This site lists openings for excepted and executive service positions, which are appointed by Mayor Bowser. For a complete list of career service job openings, please visit the DC Department of Human Resources career page: http://careers.dc.gov/ Assistant Medical Director - Fire and EMS Department (FEMS)Washington, DC
Full Time
Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice (DMPSJ)
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. BACKGROUNDThis 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, established 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.
MAJOR DUTIESParticipates 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, i.e. promotions, reassignments, details, awards, performance evaluations, etc.Researches and develops activities related to emergency medical protocols for the department, and ongoing maintenance and education related to those protocols.Collaborates with the Medical Director, Assistant Chief of EMS, and other FEMS officials on all specifications, repairs, and maintenance activities relative to ambulance vehicles, medical equipment, and supplies.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 that assist in operations, training, quality assurance, and overall administration.Performs needs analysis, software selection, hardware selection, system maintenance, and reporting of results.Collaborates with the Medical Director, Fire Chief, and Assistant Chief of EMS 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 and establishes standards for medical performance and proper documentation of medical care administered by field providers.Provides advice and recommendations of a continuous quality improvement program to ensure proficiency of clinical skills of department EMS members.Collaborates with the Medical Director, Fire Chief, and Assistant Chief of EMS on activities related to optimizing relationships with District of Columbia hospitals and other health care providers.Assists the Medical Director and Assistant Chief of EMS at the scene of major incidents and Multiple Casualty Incidents as directed.Participates at an appropriate level with the Medical Director, FEMS Chiefs, and other agencies on incident mitigation and safe operations.Reviews serious medical quality issues under the oversight of the Medical Director, and recommends, approves, or forwards to a higher level.As directed, participates with or represents the Medical Director at staff meetings, community meetings, and other civic functions.Attends regular staff meetings for the purpose of establishing policies and programs for current FEMS operations.Develops medically-related scientific investigations and research projects that will benefit the emergency medical care provided to the citizens of the District.Serves as Acting Medical Director in the absence of the Medical Director.Performs other related duties as assigned.COMPETENCIES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIESMastery 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.Ability to maintain managerial control under extremely stressful conditions.Demonstrated experience in providing leadership in a managerial/supervisory capacity.Demonstrated ability to develop policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.Demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in writing.Excellent interpersonal skills to build collaborative working relationships.Incumbent must possess a valid driver's license.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSMust have an allopathic or osteopathic medical degree (M.D., D.O.)Must have a valid Medical License and be eligible to be licensed 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 that the Department serves.Must have a valid Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license in good standing.Preferably possess experience in emergency medical services.RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTMust be a District of Columbia resident at the time of appointment or become a District resident within 180 days of appointment.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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