Physician / Emergency Medicine / Oregon / Permanent / Academic Emergency Medicine Director - Portland, OR

Chief of Emergency Medicine Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) is recruiting for a Chief of Emergency Medicine Services. VAPORHCS is the number one growing level 1A tertiary VA Hospital in the Nation. VAPORHCS consists of the main tertiary care medical center overlooking the city of Portland, the Vancouver Campus in Vancouver, WA, and nine outpatient clinics across Central and Northwest Oregon. VAPORHCS provides a full continuum of inpatient, outpatient, long-term, and emergent care, serving nearly 90,000 veterans annually. VAPORHCS is proud to host 12 national-level Centers of Excellence that lead research efforts across a wide spectrum of medical specialties.

Job Description

• Responsible for the clinical operations of the VAPORHCS Emergency Department (ED)
• Accountable to the Deputy Director, Patient Care Services for the delivery of high quality, cost-efficient, and safe care while meeting or exceeding performance goals
• Oversee a service that includes 17.8 FTE, with a mix of 12 physicians, 4 mid-level providers, and 1 administrative employee
• Ensure the Department is staffed with board certified Emergency Medicine physicians at all times
• Support medical education programs and faculty research
• Opportunity to be involved in the construction of a new ED

Requirements

• Board certified Emergency Medicine physician with a track record of administrative and clinical operations leadership

Benefits

• Progressive benefits packages including liberal vacation leave, sick leave, military leave, paid holidays, health and life insurance, Thrift Savings Plan (401K), flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, and much more
• Eligibility to apply for the Education Debt Reduction Program
• Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates