Medical Director of the Emergency Department
Core
Lead the daily clinical and operational performance of an Emergency Department, optimizing patient flow, care delivery, and operational efficiency.
Role type
Senior physician leader (Emergency Medicine)
Builds
High-quality, efficient, patient-centered emergency care delivery model
Domain
Healthcare / Emergency Medicine
Required skills
Emergency Medicine clinical leadership, process improvement, performance metrics analysis, policy development, clinician training, staffing management, quality and patient safety initiatives, disaster preparedness planning
Preferred skills
Academic leadership, operational leadership
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead daily clinical and operational performance; Design and implement process-improvement strategies; Monitor and improve key ED performance metrics; Develop and implement departmental policies and protocols; Oversee clinician orientation and training; Partner on staffing of physicians and APPs; Advance quality and patient safety efforts; Collaborate on disaster preparedness and emergency management; Participate in leadership on-call schedule; Support system-wide clinical initiatives
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership mandate