Emergency Medicine Physician

Job Summary

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Denver Health, in conjunction with the Denver Health Paramedic Division, is recruiting a full-time academic emergency physician with focus on EMS operations. Our highly functioning and established EMS team consists of the Paramedic Division Medical Director/Associate Department Chair of EMS and three associate directors, all subspecialty certified in EMS, working collaboratively to provide medical direction to over 265 Denver Paramedics and EMT’s, Denver Paramedics Dispatch and the Denver Health Paramedic School.

This faculty position will directly report to the Associate Chair for EMS and ultimately to the Chair of Emergency Medicine at Denver Health. As a full-time academic faculty position, based at the sponsoring institution for the Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine, there will be a heavy emphasis on, and expectation for, scholarship/research, teaching, and education. All faculty are expected to contribute and promote in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

The Denver Health Paramedic Division (DHPD) provides 911 Advanced Life Support (ALS) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and ambulance transportation to the City and County of Denver, Denver International Airport, as well as the cities of Glendale, Sheridan, Englewood, and areas of unincorporated Arapahoe County. The Denver Health Paramedic Division consists of 269 front line paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMT), 41 command staff, and an additional 100 employees in communications, education, vehicle, and administration support. Our system responds to more than 128,000 calls for Emergency Medical Services annually.

The emergency department (ED) at Denver Health includes a 57-bed adult ED, a 19-bed pediatric ED and urgent care, and a 23-bed CDU providing observation medicine. With a combined annual census of more than 100,000 patients visits from highly diverse cultures and backgrounds, the ED at Denver Health is the second busiest in Colorado. The Ernest E Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health is a Level 1 adult and Level 2 pediatric trauma referral center for the Rocky Mountain Region. Additionally, the acuity managed by the adult ED is high, with a 25% admission rate. Staffing in the adult and pediatric EDs is provided by board-eligible or board-certified emergency physicians, emergency medicine residents and subspecialty fellows, and advanced practice providers. Strong and extremely collaborative relationships exist among physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing, and consultative services.

As an institution, Denver Health is a nationally recognized integrated health care system that serves as the primary Anchor Institution to the Denver metropolitan area and its diverse community. Included in our system is a large safety-net acute-care hospital, with our acclaimed Level 1 Ernest E Moore Shock Trauma Center, a large network of community health centers, the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, the sole city-wide advanced life support EMS agency (Denver Paramedics) and the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety Center. Denver Health is a profoundly mission-driven organization that has provided more than $3.3 billion in care for the uninsured in the last 10 years. Denver Health is a leader in performance and quality improvement and is nationally recognized for its implementation of lean principles in healthcare.

Denver Health and the Department of Emergency Medicine are firmly committed to diversity of our workforce. As medical providers, we are passionate about serving our diverse patient population and providing them with the best care. To achieve this, we dedicate significant resources as a team to incorporate cultural responsiveness, equity, and inclusion into every aspect of our work. This position will be a key member of our department and is expected to take an active role in our commitment to creating an environment for patients and staff where richness of ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives are embraced. Our department is committed to finding innovative ways to meet the needs of our patients, and each other as colleagues – we strive to do so with respect, kindness, and open mindedness.

Essential Functions:

• Teaching and Training:
  Instruct students seeking clinical experience at Denver Health and provide education for post graduate medical trainees. (20%)

• Deliver Emergency Care to Patients:
  • Stabilize patients in critical condition.
  • Evaluate patients' vital signs & lab data to determine emergency intervention needs and priority of treatment.
  • Conduct primary patient assessments that include information from prior medical care.
  • Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions.
  • Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, residents, and other medical staff.
  • Monitor patients' conditions, and reevaluate treatments, as necessary.
  • Select, request, perform, or interpret diagnostic procedures, e.g., lab tests, electrocardiograms, etc..
  • Select and prescribe medications to address patient needs.
  
  (30%)

• Develop a Plan of Care for Patients
  • Discuss patients' treatment plans with physicians and other medical professionals.
  • Encourages increased patient understanding and involvement in care.
  • Communicate likely outcomes of medical diseases or traumatic conditions to patients or their representatives.
  • Consult with hospitalists and other professionals, such as social workers, regarding patients' hospital admission, continued observation, transition of care, or discharge.
  • Identify factors that may affect patient management, such as age, gender, barriers to communication, and underlying disease. (30%)

• Compliance:
  Establish and communicate protocols to meet contractual, regulatory and accreditation requirements. (10%)

• Staff Management:
  Oversee the activities of staff which includes but is not limited to sourcing, hiring, and training new team members, creating and managing schedules, evaluating performance, and providing coaching to engage and motivate team members, identifying and applying career advancement opportunities for team members, and helping to resolve employee issues and disputes, mentorship and guidance.
  (10%)

Education:

• Doctorate Degree Required

Work Experience:

Licenses:

• MD-Physician - State Medical Board Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures and techniques.

• Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment.

• Able to effectively manage and direct medical staff support activities while providing quality medical care.

• Able to receive detailed information through oral communications; express or exchange ideas by verbal communications.

• Excellent written and verbal communications, listening, and social skills.

• Able to interact effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems.

• Performs in a tactful and professional manner.

• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Shift

Work Type

Regular

Salary

$275,200.00 - $333,100.00 / yr

Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.