Trauma Medical Director - Surgeon

We are recruiting for a motivated Trauma Medical Director - Surgeon to join our team!

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Department

General & Trauma Surgeons

Denver Health Medical Center is recruiting for a Trauma Medical Director for the Department of Surgery. The Trauma Medical Director (TMD) is the Trauma Surgeon who has been assigned by the hospital executive leadership and the Department of Surgery Director of Service to lead the multidisciplinary activities of the Trauma Program. The role of the Trauma Medical Director will be to pursue and continuously maintain the full development of the trauma center in terms of quality of care, volume, scope of services and cost-effectiveness, education, research, and to organize and manage the overall physician/surgeon component of the trauma service.

This position will be associated with a 0.3-0.5 FTE reduction for administrative time for the Trauma Medical Director role. The remaining FTE will be clinical.

As an institution, Denver Health is a nationally recognized integrated health care system which includes: a Level 1 trauma center, a large network of community health centers, the city and county public health department, the city-wide advanced life support EMS agency (Denver Paramedics) and a regional poison control center. Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided more than $3.3billion in care for the underserviced over the last ten years. We are an academic affiliate of the University of Colorado and all faculty hired at Denver Health are appointed a faculty rank commensurate with experience.

Interested applicants should apply online and may submit CV/Cover Letter to:
Aaron Ortiz, Manager of Provider Recruitment
303-602-4992

aaron.ortiz@dhha.org 
 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Complies with ACS and state requirements for Trauma surgeon and Level one Trauma Medical Director.

2. Oversees all aspects of the multidisciplinary care from the time of injury through discharge.

3. May actively participate in the management of care of any injured patient at DHMC

4. Coordinates, approves and provides input on the development and maintenance of practice guidelines, policies, and methodologies for trauma medical/surgical patient care.

5. Demonstrates consistent, efficient, cost effective, quality trauma medical/surgical care at all times.

6. Demonstrates individual accountability for clinical practice by participating in trauma care and following established practice management guidelines.

7. Reports quality of care issues promptly to appropriate individuals, including Surgery Director of Service, Risk Manager, administration, and Trauma program manager.

8. Chairs the Multi-Disciplinary Trauma Peer Review Committee, and actively participates in all relevant trauma medical QA/PI and peer review activities.

9. Attends and participates (or designates an appropriate alternate) on Medical Staff Quality Review Committee when a trauma case is under review.

10. Collaborates with the Trauma Program Manager and leaders of departments involved in the care of the injured patient to establish trauma program goals and objectives consistent with those of the hospital and ensure that those of the trauma service are being met.

11. Consistently demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, hospital personnel, and patients/family in order to achieve maximum operational effectiveness, cross departmental relationship building and customer satisfaction.

12. Promotes the mission and values of Denver Health Medical Center

13. The TMD has the authority to oversee all aspects of care of the injured patient as necessary to carry out his/her responsibility for the overall management of the Trauma Program.

14. Reviews, as needed, the performance and qualifications of Trauma Surgeons and members of the broader trauma team, including members of the departments of orthopedics, neurosurgery, anesthesia and emergency medicine who provide trauma care at Denver Health Medical Center.

15. Has authority to limit provider participation in trauma-related care and recommend to the MSEC the restriction, limitation or suspension of trauma privileges when concerns arise.

16. Has authority to recommend or decline to recommend the grant or continuance of trauma pri