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EMS Medical Director

Location: Augusta, Georgia

Job Description:

• Provide medical control and oversight for EMS programs including ALS, BLS, Infection Control, and community-oriented training programs such as CERT, CPS, and AED programs
• Provide medical control and oversight for the defibrillation program
• Design, evaluate, and administer a continuous quality improvement (CQI) and a comprehensive quality assurance program (CQA)
• Develop, review, or revise written operational and medical protocol procedures for EMS pursuant to State of Georgia regulations to assure the medical service delivery of the EMS Program by AFD and provide medical administration, support, and oversight of EMS curriculum development and education
• Provide medical liaison services between the Augusta Fire Department and the Augusta medical community
• Facilitate and implement the EMS Agenda for the future as developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the GEMSIS-Shaping the Future of EMS in Georgia plan as developed by the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services/Trauma
• Conduct at least one training activity each quarter
• Provide quarterly reports outlining the services provided in the preceding quarter
• Investigate and resolve medically related complaints against AFD, including the authority to limit, suspend, or withdraw medical direction to any AFD staff member

Requirements:

• Active and unrestricted Georgia state M.D. license
• Active medical staff privileges at a hospital in Georgia
• Current Certification by the American Board of Emergency Medicine
• Graduate of the National Association of EMS Physicians EMS Medical Directors Course and Practicum
• Eligible for certification by the American Board of Emergency Medicine EMS Subspecialty Boards
• Possess valid and current ACLS certifications and Georgia's Driver's License

Position Particulars:

• Malpractice, General Liability, and Workman's Comp Insurance provided
• Contract term is for two years with an option to extend to five years
• EMS Medical Director is expected to provide a minimum of 8 hours weekly toward the position