Physician (Emergency Medicine) - Chief

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Representing the Emergency Department at all applicable hospital administrative and patient care meetings to include, but not limited to: UM Committee, Systems Redesign, Medicine Service Section Chief meetings, ED huddles, RPIWs related to the ED, Cardiology Performance Improvement Workgroup, Peer Review Committee, and participating in the VA EMFAC (Emergency Medicine Field Advisory Committee).

Meeting with all providers in the Emergency Department regularly to review protocols, procedures, expectations for transported/transferred patients, including minor trauma victims.

Monitoring established VA/VISN/Joint Commission, etc, performance measures and identified goals for the Emergency Department (e.g. physician report card), and provide providers with group and individual feedback on how to improve and/or sustain achieved success in such metrics/measures, including faculty development programs where applicable.

Regularly meet ("huddle") with Emergency Department providers and nursing staff to discuss departmental performance and barriers to achieving performance measure/workflow success. Develop solutions at the lowest level whenever possible, employing LEAN management principles and thinking.

Work to eliminate wasted efforts/work/testing in the Emergency Department, and develop and/or utilize preexisting patient care protocols (Acute Coronary Syndrome, Stroke, Sepsis) and develop tools to monitor the success of those efforts.

Developing, implementing, and sustaining an orientation/standard work manual/and-or process for all providers in the Emergency Department.

Work with the VA Utilization Management (UM) department staff to monitor the preadmission screening process and its success in impacting InterQual appropriate inpatient admission/observation status utilization performance measures.

Monitoring overall performance of all providers' in the Emergency Department and provide performance improvement opportunities and/or interventions as appropriate. This includes, but is not limited to performing FPPE/OPPEs and ensuring the RVU tool reflects appropriate data.

Conducting Peer Reviews of Emergency Department providers and attend the Peer Review Committee on a monthly basis.

Reviewing and responding to all Emergency Department ePIR and eROCs in a timely manner.

Monitor Emergency Department workforce needs and budget. Collaborate with the Medicine Service Group Practice Manager to develop budgets and conduct a yearly needs assessment.

Maintaining an up-to-date schedule which provides appropriate provider coverage in the Emergency Department.

Recruitment efforts for providers in the Emergency Department. Develop recruitment and retention strategies to ensure highly trained and experienced providers seek/maintain employment with this Medical Center.