Director Trauma - Emergency Trauma

CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline overlooking Corpus Christi Bay is the largest and foremost acute care medical facility in the region, with a full range of diagnostic and surgical specialty services in cardiac, cancer, and stroke care. It isthe leading emergency facility in the area with a Level II Trauma Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with physicians and nurses specially trained in emergency services.

• The Pavilion and North Tower house a state-of-the-art emergency department, ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites
• A teaching facility in affiliation with the Texas A&M University System Health and Science Center College of Medicine
• Accredited Chest Pain Center
• Accredited Joint Commission Stroke Team

Summary:

The Director Trauma is a registered nurse who in partnership with the Trauma Medical Director and hospital administration is responsible for oversight and authority of the trauma program as defined by the level of designation, including the trauma performance improvement and patient safety processes, trauma registry, data management, injury prevention, outreach education, outcome reviews, and research as appropriate to the level of designation.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Drive for Results - Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Business Acumen - Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace. Ability to impart knowledge to a variety of operating constituencies.
• Managing Vision and Purpose - Communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; talks beyond today; talks about possibilities; is optimistic; creates mileposts and symbols to rally support behind the vision; makes the vision shareable by everyone; can inspire and motivate entire units or organizations.
• Strategic Agility - Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports - Is excellent at establishing clear directions; sets stretching objectives; distributes the workload appropriately; lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner; maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results; brings out the best in people; is a clear communicator.

The Director of Trauma is to assume at minimum, the following leadership responsibilities in conjunction with the Trauma Medical Director and hospital administration:

• Assist with the budgetary process for the trauma program
• Develop and implement clinical protocols and practice management guidelines
• Provide educational opportunities for staff development
• Monitor performance improvement activities in conjunction with a PI Coordinator (where applicable)
• Serves as the liaison to administration and represent the trauma program on hospital and regional committees to enhance trauma care
• Adheres to current standards as defined by the designated/verifying organization for the specific level trauma center
• Responsible for the organization of services and systems necessary for a multidisciplinary approach to providing care to injured patients
• Manages care by maintaining effective lines of communication with all concerned parties
• Demonstrate ability to problem solve and be supportive/innovative in the process of change
• Demonstrate strong human relations skills with an ability to handle difficult/sensitive issues with regard to patient confidentiality
• Demonstrate excellent written/oral communication skills
• Integrate and interpret data from diverse sources addressing issues of moderate to high complexity
• Develop strong relationships with customers (i.e. patients, physicians, and support departments)
• Adheres to current standards as defined by the designated/verifying organization for the specific level trauma center
• Promote optimal trauma care through clinical activities such as rounding
• Facilitate professional and public education to EMS, physician, nursing staff, and ancillary staff
• Facilitate Outreach programs
• Quality Improvement activities such as risk adjusting benchmarking using registry data to guide quality improvement activities
• Facilitates and prioritizes injury prevention work based on trends identified in the trauma registry
• Participate in Regional Advisory Council
• Participate in MCI drills as defined by designated/verifying organization

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Master's degree of Science in Nursing or another related field preferred
• The following courses are required upon hire
  • Trauma Outcomes Performance Improvement Course (TOPIC)
  • Trauma Program Manager Course by the American Trauma Society (ATS) or the Texas Trauma Designation Education Course by the Texas Trauma Coordinators Forum (TTCF)
  • Abbreviated Injury Scale course by the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)
  • ICD-10 course in trauma; needs to be renewed every 5 years

Experience

• 2 years of experience in trauma patient care required
• 2 years of healthcare leadership required
• 2 years of trauma registry or data management required
• Working knowledge of CQI tools and techniques required

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• RN License in the state of employment or compact required
• BLS required
• ACLS required
• ENPC or PALS required
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) or Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) required
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN) and/or Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certifications preferred
• TNCC and/or ENPC Instructor preferred

Work Schedule:

8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday

Work Type:

Full Time