Chief of Emergency Medicine Physician

Quick Facts

• Role: Chief of Emergency Medicine Physician

• Focus: Direct emergency department care, provider supervision, and quality/performance leadership

• Loan support: Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) may be available to eligible candidates

Description

Provide direct patient care in the emergency department and other supervised settings as clinical privileges permit. Lead performance and proficiency evaluations for staff, supervise and advise emergency providers, and ensure appropriate skills, continuing education, and core life support certifications. Develop and implement emergency medicine policies, drive quality assurance/performance improvement/utilization review, and support compliance with applicable regulatory standards.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual performance bonus; regular salary increases

• Paid time off: 50–55 days/year (annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays; possible CME absence)

• Retirement: federal pension and federal 401(k) with up to 5% VA contributions

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options

• CME reimbursement: possible $1,000/year (board certification full-time requirement)

• Malpractice: free liability protection with tail coverage provided

• Contract: no physician employment contract and no significant moonlighting restrictions

• Work schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm