Executive Director, Trauma & Burn
Company: Wellstar Health Systems, Inc.
Location: Marietta
Posted on: January 7, 2026
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Job Description:
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions
and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion,
pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission
is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of
every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining
example of what's possible when the brightest professionals
dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare
industry, and in people's lives. Work Shift Job Summary: The System
Executive Director Service Line Nurse Leader is responsible for the
successful operation of the clinical program and initiatives that
address overall program access, quality, safety and outcomes across
WellStar Health System. The System Executive Director serves as a
resource to all levels of nursing staff and leadership for
system-wide initiatives, including our Professional Practice
Nursing Care Model, Patient Experience, Magnet accreditation,
Professional advancement projects and policies and procedures as it
relates to the specialty service line. The System Executive
Director requires clinical experience, self-direction, attention to
detail and follow-up, and ability to communicate effectively with
team members, patients, physicians, families and the public. The
Executive Nurse Leader is responsible for guidance and coordination
of services for specialty service line patients and their
caregivers through the continuum of care. This leader will
collaborate with the specialty service line network and site-level
leaders to assure programs are in place to meet operational,
clinical and patient experience goals. This leader serves as the
expert developing the support services components within the
specialty program. Provides updates to leadership on utilization of
services and assists in planning for upcoming needs. Serves as the
face of the Service Line professional practice by partnering with
numerous team members. Supports community outreach activities and
integrating/optimizing clinical quality at the Service Line.
Additional responsibilities include achieving quality outcomes and
customer/patient satisfaction in a fiscally responsible manner. The
System Executive Director can perform job functions utilizing
independent judgment, ingenuity and initiative with ability to
interact and direct successful operation within multidisciplinary
specialty physician groups across the WellStar Health System. The
System Executive Director provides leadership and direction in the
development and execution of strategies to manage specialty service
line initiatives that are consistent with our culture, strategic
business objectives, and continuous quality improvement. Employs a
lobal perspective of emerging trends, issues, and technology in the
service line specialty and possesses understanding of the specialty
service line mission and vision. Core Responsibilities and
Essential Functions: Leadership - Provides strategic clinical
direction for WellStar Trauma Burn Program Network across multiple
departments and multiple service locations. - Demonstrates
leadership in critical thinking, conflict management and problem
solving. - Meets with team regarding departmental operations,
develops plans to ensure goals are successfully met. - Exhibits and
promotes a can-do attitude. Supports or leads affiliated
committees, task force and other groups to support organizational
mission. - Supports organized patient, employee, and physician
satisfaction activities to increase metrics as measured by Press
Ganey, Gallup and the Trust Index - Routinely review opportunities
in areas of responsibility and develop solutions. - Maintains
up-to-date knowledge of new trends, technology, and methods to
ensure effective and competitive services. - Establish and monitor
key departmental performance metrics for quality, throughput,
patient satisfaction, revenue and expense. - Coordinates any new
services and construction / renovation projects and growth of
services to other locations within the Trauma Burn Program Network.
