EMS Medical Doctor

Overview:

The EMS Medical Doctor is a member of the Augusta Fire Department and would be providing medical control and oversight for the Fire Department. This position is part-time, minimum of 8 hours of support provided per week. Preferred candidates would be located in or around Augusta, Georgia. 

Essential Functions:
 

• Assist the EMS Chief in maintaining an EMS program consistent with implementing the
• Ensure that the Fire Department is providing care that is consistent with the State and National prevailing “Standards of Practice and Care.”
• Approving agency EMS policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Establishing and monitoring all aspects of clinical performance.
• Evaluating operational policies and procedures to determine if they may have a negative impact on patient care or expose the organization to risk or medical malpractice and recommending the suspension of any operation or procedure that poses a risk to patients or personnel.
• Evaluating and acting on cases involving the certification/accreditation of EMS personnel including.
• Identification of employees who require guidance or further training in medically related matters.
• Initiation of action to suspend the ability of any employee to medically function within the EMS program when appropriate.
• On-going evaluation of ALS and BLS program effectiveness by collecting and evaluating data, identifying the number of lives saved, the relationship of process measurements to outcomes, resuscitation effectiveness, survival rates from Cardiac Arrest, and complication rates from procedures.
• Not less than once a quarter, reporting on the clinical aspects of the quality of care being provided and identifying areas where improvement is needed. Reports are due the end of the first week of January, April, July and September.
• Proposing bio-medical equipment enhancements and commending equipment changes to ensure that the Fire Department remains “state of the art” in prehospital care and is compliant with State requirements.
• Responding to emergency incidents and/or assuming a medical command role in the
• Emergency Operations Center (EOC) when requested by the Fire Department. The
• Medical Director’s obligations shall be limited to liaison or technical specialist, providing medical advice to the Incident Commander.
• Design, evaluate, and administer a continuous quality improvement (CQI) and comprehensive quality assurance program (CQA). Specific to this task, the chosen candidate would be responsible for determining that:
  • Newly hired personnel have appropriate levels of medical training to ensure compliance.
  • Existing and field evaluation processes are capable of identifying sub-optimal performance
  • Existing and proposed continuing medical education (CME) programs address agency needs for medical and operational training.
  • Existing and proposed retrospective review processes are capable of determining the delivery of appropriate prehospital medical care that is consistent with protocols and procedures.
  • All complaints related to medical care or patient disposition are investigated, evaluated, and responded to.

Qualifications:

• Valid license to practice medicine in the State of Georgia
• Certification by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
• Must be board eligible for certification for the American Board of Emergency Medicare EMS.
• Subspecialty Boards.
• Directors Course presented by the National Association of EMS physicians.
• Valid Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Valid Georgia Driver’s License.
• Liability Insurance as required by Augusta, GA.
• Experience as an emergency physician
• Experience with the design and operation of prehospital EMS Systems.
• Experience in the education of prehospital personnel.
• Experience in the EMS quality improvement process.
• Knowledge of EMS laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of local mass causality and disaster plans.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

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