System Emergency Medicine Medical Director

System Emergency Medicine Medical Director

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The West Virginia University Health System, the state’s largest health system and largest private employer, comprises 18 hospitals throughout the state and bordering states. In addition, it includes five institutes, as well as providing management services for other local hospitals through affiliate agreements.

Whether you are caring for our patients at one of the critical access hospitals, community sites, regional or academic medical centers, we are all one WVU Health System.

Position Summary: The Medical Director of Emergency Medicine will work with WVU Health System (WVUHS) hospitals and associated entities to provide high quality and high value Emergency Medicine services.

The Medical Director of Emergency Medicine will further develop the positive, mutually supportive relationships between the West Virginia University Health System and its constituents, and other potential business partners not presently identified.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Medical Degree and Board Certification in Emergency Medicine.
• Active medical licensure through the West Virginia Board of Medicine or Board of Osteopathic Medicine and other states as appropriate for work assignments.

Experience:

• Minimum of seven years of experience in a healthcare setting is required.
• Minimum of three years of management experience.
• Minimum of three years of emergency medicine experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of five years of emergency medicine experience in a hospital with at least 100 staffed beds, and preferably a hospital that is part of a health system linked to an academic health center.
• Experience with recruitment, assessing emergency medicine service staffing models, and quality improvement.

CORE

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Administrative - approximately 80% effort. Provides development, management and leadership skills to the Emergency Medicine services in partnership with regional leadership contracting for emergency medicine services.
• Clinical Practice - approximately 20% effort. Practices or provides direct administrative oversight of high-quality clinical emergency medicine care in a manner typical of our professional staff that includes use of the electronic medical record, billable services, and teaching.
• Provides input to Human Resources (HR) office and institutional leaders on best practices for recruitment, retention, and onboarding of physicians and associate medical staff, and engages in the recruitment and retention of emergency medicine providers.
• Works to understand and optimize workplace satisfaction. Maintains regular interactions with the professional staff and other stakeholders to enhance relationships and integration.
• Supports the growth and development of WVUHS Emergency Medicine service contracts in primary, secondary, and tertiary markets.
• Helps develop, implement, and execute policies and procedures relating to emergency medicine services in coordination with regional leadership.
• Participates in the development of emergency medicine service business plans, proforma analyses, and other exercises related to financial accountability.
• Engages in the oversight of emergency medicine locums and staffing agency contracts and relationships.
• Engages in performance improvement processes within the WVUHS and with other entities as contracted.
• Ensures compliance with local policies, bylaws, rules and regulations, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.