- Assists in development of marketing plans and activities for new
services and technology. - Leads various quality and growth efforts
with key physician stakeholders such as the System Trauma Medical
Director, Assistant Vice President, and team. - Serves as Leader
for the System related to the Trauma Burn Program and supports
services and establish positive working relationships within the
team and with the multidisciplinary groups they interact with the
team which includes physicians Specialty Clinical Program
Leadership - Responsible for building and leading the Trauma Burn
Program Service Line which can include developing strategies to
standardize and expand Trauma Burn center programs. - System
Executive Director will support and provide leadership related
award-winning programs dedicated to service excellence including
Beacon, Governors Sterling Award and Magnet. - Serve as Nursing
lead for Service Line Committees. Responsibilities will include
setting direction for Trauma Burn education across the system in
collaboration with Executive Director of Professional Practice. -
Responsible for system patient experience programs related to
specialty service line. Assists with the development and evaluation
of policies, procedures, and standards of care; ensures consistency
with clinical guideline documents, and hospital-wide policies
recognized regulatory and specialty standards. - Work with Service
Line leaders, in development and evaluation of policies,
procedures, and standards of care to ensure consistency with
clinical guidelines from physician office to hospital outpatient
and inpatient services. - Serves as a mentor to Trauma Burn program
leadership and staff for promotion of evidence-based practice,
Trauma Burn performance and nursing research. - Utilizes outcome
data to improve practice, process flow and evidenced practices. -
Implements and continuously aligns processes to maintain and
improve quality outcomes. - Establishes annual Trauma Burn program
goals and monitors progress towards achievement. - Promotes
evidence-based practice and ethical accountability. - Ensures
timely submission of registry data to accrediting bodies and
quality benchmark programs. - Promotes performance improvement
initiatives designed to enhance quality patient care and improve
work processes, especially focusing on clinical and operational
outcomes. Promotes safety in the work environment and delivery of
patient care. Assures compliance with legal and regulatory
requirements. - Supports education for nursing leadership and staff
pertaining to evidence-based practice, nursing research and Magnet
standards/processes - Collaborates with System Senior VP of
Nursing, and CNOs and other Nursing Leadership at each campus to
establish annual goals for nursing in related departments and/or
inpatient units - Maintains current knowledge of Magnet standards
and ensures system compliance Personal and professional growth and
development - In collaboration with Human Resource leaders, the
Service Line System Executive Director is responsible for the
development of recruitment, retention and return to nursing
strategies which enhance job satisfaction and career development
for bedside nursing. - With Human Resource leadership, develop and
review workforce plans for nursing, skill mix, deployment of
utilization resources. - Demonstrates motivation for learning
through independent reading, professional networking and
communicates professional expertise through publications and
presentations at the local, regional, and national level Quality /
Safety and Accreditation - Monitors key outcome data for all
service line clinical areas. Utilizes outcome data to improve
practice, process flow and evidenced based practices. - Implements
and continuously aligns processes to maintain and improve quality
outcomes - Promotes evidence-based practice and ethical
accountability - Promotes performance improvement initiatives
designed to enhance quality patient care and improve work
processes, especially focusing on clinical and operational
outcomes. Leads system PI committee. - Promotes safety in the work
environment and delivery of patient care. Assures compliance with
legal and regulatory requirements. - Meets or exceeds performance
and quality improvement standards for assigned area. - Ensures
compliance of State, Federal, and Joint Commission regulations in
all departments. - Leads accreditation efforts with Trauma Burn
program accreditation and tracks progress throughout the year.
Provides support to Trauma Burn programs for state and ACS surveys.
- Monitors patient satisfaction surveys on an on-going basis and
makes appropriate recommendations, changes based on trending and
survey results Required Minimum Education: Bachelors Nursing
Masters Nursing or Masters Health Administration or Masters
Business Administration/Management Required Minimum License(s) and
Certification(s): All certifications are required upon hire unless
otherwise stated. RN - Multi-state Compact or Reg Nurse (Single
State) Trauma Cert RN or Nurse Exec or Certified Emergency Nurse
Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor Additional License(s) and
Certification(s): Required Minimum Experience: Minimum 5 years
Experience in a progressive operational leadership in an assistant
manager or manager role. Previous nursing leadership/management
position in specialty service line program specialty or five (5)
years of specialty service line unit experience required, with
seven (7) years preferred. Required and Minimum 7 years Experience
Registered Nurse Required and Previous experience as a system
program leader with multiple levels of Trauma and/or Burn programs
required inclusive of Level I or II experience highly preferred.
Preferred Required Minimum Skills: Participation in Professional
organization, such as ENA, STN, and/or ACHE General knowledge of
hospital financial systems (responsibility reports, budgetary
process, billing programs, etc). Knowledge of the ACS trauma
guidelines and state of Georgia guidelines Knowledge of Federal and
State laws and regulatory guidelines governing emergency
departments Knowledge of State and National Registries Join us and
discover the support to do more meaningful workâand enjoy a more
rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in
Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.
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