Executive Job Description | The position will manage 4 Emergency Medicine Departments on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The 4 ED's have a combined volume of nearly 90,000 annual visits.
The responsibilities for this position will include:
Personnel:
Ensures appropriate staffing and coordination of Emergency Department balancing quality, efficiency, and financial responsibility; Participates in recruitment by interviewing and evaluating candidates; Personnel management including evaluating, counseling, hiring, firing; Evaluates physician performance and implements corrective action; Ensures publication of the Emergency Physicians' schedule at least a month in advance covering all shift.
Clinical coverage:
Continually assesses coverage patterns at all clinical sites considering volume, acuity, seasonality, and revenue. Recommends adjustment in shifts, provider mix, and hours of coverage based on these parameters.
Quality/Peer Review:
Recommends to the medical staff the criteria for Clinical Privileges for Emergency Department physicians and nurse practitioners; Actively participates in hospital risk management/peer review process; Reviews all cases involving emergency department care referred by risk management.
ED Clinical Operations:
Interfaces with nursing, managers and the Medical Directors in order to develop and updates policies and procedures consistent with regulatory authorities and guided by evidence-based principles; Sets and updates standards for quality and patient safety.
Satisfaction Parameters:
Evaluates current patient/medical staff satisfaction and implements plan for continual improvement; Chairs physician staff meetings on a regular basis including writing and disseminating minutes; Represents or assigns designee to represent the emergency department on key hospital committees including MEC, Credentials, P&T, and Quality. Ensures emergency physician representation on all appropriate hospital committees and work groups. Collaborates and maintains excellent working relationships with other departments and the health system administration.
Reporting:
Coordinates agenda and report for quarterly meetings with the Medical Directors, health system administration in conjunction with UMEMN CMO and senior financial analyst.
Maintains state of the art clinical programs and equipment including:
Pediatric EM, Trauma care, Ultrasound, Procedural Sedation, STEMI, Stroke and Sepsis.
Maintains policies/procedures for subspecialty backup with special attention to:
Trauma, Hand, Neurosurgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and uninsured patients.
Finances:
Collaborates and communicates with each Medical Director and or UMEMN CMO to maintain a balanced professional budget for each ED
Education and Experience:
Education: Medical education and training at institutions of high repute; Board certification in Emergency Medicine; Business/Management degree preferred; Evidence of ongoing leadership/management education; Commitment to a physician executive career.
Minimum of 5 years of active Emergency Medicine clinical practice post residency with reputation as an excellent clinician; Minimum of 3 years of experience at the Director or Assistant Director level of a moderate to high acuity emergency department.
Experience with implementation of an EDIS and familiarity with biomedical informatics is desirable.
Attributes Sought:
Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to form collaborative relationships; Clinical credibility with physician group and nursing; Self-starter, outcomes oriented; Willingness and ability to use data and metrics to drive outcomes; Ability to drive change through influence and leadership; Commitment to ongoing leadership development.
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