Step into a pivotal trauma leadership role where your clinical expertise, quality improvement experience, and commitment to exceptional patient care can shape a comprehensive trauma program serving the East Tennessee community.

Advance trauma care, shape clinical quality, and build a rewarding Tennessee healthcare career as the Trauma Program Manager in Maryville, where meaningful leadership, modern hospital resources, professional growth, and an exceptional quality of life come together.

The Trauma Program Manager will join a stable healthcare organization committed to evidence-based practice, patient safety, interdisciplinary collaboration, and continuous improvement. This medical center gives experienced nursing leaders the opportunity to influence clinical outcomes while working alongside engaged hospital leadership and skilled healthcare professionals. For candidates exploring healthcare leadership jobs, nursing management opportunities, or hospital careers in 2026, this role offers the autonomy and organizational support needed to lead with purpose.

Within the ER and Trauma Center, the Trauma Program Manager will help coordinate care across the complete trauma continuum, from prehospital collaboration and emergency stabilization through acute inpatient treatment, rehabilitation, and follow-up. This high-impact clinical environment brings together emergency nurses, physicians, advanced practice providers, EMS professionals, rehabilitation specialists, case management, and other hospital-based clinicians. The Nurse Manager will strengthen workflows and promote evidence-based standards while ensuring that technology, registry data, and analytics support rather than replace sound clinical judgment.

Working in close partnership with the Trauma Medical Director and hospital leadership, the Trauma Program Manager will lead daily program operations, establish priorities, evaluate outcomes, and advance trauma care delivery. Responsibilities include developing clinical pathways and protocols, overseeing trauma performance improvement and patient safety activities, managing trauma registry operations, facilitating multidisciplinary reviews, monitoring quality metrics, and coordinating designation and verification readiness. The Trauma Nurse Manager will also support regulatory compliance, injury prevention, professional education, community outreach, and productive collaboration with regional EMS partners.

This Trauma Program Manager position is designed for an experienced registered nurse ready to translate frontline clinical insight into broader organizational impact. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing and an active, unrestricted Tennessee RN license are required, along with three to five years of relevant clinical nursing experience. Competitive candidates will bring experience in program coordination, clinical education, quality improvement, performance improvement, or healthcare leadership, plus knowledge of trauma systems, ACS trauma standards, trauma registry processes, and trauma performance improvement principles; a master’s degree and trauma certifications are preferred.

Professional development is central to the Trauma Program Manager opportunity, with meaningful exposure to committee leadership, data-driven quality initiatives, interdisciplinary education, verification preparation, and strategic program development. The Nurse Manager can deepen expertise in trauma operations while strengthening executive communication, mentoring clinicians, expanding community partnerships, and preparing for future service-line or hospital leadership roles. For professionals comparing healthcare management jobs in 2026, this position represents a genuine advancement opportunity rather than simply another nursing job.

Living and working as a Trauma Program Manager in Maryville, Tennessee, provides convenient access to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the scenic Foothills Parkway, greenways, rivers, and year-round hiking, cycling, fishing, and paddling. Maryville combines a welcoming downtown, local restaurants, community events, and nearby higher education with access to the broader Knoxville employment, entertainment, and airport market. The Trauma Nurse Manager can build a high-level hospital career while enjoying a lifestyle shaped by mountain views, outdoor recreation, and manageable access to both urban amenities and weekend destinations.

The Trauma Program Manager will receive competitive compensation and access to a comprehensive benefits package, with complete total-rewards details available during the recruitment process. Healthcare leaders seeking a full-time, day-shift hospital job with significant clinical influence are encouraged to explore this opportunity. Connect with a Clinical Management Consultants recruiter to discover how this Trauma Nurse Manager role in Maryville could become the next defining step in your healthcare leadership career.