Trauma Medical Director position in coastal Charleston, SC

Roper St. Francis Healthcare (RSFH) is seeking an experienced, dynamic and visionary physician leader to serve as the Regional Trauma Medical Director & Director of Acute Care Surgery. This dual-role position provides strategic, clinical, and operational oversight of the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (ACS) service lines across the RSFH system, including Roper Hospital, Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital, RSF Berkeley Hospital and RSF Mount Pleasant Hospital. Duties will be 60% administrative and 40% clinical and based fulltime in Charleston SC.

The physician leader in this role will help advance RSFH’s mission of providing healing experiences through compassionate, high-quality care and ensuring that trauma and ACS programs meet the highest standard of clinical excellence, regional coordination, and patient-centered service.

Qualifications:

• MD or DO; board certified in General Surgery.
• Fellowship training in Acute Care Surgery, Trauma Surgery, and/or Surgical Critical Care required.
• Minimum 7 years of post-fellowship trauma/ACS experience; prior leadership experience in a Level I or Level II trauma center preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in trauma systems, performance improvement, and multidisciplinary clinical leadership.
• Commitment to RSFH values: compassion, excellence, integrity, and collaboration.
• Experience working with or within regional systems similar to the South Carolina Lowcountry is a plus.

Professional Competencies

• Exceptional communication and team-building skills.
• Ability to align clinicians, administrators, and system leaders around shared goals.
• Strong working knowledge of ACS-COT, trauma designation, and registry standards.
• Proven commitment to high-reliability, safety, and data-driven clinical excellence.
• Demonstrated interest in teaching, mentorship, community engagement, and system development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Systemwide Trauma Leadership
• Director of Acute Care Surgery 
• Direct Quality, Safety and Data Driven Improvement
• Education, Community Engagement & Research
• Strategic & Administrative Leadership

Please apply here or contact: 

Christy Farrell, Physician Recruiter  843.296.1362 cell christy_farrell@bshsi.org

Roper St. Francis Healthcare/Bon Secours Mercy Health- Charleston, SC

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We’re on a mission

We live our mission of healing all people with compassion, faith and excellence. As Charleston’s only private not-for-profit healthcare system, we choose purpose over profits by putting our extra money back into our system to help meet the health needs of our community. We also provide millions of dollars in charitable services and care for our community through patient financial assistance, community-based programs and the incredible dedication and volunteerism of our teammates.

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We have four flagship hospitals: Roper Hospital, Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital, Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital and Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital. In an emergency, we have six strategically placed ERs. With almost 6,000 teammates, we’re the Lowcountry’s second-largest private employer. We have nearly 1,000 doctors representing almost every medical specialty. Our 657-bed system consists of 117+ facilities and services across five counties.

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Roper St. Francis Healthcare continues to receive top national awards for patient, employee and physician satisfaction. Our Heart & Vascular Center performs the area’s most adult cardiac surgeries and we treat more of the most commonly diagnosed adult cancers than anyone else in the area. We perform the most joint replacement surgeries in the state and our Magnet and Pathway to Excellence designated hospitals represent the nation’s highest recognition of nursing excellence. 

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