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Surgery Leadership / Trauma Surgery Leadership
Trauma Medical Director – Long Beach, CA Full-Time
About us
A surgicalist career path can enable you to achieve your ideal work-life balance. It’s a unique opportunity to leave behind the stress of juggling on-call duties, elective cases, and practice management duties, and enjoy the freedom to focus on providing the best possible patient care. If you’re a skilled surgeon looking for an exciting new challenge, joining our team can be life-changing. Positions are available throughout the country. Key roles within our surgery programs include: Acute, Trauma, Neuro, and Orthopedic surgeons, medical directors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
A pioneer and leader in the surgicalist movement, Surgical Affiliates Management Group builds and manages full acute care teams across the nation. Created and owned by surgeons, Surgical Affiliates’ surgical hospitalist programs provide 24/7 emergency surgery care and evidence-based, care standardization programs to improve hospital workflow and efficiency.
We are the only surgical hospitalist organization with published, peer reviewed results demonstrating long-term excellence in patient care and ability to improve overall hospital performance. Our programs make a difference every day. In addition, we have helped several of our partner hospitals implement the emergency services and protocols required to earn designation as an ACS Verified Trauma Center.
Job Description
Trauma Medical Director Opportunity – Long Beach CA
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Surgical Affiliates Management Group, Inc. (SAMGI) is looking for an experienced BC GS/SCC Surgeon to be our Trauma Medical Director. The Trauma Medical Director reports to the CMO of our established, physician-led group and works closely with the key organization stakeholders at Memorial Long Beach Medical Center to advance high-level, patient centered care. Our leaders and company focus on physician work/life balance with a predictable schedule on the campus of a Level II Trauma Center in sunny Long Beach, California.
Core Responsibilities will include:
- Preparation and leadership for the ACS Verification site visit
- Trauma Performance Improvement (PI), including review of all trauma mortalities, and morbidities with potential areas of improvement. This also includes leadership of monthly Trauma PI and Operations meetings, and loop closure with subspecialty liaisons
- Regular meetings with Trauma Program Manager to go over Trauma PI, PI projects and any active workflow or clinical issues
- Ongoing review and development of Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Representation of Trauma/ACS team at all relevant hospital leadership meetings, the regional EMS committee, and any other ad-hoc meetings relevant to our processes
- Development of Acute Care Surgery Mortality and Morbidity
- Mentorship and guidance of surgeons and APP’s in team
Requirements
Ideal candidates should have:
- Board Certification in General Surgery
- Active California medical license
- Certificate of added qualification in Surgical Critical Care
- Strong communication skills combined with high patient satisfaction scores
- A proven record of leadership, clinical excellence and enjoy a collaborative working environment
- Leadership experience in ACS verified trauma program
Benefits
This position offers:
- Predictable work schedule: 104 days per year
- Non-elective, Emergency Department procedures only
- Full time PA/NP support
- Robust benefits package including health/dental/vision, malpractice, CME, 401k
- Competitive salary
- Stability in a private group with more than 25 years of surgicalist experience
For more information please contact Brandon Adkins, Senior Physician Recruiter at badkins@samgi.com or call him at 916-287-9554.
Surgical Affiliates Management Group is a pioneer and leader in the surgicalist movement, focusing on building and managing full acute care teams across the nation. Created and led by surgeons, Surgical Affiliates’ over 250 surgeons provide 24/7 emergency surgery care and evidence-based, care standardized programs to improve patient outcomes, hospital workflow and efficiency.
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center, celebrating 100 years of care, has been recognized as a major regional provider of medical and surgical services by US News and World Report. MemorialCare is a nonprofit health system with hospitals throughout Southern California. Long Beach Medical Center consistently achieves national accolades for its quality care, including being named as one of the U.S. top 125 hospitals by Consumers’ CHECKBOOK; named Top 100 Hospitals Cardiovascular by Thomson Reuters; and named one of “America’s Best Hospitals” for Orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report magazine.
