Chief Emergency Medicine, Jackson Memorial Emergency Department, Full time, Days

Jackson Health•Miami, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Chief of Emergency Medicine is responsible for administering the medical and professional services provided by the medical program and for leading and managing the emergency department. The role maintains effective communication with medical, nursing, social work, and management staff, and coordinates the development, implementation, and evaluation of patient-care standards. The position reports directly to the Chief Medical Officer of Jackson Memorial Hospital. The Chief provides clinical care as well as leadership for departmental planning, staffing, operations, quality, safety, education, recruitment, and performance management. The role works with hospital administration, nursing leadership, medical staff, diagnostic and therapeutic departments, and other stakeholders to ensure appropriate emergency services, effective use of resources, compliance with standards, and ongoing improvement. The Chief also supports clinical and business system workflows, adoption, optimization, training, and communication.

Requirements

Doctorate degree in Medicine.
Valid Florida Medical License.
DEA certification.
Board certification in emergency medicine.
Generally, 10 or more years of related experience.
Leadership experience is required.
Demonstrated formal leadership experience, ideally in emergency medicine or a comparable complex, high-volume clinical setting.
Familiarity with navigating a unionized healthcare environment.

Nice To Haves

Other specialty certifications related to the specialty.

Responsibilities

Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate medical and ancillary services at assigned sites, and lead and manage the emergency department.
Work cooperatively with medical staff, diagnostic and therapeutic departments, service chiefs, hospital administration, nursing leadership, and other stakeholders to provide and coordinate emergency services.
Provide significant input into departmental budgeting, monitor community needs, and contribute to EMS system and disaster planning.
Ensure patients receive appropriate diagnostic and treatment services and disposition, and provide examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, treatment, and consultative services.
Ensure medical services meet or exceed Joint Commission, Florida licensure, medical staff, hospital, departmental, and other applicable standards.
Collaborate with ED and nursing leadership to meet departmental performance, improvement, growth, and service-expansion objectives.
Develop and manage emergency department personnel, including physicians and other clinical and clerical staff; ensure adequate staffing and designate coverage during absences.
Establish and implement departmental policies, orientation, continuing education, grand rounds, in-service training, and open communication and problem-solving forums.
Recruit emergency physicians and other clinical staff; review and verify credentials, training, and education; conduct interviews and make hiring recommendations.
Supervise emergency physicians in clinical and administrative duties; monitor performance, counsel providers, participate in evaluations, and recommend disciplinary or adverse actions as needed.
Monitor emergency department records and provider referrals, coding, and documentation; implement corrective measures and ensure appropriate medical record documentation.
Promote ethical practice, maintain current medical practice standards, and perform credentialed medical procedures according to applicable standards and time-out protocols.
Participate in utilization review, quality assessment and improvement, patient-care education, and continuous quality improvement activities.
Act as a liaison with hospital administration and medical staff, attend staff and committee meetings, and maintain effective communication with JHS medical personnel.
Support standardization and optimization of quality, safety, and cost efficiency, guide subject matter experts through structured problem solving, and report issues to appropriate leadership.
Serve as a subject matter expert for clinical and business system workflows and design; collaborate with IT and clinical or business system teams to improve system use and adoption.
Observe end-user workflows, conduct rounds in assigned areas, develop and deliver system-related presentations and training, transfer pertinent knowledge to staff, and maintain activity reporting as directed.
Respect privacy and confidentiality and follow applicable laws, regulations, policies, safety, environmental, infection-control, and Standards of Excellence requirements.
Perform other related duties as assigned.