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Clinical Director- Emergency Services
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What they do
An Emergency Medical Director within emergency medical services is a physician who provides guidance, leadership, oversight and continuous quality improvement (CQI) for the practice of local EMTs and paramedics within a predefined area. Typically board-certified in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine. Generally responsible for either the creation of protocols for treatment by prehospital providers or providing leadership to the group of physicians who assist with the provision of medical oversight depending on which model of service delivery and which model of medical control are operating.
$107,842 / year median in Mississippi
+10% projected growth
Job Description
- Emergency Services Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
- 4.
- Emergency Services, you're accountable for the 24-hour operations of the emergency department and the related service areas.
Clinical Operations:
- Accountable for the assigned Emergency Services and related departments 24 hours / 7 days.
- Responsible for the delivery of effective patient care through staff associates.
- Leads development and implementation of strategies for the improved care and safety of ED patients.
- Responsive to the outcomes of clinical care by participation in the development and implementation of improvement solutions.
- Plays a direct role in collaboration with case managers and registration associates to ensure service to each patient.
- Works collaboratively with MD ED Director in review of results and addressing care issues and delivery effectiveness.
- Responsive to the outcomes of customer satisfaction by participation in the development and implementation of improvement solutions
Associate Management:
- Hires, coaches, develops, and evaluates the performance of associates.
- Works through Patient Care Coordinators to ensure effective deployment of the care delivery system.
- Coaches PCCs in leadership of associates.
- Creates positive work environments.
- Accountable for associate retention and engagement outcomes.
- Ensures effective and efficient use of human resources.
- Appropriately plans staffing and scheduling.
- Collaborates across appropriate system resources for education and development of associates.
Fiscal Management:
- Participates in planning activities regarding the emergency services.
- Develops budgets for human, other operating and capital budgets.
- Effectively deploys the fiscal plan for the scope of responsibility.
- Understands and analyzes fiscal variances and initiates appropriate plans for management.
- Effectively uses data and outcome information from various systems and sources.
Business:
- Ensures continued readiness regarding accreditation and regulatory requirements, and in particular, ensures compliance with EMTALA regulations.
- Responsible for the general upkeep of the physical facilities and patient care equipment.
- Leads implementation of technology and other assigned projects. Education/Formal Training Requirements Required
- Bachelor's Degree Nursing Preferred
- Bachelor's Degree Healthcare Administration Preferred
- Master's Degree Healthcare Administration Preferred
- Master's Degree Nursing Work Experience Requirements Required
- Emergency nursing where leadership capabilities have been demonstrated 3-5 years Licenses and Certifications Requirements Required
- Registered Nurse Tennessee
- Tennessee Board of Nursing Required
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
- American Heart Association Preferred
- Registered Nurse Mississippi
- Mississippi Board of Nursing Preferred
- Registered Nurse Arkansas
- Arkansas State Board of Nursing Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Identified leadership competencies.
- exerting up to 50 lbs.