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Program Manager Trauma Burn Injury Prevention Full Time Days - 2506001980 Description : Children’s Hospital of Michigan is an international leader in pediatric and adolescent medicine. Surgical services include general, thoracic, reconstructive and cardiovascular. Imaging technology designed specifically for children provides advanced diagnostic services including Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and MRI. The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Emergency Department is a verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and dedicated pediatric burn center. Experts in pediatric critical care, rehabilitation, and neonatal and perinatal medicine provide care for thousands of children every year at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan - Troy and six ambulatory sites. Job Summary In partnership and close collaboration with the trauma/burn medical directors and surgical administration oversees the development, implementation and evaluation of the trauma and burn programs, injury prevention programs and safety center. Responsibilities include assuring the organization of services and systems necessary for a multidisciplinary approach to providing care to the injured patients. Assumes responsibility for the process and performance improvement activities as they relate to nursing and ancillary personnel providing care to the injured patients. The primary areas of responsibility include educational, clinical, research, administrative and outreach activities of the trauma, burn and outreach programs. Manages the financial and budgetary operations for the program. Represents the programs at the local, regional and state levels. Provides clinical oversite to nursing personnel in the pediatric surgery service. Develops, monitors and revises functional processes. Provides input into the development and revision of organizational structure for function. Approves personnel actions such as hires, fires, disciplines, etc. Ensures the timely completion of performance appraisals. Develops current to intermediate goals and measures for areas of responsibility. Measures and assesses performance. As requested, assists in long range goal development. Assists in development of and monitors budget. Monitors activities for and ensures compliance with laws, government regulations, Joint Commission requirements and DMC policies. As directed, implements external and internal audit recommendations. Ensures hospital departments achieve objectives for diversity of their suppliers.  1. Assures & oversees the patient information flow for trauma and/or burn quality assurance activities, including multidisciplinary staff conferences, morbidity and mortality reviews, and quality assurance meetings. Maintains intimate knowledge of trauma and/or burn care systems from pre-hospital care to inpatient discharge, and identifies system problems. Develops opportunities for improvement and ensures implementation of necessary changes.  2. Provides oversite to the trauma and/or burn staff and the registrar with the design, development, and maintenance of hospital trauma and/or burn registries and provides data for regional, state and national registry.  3. Assures that attending staff/nursing staff manage system maintenance, including in-service activities with resident physician/nursing staff. These activities include instruction in trauma and/or burn and injury severity scoring (as applicable), proper documentation, and aspects of evaluation and care of trauma and/or burn patient.  4 .Manages and participates in outreach efforts, including community/public relations and professional presentations to referring institutions. As applicable, coordinates the institutions program of community education in injury prevention.  5. Remains current with local, statewide and national trends and issues regarding trauma and/or burn care, its organization and funding. Represents the hospital in various forums, where appropriate, i.e. Region 2 South, DEMCA, and other related assemblies.  6. In coordination with administration prepares budgets for the trauma, injury prevention and burn programs.  7. Facilitates studies and research concerning trauma, burn and/or injury prevention outreach.  Qualifications : 1. Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN). MSN or NP preferred.  2. License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan.  3. Three to five years of progressively more responsible leadership experience.  4. Five years of nursing experience. Emergency, trauma and/or burn nursing or other relevant clinical background highly desirable.  5. BLS certified.  Job : Nursing Primary Location : MI-Detroit : Hospital/Facility : DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan Job Type: : Full-time Shift Type: : Days : : Req ID: 2506001980