Full-Time Days (NO Weekends) 

Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute is a 380-bed acute care hospital. Home to the Treasure Coast Level II Trauma Center, it provides life-saving care for patients with critical injuries from St. Lucie, Indian River, Okeechobee and Martin counties. Specialty services include a full range of cardiac care from diagnostics to open-heart surgery, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Inpatient Behavioral Health, an Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Center as well as the only Mazor Robotics Program that provides highly-accurate, minimally-invasive surgery for complex spinal cases.

Summary

Reporting to the CEO, the Trauma Program Director oversees and coordinates all aspects of the Level II trauma program in a busy progressive hospital setting. Program development, at the hospital, local level and within state/national systems is a key element to the success of this role.   

Responsibilities include:

• Facilitate and provide direction for a multidisciplinary trauma service with primary focus on developing/implementing and monitoring systems to enhance care of the trauma patient
• Serve as a resource for inter-intra disciplinary team members and patient families that participate in the care of trauma patients
• Work in close collaboration with the Trauma Medical Director to:
• Promote the goals of the Trauma Program
• Qualify all care and system issues regarding the program development
• Optimize patient care across the age and injury spectrum
• Oversee and direct all trauma related activities, and initiate changes internally and externally that will promote optimal trauma care
• Perform all functions necessary to act as an agent to the Trauma Medical Director and Administration, to ensure compliance with all hospital, local, state and American College of Surgeons requirements
• This position maintains responsibility/accountability for 24-hour day management

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse licensed issued by the State of Florida
• Bachelor Degree required – Master’s preferred
• Maintain a minimum of 10 CEU's in Trauma Nursing annually
• BLS; Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) and or Advanced Trauma Course for Nurses (ATCN) certifications
• Certified Emergency Room nursing (CEN) or Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certificate is preferred
• Three years of professional nursing experience in an inpatient critical care or emergency nursing area or trauma intensive care unit
• Understanding of the Florida Standards for Trauma Standards and the American College of Surgeons Optimal Resources for Care of the Injured patient
• Background in trauma system management essential - required
• Experience in trauma registry management

Compensation commensurate with experience with salary range between $96-115k. Sign – on bonus and relocation offered as well!