Job Summary The Executive Director of Trauma Services provides for the overall coordination of the Trauma Center Strategic Planning Regulatory Compliance Performance Improvement and Trauma Registry in collaboration with Trauma Medical Director. This position ensures maintenance of the American College of Surgeons Level I Trauma Center Verification by coordinating organizing assembling and maintaining required standards of Level I Trauma Center. Has an active role in the following clinical activities education research performance improvement injury prevention outreach trauma registry management and acts as a liaison to outside regional and state agencies. Develops guidelines based on current literature best practice and information from patient care evaluations. Implements and coordinates trauma related performance improvement activities. These activities include outcome and cost analysis preparing benchmark data reports hospital trauma registry system reports and Level I Trauma Center specific clinical indicators as recommended by the ACS. Represents the trauma program on various hospital community state and national committees to enhance and foster optimal trauma care management. Additionally leads programs and initiatives focused on Emergency General Surgery EGS and Forensics.Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities Demonstrates knowledge skills and abilities to support the management of injured and EGS patients and Trauma EGS and Forensics program operations. Collaborates and partners with the Trauma Medical Director physician dyad partner to lead overall service line and operation of the function program assessment planning organizing coordinating evaluating and leading the Trauma Center to ensure shared overall performance and accountabilities. Integrates evidence-based standards of care and current regional state and national trauma quality indicators into trauma programs. Anticipates and responds to program needs including rotation of leader on-call duties. Leads team members promoting employee engagement optimal service for internal and external customers adequate staffing and productivity standards. Is accessible to the team and conducts regular team meetings to ensure communication and coordination of services. Prepares department operating budgets on an annual basis and monitors areas of responsibility for compliance within current budget. Promotes departmental and organizational activities for providing courteous customer service to patients families visitors and external customers. Assumes responsibility for the clinical and financial performance of hospital departments under authority. Oversees compliance of established policies and is responsible for meeting legal and regulatory standards and requirements as well as accrediting body compliance. Directs people resources with regard to business and clinical functions of departments. Identifies and recommends space supplies equipment and resources needed for departmental operations. Works collaboratively and communicates effectively with the Executive Leadership Medical and Hospital Directors Nursing Staff and administrative staff to provide the overall coordination of the Trauma Program. Job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and may be subject to change with or without notice. Staff are expected to perform other duties as assigned.