Pediatric Trauma Medical Director

Denver Health Medical Center; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colorado seeks a Pediatric Trauma Medical Director to lead the multidisciplinary Pediatric Trauma Program and guide the overall development of the trauma center in quality of care, volume, scope of services and cost-effectiveness.

The PTMD will allocate administrative time for leadership while the remaining FTE remains clinical, and will participate in education, research, and program growth as part of Denver Health’s academic affiliation with the

Responsibilities

• Lead the multidisciplinary activities of the Pediatric Trauma Program and pursue full development of the trauma center in quality of care, volume, scope of services and cost-effectiveness, education, and research.

Job description

The Pediatric Trauma Medical Director (PTMD) 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 Pediatric Trauma Program. The role of the PTMD 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.

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This position will be associated with administrative time for the Pediatric 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.

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The Denver Health Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) is a twenty-three-bed intensive care unit staffed by surgeons who are board certified in surgical critical care. Patient acuity is high and involves derangement of multiple organ system simultaneously. Attending on both trauma and SICU services involves serving as faculty for both our Trauma and Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Fellowships.

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The Emergency General Surgery (EGS) Service at Denver Health performs over 1,000 operations annually, maintains an average daily census of fourteen patients, and spans all aspects and scope within this field. The EGS service is currently attended by seven trauma surgeons, two general surgeons, and our two, second years TACS fellows. The service engages in classic EGS, as well as emerging techniques such as minimally invasive treatments of diverticulitis and perforated peptic ulcers, endo luminal stents and vacuum therapy (endo-VAC), and laparoscopic, trans cystic common bile duct clearance. Other areas of focus include esophageal perforation, management of bariatric complications (in conjunction with our accredited bariatric center), and both thoracic and lumbar spine exposure.

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Denver Health serves as a satellite site for several fellowships, residency programs, and medical schools; education of residents is a core responsibility of our surgical faculty. The pediatric surgeon will diagnose and provide operative care for a variety of illnesses, diseases, and health conditions in young patients.

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Interested applicants should submit CV to:

Aaron Ortiz, Manager of Provider Recruitment

Denver Health Medical Center

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