Instructor or higher (EM Associate Director for Clinical Operations)

Texas Tech University • El Paso, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Contributes to the university’s mission through teaching and service, some variation by academic unit. Provides patient care in the Emergency Department. Supports the Clinical Operations Director with the daily operational oversight of the Emergency Department. Collaborates with departmental leadership, hospital administration, nursing leadership, medical staff, Emergency Medical Services, and other clinical departments. Assists with physician and advanced practice provider scheduling, staffing, and coverage planning based on patient volumes, clinical demand, and operational needs. Monitors staffing effectiveness and develops contingency plans to address coverage gaps, high volume periods, staffing shortages, emergency events, and operational disruptions. Assists the Department Chair and Clinical Operations Director with the development, implementation, and review of departmental policies, procedures, protocols, and standards of care. Reviews Emergency Department quality, safety, efficiency, productivity, throughput, and patient experience metrics. Participates in quality-improvement, patient-safety, chart-audit, peer-review, and clinical performance initiatives. Works with hospital leadership to improve patient flow, length of stay, boarding, consultation response, transfers, admissions, and discharge processes. Supervises, evaluates, mentors, and teaches residents, fellows, and medical students in the clinical setting. Participates in resident and faculty recruitment. Participates in morbidity and mortality conferences, journal clubs, departmental meetings, and educational activities. Serves as medical control physician for El Paso EMS while on duty in the Emergency Department. Participates in professional emergency medicine societies such as ACEP, SAEM, AAEM. Engages in advancement of scientific knowledge through research and/or scholarship Serves the academic community through participation in institutional governance, such as committee work and other administrative duties Contributes to the community through academically related public service complementary to the institutional mission. Ensures compliance with HIPAA and billing regulations. Adheres to institutional and departmental policies and procedures. Assists the Department Chair with the implementation of departmental policies and monitoring staffing effectiveness. Demonstrates professionalism in accordance with the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine's Declaration of Faculty Professional Responsibility. Upholds and promotes the values-based culture of TTUHSC El Paso.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree
• Successful completion of ACGME-accredited residency program in Emergency Medicine
• Texas Medical License, or eligible for medical licensure in the State of Texas
• Current ACLS, PALS, and ATLS certifications
• Experience in Emergency Department clinical operations, physician leadership, scheduling, quality improvement, or patient safety
• Experience working with hospital administration, nursing leadership, Emergency Medical Services, and multidisciplinary teams
• Demonstrated experience in using Emergency Department performance metrics, including quality, efficiency, throughput, and patient-experience metrics
• Demonstrated accomplishments in clinical practice, teaching, research, or scholarly activities related to Emergency Medicine.
• Experience educating residents and medical students
• Board Certification in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine for appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher
• Established or emerging regional or national reputation for the rank of associate professor or higher
• Demonstrated proficiency in medical Spanish

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care in the Emergency Department.
• Supports the Clinical Operations Director with the daily operational oversight of the Emergency Department.
• Collaborates with departmental leadership, hospital administration, nursing leadership, medical staff, Emergency Medical Services, and other clinical departments.
• Assists with physician and advanced practice provider scheduling, staffing, and coverage planning based on patient volumes, clinical demand, and operational needs.
• Monitors staffing effectiveness and develops contingency plans to address coverage gaps, high volume periods, staffing shortages, emergency events, and operational disruptions.
• Assists the Department Chair and Clinical Operations Director with the development, implementation, and review of departmental policies, procedures, protocols, and standards of care.
• Reviews Emergency Department quality, safety, efficiency, productivity, throughput, and patient experience metrics.
• Participates in quality-improvement, patient-safety, chart-audit, peer-review, and clinical performance initiatives.
• Works with hospital leadership to improve patient flow, length of stay, boarding, consultation response, transfers, admissions, and discharge processes.
• Supervises, evaluates, mentors, and teaches residents, fellows, and medical students in the clinical setting.
• Participates in resident and faculty recruitment.
• Participates in morbidity and mortality conferences, journal clubs, departmental meetings, and educational activities.
• Serves as medical control physician for El Paso EMS while on duty in the Emergency Department.
• Participates in professional emergency medicine societies such as ACEP, SAEM, AAEM.
• Engages in advancement of scientific knowledge through research and/or scholarship.
• Serves the academic community through participation in institutional governance, such as committee work and other administrative duties.
• Contributes to the community through academically related public service complementary to the institutional mission.
• Ensures compliance with HIPAA and billing regulations.
• Adheres to institutional and departmental policies and procedures.
• Assists the Department Chair with the implementation of departmental policies and monitoring staffing effectiveness.
• Demonstrates professionalism in accordance with the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine's Declaration of Faculty Professional Responsibility.
• Upholds and promotes the values-based culture of TTUHSC El Paso.

Benefits

• Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as, the institutional pay plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree