Director of Trauma Services, RN - Mercy San Diego

Director of Trauma Services, RN
Full Time, Salary Role - Eligible for the Management Incentive Compensation Plan (MICP) at the Director level
Location: Scripps Mercy San Diego

AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:

• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2026.
• Recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
• Becker's Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2026 list of 165 top places to work in health care.

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.

We encourage you to join Scripps Mercy San Diego as the Clinical Director of a Level I Trauma Program. Lead a dynamic team of approximately 25 employees that include Trauma Team Leads, Trauma Registrars, a PI Nurse, Trauma Injury Prevention Outreach Coordinator, Orthopedic Techs and Trauma Clinic staff.

Mercy San Diego's Trauma Center sees approximately 2800 patients per year. The ideal candidate will have experience working in a high-volume Level I trauma environment as a trauma nurse or in a trauma ICU. The director works closely with the Trauma team and must have the ability to build close relationships with physicians.

Key Responsibilities

• Participates in trauma care systems at the community, state and national levels.
• Creates and implements clinical protocols and practice management guidelines to ensure a focus on patient safety.
• Participates in a multidisciplinary approach monitoring processes and outcomes.
• Creates quality filters, audits and case review to identify any trends and outlines any remedial actions.
• Supervises the collection, coding, scoring and development of data for validation and distributes findings.
• Ensures adherence to the American College of Surgeons standards for trauma designation, San Diego county contract with the department of Emergency Services, and that Title 22 chapter 7 division 9 are met.
• Oversees the safe transition of patients through the continuum of care to include active participation of nursing staff in planning and coordinating patient care, and direct hand-off to next appropriate level of care.

This is a Full Time, salaried position at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego.

Required Qualifications:

• Current California RN license
• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS, ACLS & PALS certifications
• TNCC required
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Bachelor's degree
• Seven (7) years of applicable clinical experience, three of which in a leadership role.
• Requires excellent skills in communication, problem-solving, team development, planning and follow-through.
• Ability to exercise the authority and responsibility for assigned services based on the scope of the organization and complexity of patient care.
• A minimum of 16 hours (internal or external) of trauma-related continuing education per year.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the American College of Surgeons standards for trauma designation
• Master's degree or MSN
• 2 years of experience in a Level I Trauma Center
• TNCC Instructor