POSITION: Assistant Medical Director
OFFICE: Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (FEMS)
GRADE: Public Safety Excepted Service, Grade 2 (PS-2)
SALARY: $265,295.63
This is an Excepted Service position. Selected candidate must be a District resident or establish residency within 180 days of hire.
Current District of Columbia residents will receive priority and advanced preference for screening and interviews.
BACKGROUND
This position is located in the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (FEMS). FEMS is an all-hazards agency providing state-of-the-art emergency medical patient care, treatment, and transportation to people in the District of Columbia. This position serves as Assistant Medical Director to assist the Medical Director in providing medical direction and oversight for the delivery of medical care, emergency medical training, and medical quality assurance programs of the Department.
The incumbent works under the supervision of the Medical Director and determines the approaches and methods necessary to independently carry out the mission of the agency. The incumbent has authority for directing and evaluating the work of subordinates assigned to functions under his/her area of responsibility, especially related to EMS Quality Improvement, training, and education.
MAJOR DUTIES
- Participates with the Medical Director and Assistant Chief of EMS in the development of guidelines, policies, procedures, rules and regulations designed to monitor and optimize the overall quality of pre-hospital emergency medical care.
- Provides EMS training and education programs at the Department's Training Academy and other sites.
- Manages and supervises subordinate managers, supervisors and support staff.
- Approves, recommends, modifies or rejects formal requests prepared by subordinate supervisors.
- Researches and develops activities related to emergency medical protocols for the department.
- Collaborates with the Medical Director, Assistant Chief of EMS, and other FEMS officials on all specifications, repairs, and maintenance activities related to ambulance vehicles and medical equipment.
- Participates in the design and adoption of new methodology and technology related to emergency care.
- Participates in the preparation of specifications for the purchase of new medical equipment, supplies, and medications.
- Assists with design and implementation of management information systems.
- Performs needs analysis, software selection, hardware selection, system maintenance, and reporting of results.
- Collaborates on leadership and guidance related to response times and performance measures of the EMS system.
- Recommends and implements criteria for evaluation of field clinical operations.
- Provides advice and recommendations for continuous quality improvement programs.
- Collaborates on activities related to optimizing relationships with District of Columbia hospitals.
- Assists the Medical Director and Assistant Chief of EMS at the scene of major incidents.
- Participates at an appropriate level with the Medical Director and other agencies on incident mitigation and safe operations.
- Reviews serious medical quality issues under the oversight of the Medical Director.
- Participates with or represents the Medical Director at staff meetings and community functions.
- Attends regular staff meetings for the purpose of establishing policies and programs.
- Develops medically-related scientific investigations and research projects.
- Conducts research related to EMS to improve patient care.
- Serves as Acting Medical Director in the absence of the Medical Director.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
COMPETENCIES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Mastery and understanding of the environment, principles, ethics and special human relations in the field of medicine.
- Mastery of and ability to perform specified diagnostic and therapeutic practices and procedures.
- Ability to identify a medical problem and determine appropriate action.
- Mastery in organizing and implementing a quality improvement program.
- Mastery of the agency's organizational philosophy and policies.
- Ability to maintain managerial control under extremely stressful conditions.
- Demonstrated experience in providing leadership in a managerial/supervisory capacity.
- Demonstrated ability to develop policies designed to monitor quality medical care.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in writing.
- Demonstrates creative thinking and flexibility to effectively manage multiple projects.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to build collaborative working relationships.
- Incumbent must possess a valid driver’s license.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Must have an allopathic or osteopathic medical degree (M.D., D.O.).
- Must have a valid Medical License and be eligible to practice medicine without restriction in the District of Columbia.
- Must be an ABMS board-certified physician in a medical specialty that represents the broad patient base served by the Department.
- Must have a valid Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license in good standing.
- Preferably possess experience in emergency medical services.
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT
There is a legal requirement that each new appointee to the Excepted or Executive Service either:
- be a District of Columbia resident at the time of appointment; or
- become a District resident within one hundred eighty (180) days of appointment.
The law also requires that Excepted Service employees remain District residents during the duration of the individual’s appointment. Failure to remain a District resident for the duration of the appointment will result in forfeiture of employment.
If you are interested in this role, please upload your resume and answer the questionnaire. Only the candidates deemed most suited for the position based on resume will receive a call to schedule further discussion.
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