Medical Director

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Job description

Duration:- 6 Months+

Establishes and manages the Virginia "EMS Scope of Practice for EMS Providers per Virginia Administrative Code

Serves as resource for changes in the Scope of Practice by providing evidence-based input and information on best practices

Medical Director for all OEMS staff who hold EMS certification, providing for re-certification with National Registry of EMT's

Serves as a temporary or "back-up EMS agency Medical Director in cases where an EMS agency Medical Director is unavailable or unable to serve until a permanent replacement can be secured

Promote and assist in recruitment and retention of physicians to serve as Operational Medical Directors or Physician Course Directors

Represents the Virginia Office of EMS at the state EMS Advisory Board and all related committee meetings

Provides annual continuing education for OEMS endorsed Medical Directors as required by Virginia Administrative Code ( 8 workshops per year )

Serves as course coordinator/director and as presenter

Represents the Virginia Office of EMS with the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) as Virginia State Medical Director

Represents the Virginia Office of EMS with the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) as Virginia State Medical Director

Served as Chair of the NASEMSO Medical Directors Council ()

Represents the Virginia Office of EMS with Department of Homeland Security -U.S. Fire Administration in partnership with the Client - Office of Health Affairs developing the national Handbook for EMS Physician Medical Directors

Represents the Virginia Office of EMS with the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV)

Aids Regulation, Compliance & Enforcement Division with ongoing investigations that involve a clinical complaint component and or EMS agency Medical Director

Investigations that involve a clinical care component to the complaint

Guidance to EMS agency level Medical Director regarding investigations

Revocation process of EMS providers/agency OEMS credentials regarding being a danger to public

Directly involved with return to practice pathway for the impaired provider process

Determines eligibility for EMS Physician endorsement based on regulatory compliance with Virginia Administrative Code

Direct involvement with enforcement action taken against EMS Physicians

Creates and manages initial online EMS Medical Director Course for new OMD's as required by Virginia Administrative Code

Provides subject matter expert testimony on behalf of the OEMS during appeal processes per the Virginia Administrative Processes Act

Meets at least quarterly with the Division Director and EMS Program Representatives to discuss the management of compliance cases with clinical implications

Serves as a resource and consultant to the Division of Accreditation, Certification, and Education (ACE)

Reviews and approves clinical testing scenarios for EMS provider certification

Serve as Physician Course Director for certification and continuing education classes provided by OEMS employees or contractors, and for distributive learning approved for the state

Ensure appropriateness of training and certification of EMS providers, endorsement of EMS physicians, and review EMS education standards

Serves as a technical resource and consultant for the Medical Direction Committee and its members, and for agency EMS Medical Directors in a wide variety of situations including agency management, patient care guideline development, and EMS provider management

Promote, identify priorities and participate in EMS systems research and serve as a clinical consultant for the OEMS Epidemiology group

Provides support and consultation for the Trauma and Critical Care Division

Serves as a OEMS and EM reviewer for trauma center designation reviews

Serves as a consultant and writer for the drafting of required documents such as the State Stroke Triage Plan (Code of Virginia (phone number removed)

From Emergency Operations

Course approval for CEs

Guidance and interaction related to the Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) implementation and requirements

Insight and interactions related to EMS guidance for emergency infectious diseases

Serves as a technical resource when EMS agencies are deploying into Virginia from other states and out of Virginia to other states

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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