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DepartmentGeneral & Trauma Surgeons
Job Summary
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 0.5 FTE The expectation is
approximately 0.5 of this FTE will be utilized to support the administrative
requirements of the Trauma Medical Director, with the remainder being
clinical FTE.
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.
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, a 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 privileges for members of the broader trauma team.
17. Performs and participates in an annual review (credentialing) process
of all Trauma Surgeons and all co-specialists providing trauma care at Denver
Health Medical Center.
18. The Trauma Medical Director… For full info follow application link.
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