Director of Trauma Program (RN)

Heartline Staffing, Strategic Talent Partners with Purple Cow Recruiting, is seeking an experienced Director of Trauma Program (RN) for a permanent leadership opportunity in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

This role provides strategic and operational leadership for a Level II Trauma Program within an acute care hospital environment. The Director of Trauma Program is responsible for advancing quality outcomes, performance improvement initiatives, research, and system-wide coordination across the trauma care continuum. This is an operations-focused leadership role and not a traditional nursing director position.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight and leadership for the trauma program, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and efficient trauma care delivery.

• Develop and monitor processes to improve financial performance and resource utilization within the trauma center.

• Coordinate optimal care of trauma patients across the continuum, collaborating with clinical teams, surgeons, emergency services, and leadership.

• Serve as a liaison between local and regional trauma systems.

• Monitor clinical processes, outcomes, and system issues related to trauma care quality.

• Develop quality indicators, audits, and case reviews to identify trends and improvement opportunities.

• Oversee the trauma registry to support performance improvement, reporting, and research while maintaining confidentiality.

• Manage verification and re-verification processes for the trauma center.

• Address operational issues, support staff, and respond to patient and family concerns related to trauma services.

Leadership Scope

• Oversees approximately 8 FTEs

• Program-level operational oversight for the trauma program

• Regular interaction with trauma nurses, physicians, surgeons, and emergency department leadership

Compensation

Annual Salary Range (Based on Experience)

• $115,000 (minimum)

• $125,000 (mid-range, approximately 10 years of experience)

• $135,000 (15+ years of experience)

Additional Information

• No sign-on bonus

• Relocation assistance available on a case-by-case basis

• Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license.

• Associate Degree in Nursing required.

• Minimum of 5 years of recent (within the last year) trauma leadership experience in an acute care hospital setting.

• Strong subject matter expertise in trauma operations and performance improvement.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 30 days of employment start date.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and systems-based problem-solving skills.

Heartline Staffing is a Strategic Talent Partner with Purple Cow Recruiting.Applications are securely processed through Purple Cow’s system.