Trauma Program Manager

HCA Healthcare; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off & family leave

401(k) with 100% match on 3–9% of pay

Job summary

Methodist Healthcare is seeking a Trauma Program Manager to lead the trauma service, collaborating with the Trauma Medical Director and hospital leadership to ensure patient care quality and compliance with trauma center standards. This role oversees 24/7 management, clinical staff supervision, and inter-system coordination.

The ideal candidate will have nursing qualifications with CCU/ER experience, strong data skills, and a track record in quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Minimum three years of recent hospital nursing experience in Critical Care or Emergency nursing.
• Must have experience with computer databases, word processing, and spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Develop standards of performance, evaluation, and supervision of the Trauma Center’s clinical support staff.
• Monitor clinical processes, outcomes, and system issues related to the quality of care provided.
• Develop quality filters, audits, and case reviews to identify trends and events.
• Act as an agent for the Trauma Medical Director to assure compliance with regional, state, and national trauma statutes and regulations.
• Coordinate efforts between local and regional trauma systems.
• Manage the operational, personnel, and financial aspects of the trauma program.
• Represent the trauma program on hospital/local/state/national committees to enhance care management.

Skills

Critical Care

Emergency Nursing

MS Office/Databases

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (Preferred)

Tools

MS Excel

Word Processing

Spreadsheet Programs

Job description

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

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Trauma Program Manager collaborates with the Trauma Medical Director and hospital leadership to assure optimal trauma patient care services, quality outcomes, and compliance with local, state, and national standards for Trauma Center designation. The Trauma Program Manager continually strives to achieve successful outcomes for all care and programs associated with the trauma service, serves as operational director for all internal/external program initiatives and hospital, regional, and state requirements. The Trauma Program Manager is closely involved with administrative operations, financial support, clinical services, educational activities, outreach initiatives, and research activities of the Trauma Center. This position maintains responsibility/accountability for 24-hour/7-day management.

What you will do in this role:

• Develop standards of performance, evaluation, and supervision of the Trauma Center’s clinical support staff.
• Monitor clinical processes, outcomes, and system issues related to the quality of care provided.
• Develop quality filters, audits, and case reviews to identify trends and events.
• Act as an agent for the Trauma Medical Director to assure compliance with regional, state, and national trauma statutes and regulations.
• Coordinate efforts between local and regional trauma systems.
• Manage the operational, personnel, and financial aspects of the trauma program.
• Represent the trauma program on various hospital, local, state, and national committees to enhance and foster optimal care management.
  

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an Associate Degree in Nursing
• Minimum three years of recent hospital nursing experience in Critical Care or Emergency nursing required.
• Must have recent experience and proficiency with computer databases, word processing, and spreadsheet programs.

*Employee completes initial/ongoing training and competencies as defined by service line, facility and department/unit specific to the needs of the patient population served (if applicable).

Preferred:

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing, experience in quality/performance improvement, experience in project management

Benefits

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

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Healthcare (Corporate), based in Nashville, Tennessee, supports a variety of corporate roles from business operations to administrative positions. Like our colleagues in any HCA Healthcare hospital, our corporate campus employees enjoy unparalleled resources and opportunities to reach their potential as healthcare leaders and innovators. From market rate compensation to continuing education and career advancement opportunities, every person has a solid foundation for success. Nashville is also home to our Executive Development Program, where exceptional employees are groomed to take on CNO- and COO-level roles in our hospitals. This selective program focuses on ethics, leadership and the financial and clinical knowledge required of professionals at this level of the industry.

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 Trauma Program Manager 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. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.