procedures that support high-quality trauma care.

• Strong physician leadership, peer review, conflict resolution, mentoring and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.

• Ability to use clinical data, chart review and quality metrics to identify trends, address practice variation and advance program improvement.

• Experience with trauma program designation surveys, ACS/OEMS standards or comparable regulatory review processes.

• Participation in state, regional or national trauma committees or professional organizations.

• Experience with trauma registry data, performance dashboards and clinical outcomes reporting.

Essential functions are those tasks, duties and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the job’s purpose and objectives. Essential functions are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job. They are the major functions for which the person in the job is held accountable. Following are the essential functions of the job.

Strategic and Program Leadership

· Provide physician leadership for the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery program and support the hospital’s trauma center designation, accreditation readiness and long-range program planning.

· Partner with hospital administration, medical staff leadership and trauma program leadership to identify program priorities, resource needs, staffing considerations, equipment needs and budgetary implications.

· Represent the trauma center in local, regional, state and national trauma initiatives and professional organizations as appropriate.

Clinical Oversight

· Participate in the care of patients with life-threatening or urgent injuries and maintain active involvement in the hospital’s Trauma Service.

· Oversee trauma care management using current treatment modalities and ensure clinical services, trauma team response, operating room availability, intensive care resources and related support services meet applicable standards.

· Develop, review and update trauma protocols, guidelines, manuals and procedures to support safe, timely and effective care delivery.

· Oversee surgical critical care services.

Quality, Safety and Peer Review

· Monitor trauma program quality and performance, review trauma resuscitations and collaborate with trauma performance improvement personnel to identify trends, deficiencies and action plans.

· Develop, implement and maintain an effective Trauma Physician Peer Review Program in collaboration with medical staff leadership.

· Chair or actively participate in trauma-related committees, including Trauma Peer Review, Trauma Physician Performance Review, Morbidity and Mortality Review, Trauma Steering Committee and other applicable quality forums.

· Support OPPE and FPPE processes when indicated through performance improvement findings and make recommendations related to physicians providing trauma program services.

· Actively participate with the safety/quality teams in the pursuit of the highest quality and safest patient care.

Collaboration and Medical Staff Engagement

· Work with physicians and clinical leaders to resolve concerns related to the Trauma Service and keep appropriate hospital leadership informed of significant issues.

· Assist administration in reviewing and resolving patient and family concerns, complaints or grievances involving trauma care or services.

· Promote professionalism, patient advocacy and active participation in medical staff matters among physicians supporting the program.

Education, Outreach and Program Development

· Assist in the provision of trauma-related instruction, in-services, educational programs and community seminars for health care personnel and community partners.

· Support injury prevention, trauma education, community outreach and public or media promotions of the trauma center when requested.

· Collaborate with the Trauma Program Manager, Trauma Registrar, trauma performance improvement coordinators and multidisciplinary team members through regular meetings and day-to-day operational oversight.

• All other duties as assigned.