Medical Director EMS Professions

Medical Director EMS Professions

Location:
2200 University Drive,, McKinney Campus
McKinney, Texas, 75071
United States

We are searching for an experiencedMedical Director EMS Professions.

Job Purpose:
The medical director is responsible for medical oversight of the Emergency Medical Services Professions (EMSP) Programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and approve the educational content of the program curriculum for appropriateness, medical accuracy, and reflection of current evidence-informed prehospital or emergency care practice.
• Review and approve the programs minimum competency standards in comparison to the accreditation minimum numbers for each of the required patient contacts and procedures as outlined by the Committee on Accreditation of Emergency Medical Services Programs (CoAEMSP) Standards and Guidelines.
• Review and approve the instruments and processes used to evaluate students in didactic, laboratory, clinical, and field internship, by working with the program coordinator to assure the program has appropriate and up-to-date equipment and supplies.
• Review the progress of each student throughout the program, and assist in the determination of appropriate corrective measures, when necessary. Corrective measures should occur in the cases of adverse outcomes, failing academic performance, and disciplinary action.
• Ensure competence of each graduate of the program in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains.
• Engage in cooperative involvement with the program director.
• Ensure the effectiveness and quality of any medical director responsibilities delegated to another qualified physician.
• Ensure educational interaction with EMS students to provide invaluable physician guidance and feedback for the duration of cohort training.
• Interact in a variety of settings, such as lecture, laboratory, clinical, field internship. Interaction may occur by synchronous electronic methods.
• Recruit additional physician support for instruction in paramedic classes.
• Certify each graduating student has achieved the desired level of competence in cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains prior to graduation.
• Serve as the physician director for American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support courses within the EMSP programs.
• Schedule a minimum of eight (8) hours on campus on a monthly basis for the purpose of course content review and approval.
• Attend regularly scheduled EMS program faculty meetings and advisory committee meetings.
• Exercise oversight and application of all medical director and associate medical director responsibilities delegated to the program coordinator/director.
• Communicate regularly with the program director/coordinator and respond in a timely manner to all communication involving the medical director.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Perform all duties and maintain all standards in accordance with college policies, procedures and Core Values.

Required Qualifications:

Possess an awarded doctorate of medicine from a nationally accredited institution. Currently practicing as a full-time Emergency Department physician or a full-time EMS medical director in the State of Texas; active in the local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System.

Licensed physician in the State of Texas and currently board certified as an emergency physician or have five (5) years of experience as an emergency physician.

Licenses and Certifications:
Must hold a current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification OR obtain certification within six (6) months.

This position is generally limited to working a maximum of 14.5 hours per week. (Maximum hours for employees with more than one part-time position at Collin College may vary.)

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Positions in this class typically require talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions. Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting and intense noises. Relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards. Office environment. Little physical effort required.

***This is a Security Sensitive position. Therefore candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.***

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of the positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt/non-exempt) is designated by position. The employer actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.

Employment Type: Part-time Staff
Compensation Type: Hourly
Compensation Range: $52.90 - 52.90
For any employment questions, please contact HR at (972) 985-3783 or emailemployment@collin.edu .

Collin College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.