Director Trauma Program

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Director Trauma Program with Portsmouth Regional Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Portsmouth Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Portsmouth Regional Hospital family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Director Trauma Program to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking a Trauma Program Director to join our team! The Trauma Program Director will coordinate care of trauma patients to include ensuring the continuity of care throughout the pre-hospital, hospital, and post-hospital phase of care. Functioning as Director of the comprehensive trauma program at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, this person is responsible for the organization of services and systems necessary for a multidisciplinary approach to providing care to injured patients. Our Trauma department truly cares like family! If you are looking for an opportunity that is not just a job, but part of a family, apply online with us today!

• Survey Readiness: Provides education and preparation of the hospital staff regarding American College of Surgeons (ACS) guidelines for ACS verification and re-verification utilizing the most recent edition of the ACS Guidebook, Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient.
• • Clinical activities: Coordinates management across the continuum of trauma care, which includes the planning and implementation of clinical protocols and practice management guidelines, monitoring care of in-hospital patients, and serving as a resource for clinical practice.
  • Education responsibilities: Provide for intra-facility and regional professional staff development, participate in case review, implement practice guidelines, and direct community trauma education and prevention programs. Organizes and participates in conferences related to health care of the trauma patient.
  • Performance improvement: Monitor clinical processes and outcomes and system issues related to the quality of care provided: develop quality filters, audits, and case reviews; identify trends and sentinel events; and help outline remedial actions while maintaining confidentiality.
  • Administration: Manage, as appropriate, the operational, personnel, and financial aspects of the trauma program. Serve as a liaison to administration, and represent the trauma program on various hospital and community committees to enhance and foster optimal trauma care.
  • Supervision of the trauma registry: Supervise collection, coding, scoring, and developing processes for validation of data. Design the registry to facilitate performance improvement activities, trend reports, and research while protecting confidentiality.
  • Consultant and liaison: Stabilize the complex network of the many disciplines that work in concert to provide high-quality care. Serve as an internal resource for staff in all departments, and act as a liaison for EMS agencies.
  • Research: Have an active involvement in research projects and the analysis and distribution of findings. Facilitate protocol design for accurate data collection, feedback, and analysis.
  • Community and national involvement in trauma care systems: Participate in the development of trauma care systems at the community, state, or national level.
  • Management: Conducts regular meetings with direct reports to set expectations consistent with the goals of the organization and the department. Schedules work, ensures adequate staffing, and evaluates performance in relation to department objectives and established standards. Applies policies in a consistent, fair and equitable manner. Achieves results through subordinates; successfully recruits, interviews, selects, and trains staff in order to build a cohesive and effective team

  Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Three years clinical experience in trauma/emergency care
  • Registered professional nurse in the state of New Hampshire or with another state board of nursing followed by immediate registration for New Hampshire license
  • TNCC, ENPC/PALS, ACLS, BCLS certified; Instructor status preferred

Situated in Portsmouth, NH, Portsmouth Regional Hospital is a premier 234-bed acute care facility that offers exceptional healthcare services to the Seacoast region of Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. This hospital is the sole ACS Verified Level II Trauma Center on the Seacoast of New Hampshire, making it an essential resource for the community. It boasts the region's only comprehensive heart and vascular program, along with 24/7 comprehensive neurosurgical and stroke clot retrieval programs for both hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes. Portsmouth Regional Hospital is owned by HCA Healthcare, a respected healthcare provider that runs three hospitals, an ambulatory surgery center, two freestanding emergency rooms, an urgent care center, and 46 physician practices in New Hampshire. HCA Healthcare has 2,600 colleagues and 554 physicians on staff, provides $15.8 million in uncompensated care, and pays $43.8 million in taxes annually. Its other hospitals in New Hampshire include Parkland Medical Center in Derry, Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, and freestanding emergency rooms in Seabrook and Dover. In 2023, a third freestanding emergency room is expected to open in Plaistow.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Director Trauma Program opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.