Trauma Medical Director

Group Summary:

Dignity Health Medical Group is the employed provider group of Dignity Health Arizona. Dignity Health Medical Group (DHMG) employs approximately 400 providers and 850 support staff who cover a wide variety of specialties. The medical group has had tremendous success over the past few years and now provides more than 73 sub-specialty services. The physicians and APPs provide clinical services in their areas of specialty and many serve in pivotal academic research and leadership roles.  DHMG is also heavily involved in preparing tomorrow's healthcare providers. Clinical services are complemented with translational and bench research to augment medical education for residents and students. If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.

Where You'll Work:

Located in the Phoenix, Ariz., suburb of Chandler, the Chandler Regional Medical Center is a 429-bed, not-for-profit hospital with more than 2,600 team members and almost 1,000 doctors on staff representing all major specialties. Chandler Regional joined the Dignity Health system in 1999, but has been part of the community for more than 50 years. The hospital includes a Level I Trauma Center, a Heart and Vascular Center, a Wound Healing Center, a Family Birth Center and many additional services. Dignity Health Chandler Regional, Mercy Gilbert, and Arizona General Hospital Mesa awarded $422,000 in grants to support five community projects led by 15 local organizations. Since 1991, Dignity Health's Community Health Improvement Grants program has provided $91 million to nearly 3,800 health projects, focusing on vulnerable and underserved populations.

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Dignity Health Medical Group (DHMG) is seeking a highly motivated and compassionate full-time Trauma Critical Care certified surgeon to join our team at Chandler Regional Medical Center in Chandler, AZ as Trauma Medical Director and clinical surgical faculty. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in advancing the Level 1 Trauma care, acute care surgery, and surgical critical care in the community, educating surgical residents and medical students, and providing comprehensive and high-quality care to patients with surgery needs. This physician should embody excellent communication skills and be able to work in a high volume, matrixed environment. 

The position will be a combination of, but not limited to, duties below:

Responsibilities:

• Clinical role as Trauma Critical Care fellowship trained surgeon (0.6 FTE)
  • This clinical team covers Trauma Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery (ACS), and Surgical Intensive Care Unit 
  • Collaborative team of physicians and advanced practice providers
  • Clinic location on CRMC campus
  • Great MA and operations leadership support
• Inpatient clinical coverage at Chandler Regional Medical Center (CRMC), including base obligation of both primary and back-up Trauma shifts.
• Outpatient coverage, largely for post-operative and follow-up patient needs
• Administrative roles as Trauma Medical Director for Level 1 Trauma facility (0.3 FTE) and DHMG Division Chief (0.1 FTE)
• Function in accordance with the duties and responsibilities delineated in the American College of Surgeons Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient and all applicable updates relevant to an ACS Level I Trauma Center
• Be accountable to the appropriate Medical Staff, hospital, and medical group Departments/Committees for the quality of Trauma services performed 
• Engage in recruitment and retention of physicians, APPs, and staff
• Be responsible to administration for the medical management of its Trauma Center and participate in management development programs.
• Work with CRMC administration in the timely planning of activities, including the annual development of program objectives, operations budget.
• Provide oversight of on-going training and continuing education programs for the CRMC medical staff, nursing staff, support personnel and community outreach.
• Maintain 16 hours annually or 48 hours in 3 years of trauma-related extramural CME. 
• Academic role as surgical faculty 
• Newly developed General Surgery GME program under Creighton University East Valley Arizona (CUEVA)
• Academic appointment at Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix
• Education of surgery residents, medical students, and physician assistant students
• Opportunities to be involved in both sponsor and investigator initiated research

• MD or DO Degree
• ACGME Residency training
• ABMS Board Eligible or Certified
• Valid State license or eligible to obtain one
• Management experience in an office, clinic, or hospital setting required.
• Experience in trauma surgery required.