UNIV - Clinical Instructor - Telehealth Fellow - Department of Emergency Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

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About The Position

The Emergency Medicine Telehealth Fellowship is a one-year advanced training program, with an optional second year to pursue an MBA or MHA. It prepares physician leaders to transform emergency care through digital innovation, strategic leadership, and systems-level change. The fellowship integrates administration, research, and education, using telehealth and emerging digital technologies to address barriers to care, improve access, and enhance the quality, safety, and experience of care.

The fellow serves as a VPIT Operations Director and contributes to oversight of Virtual Urgent Care and SCDC Virtual Emergency Triage services. Each fellow designs and launches a telehealth service, from initial concept through implementation, including service design, workflow development, pro forma creation, stakeholder engagement, and executive-level pitching. Fellows lead scholarly projects, present at one regional and one national conference, and are encouraged to publish in peer-reviewed journals.

The fellow is the lead instructor for the Emergency Medicine Telehealth Elective (EMED872), a two-week rotation for fourth-year medical students and interprofessional learners. Responsibilities include learner orientation, teaching, clinical observation, and mentorship. Fellows also host quarterly Journal Club and Strategic Workgroup sessions. Clinical duties include hands-on care at both MUSC Emergency Departments, totaling 752 clinical hours per year. Moonlighting may be possible if other fellowship requirements are met. The optional second year provides the opportunity to pursue an MBA or MHA.

Candidates must have graduated from an ACGME-accredited Emergency Medicine residency and be board-certified or board-eligible. A South Carolina medical license and hospital credentialing are required before the fellowship start date.

Requirements

• Graduate of an ACGME-accredited Emergency Medicine residency.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Emergency Medicine.
• South Carolina medical license required before the fellowship start date.
• Hospital credentialing required before the fellowship start date.
• Ability to work rotating shifts.
• Ability to work overtime as required.
• Ability to maintain a valid driver's license.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to learn and use new processes, tools, and equipment as required.
• Ability to perform job functions upright continuously, seated infrequently, and while walking or mobile frequently.
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders infrequently; work indoors continuously and in confined or cramped spaces frequently.
• Ability to kneel and bend at the waist frequently; twist at the waist and squat infrequently.
• Ability to perform pinching operations frequently, fully use both hands and arms continuously, and perform repetitive hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder motions frequently.
• Ability to fully use both legs continuously, reach in all directions continuously, and maintain good finger dexterity and tactile and olfactory sensory functions continuously.
• Ability to lift and carry 150 pounds unassisted frequently; lift or lower objects up to 75 pounds between floor level and 36 inches frequently; lift and carry patients weighing up to 300 pounds with assistance frequently; and push or pull objects up to 200 pounds unassisted frequently.
• Ability to maintain corrected 20/40 vision, recognize objects close at hand and at a distance, discriminate colors, perceive depth, and maintain good peripheral vision continuously.
• Ability to maintain corrected hearing acuity and hear and understand whispered conversations at a distance of three feet.
• Ability to maintain bilateral hand movement skills and perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements continuously.
• Ability to qualify physically for respirator use, initially and annually.
• Ability to provide hands-on clinical care at both MUSC Emergency Departments for 752 clinical hours per year.

Nice To Haves

• Pursuing an MBA or MHA in an optional second fellowship year.
• Publication in peer-reviewed journals is encouraged.
• Moonlighting may be possible if other fellowship requirements are met.

Responsibilities

• Serve as VPIT Operations Director, coordinating, managing, and continuously optimizing a telehealth service across multiple emergency department sites.
• Contribute to operational oversight of Virtual Urgent Care and SCDC Virtual Emergency Triage services.
• Design and launch a new telehealth service, including service design, workflow development, pro forma creation, stakeholder engagement, and executive-level pitching.
• Lead scholarly work that supports the digital transformation of emergency medicine and translates data-driven insights into operational and clinical improvements.
• Present fellowship work at one regional and one national conference; publication in peer-reviewed journals is encouraged.
• Serve as lead instructor for the Emergency Medicine Telehealth Elective (EMED872), overseeing learner orientation, teaching sessions, clinical observation, and mentorship.
• Host quarterly Journal Club and Strategic Workgroup sessions.
• Provide hands-on clinical care at both MUSC Emergency Departments for a total of 752 clinical hours per year.
• Meet fellowship requirements before undertaking any additional moonlighting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed