Etch
Medical Director: Transport, Transfer Center & Outreach Education Full Time Days
Knoxville, TN · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 23 days ago
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About the role
- The Medical Director also provides oversight and guidance related to pediatric and neonatal outreach to community-based providers.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with Pediatric Intensivists and Neonatologists to co-develop evidence-based clinical policies, protocols, and practice management guidelines for neonatal and pediatric specialty critical transport.
- ALS Autonomy & Authority: Retain complete and independent authority over the design, implementation, and final approval of all policies, clinical protocols, and practice management guidelines governing the ALS transport team.
- Lead the Transport team's Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) program to include auditing electronic patient care records (ePCRs) for quality and safety, review all high-risk transport, complications, and adverse events to drive improvements.
- Administrative Oversight: Collaborate with hospital leadership on budget planning, equipment selection, and strategic goals.
- Collaborate with hospital leadership on budget planning, equipment selection, and strategic goals.
Requirements
- Protocol Development: Prior experience drafting, modifying, or implementing evidence-based clinical protocols or practice management guidelines within a hospital network or transport system.
- Skills: Strong communication skills, leadership experience, and familiarity with regional EMS protocols and trauma systems.
- Accreditation Framework Champion: Deep working knowledge of national transport standards, specifically the structural, clinical, and safety requirements mandated by CAMTS and the AAP Section on Transport Medicine.
- Deep working knowledge of national transport standards, specifically the structural, clinical, and safety requirements mandated by CAMTS and the AAP Section on Transport Medicine.
- strong proficiency in statistical quality methods to analyze electronic Patient Care Records (ePCRs), identify clinical variances, and execute targeted remedial training or protocol adjustments.
Nice to have
- Leadership & Administrative Experience, 2+ years preferred.
Skills
- Strong communication skills, leadership experience, and familiarity with regional EMS protocols and trauma systems.
- Core Competencies
- Staff Training, Education & Competency
Benefits
- Active, unrestricted medical licensure issued by the State of Tennessee Department of Health.
- Partner with the CRPC/Trauma Outreach t eam on education outreach opportunities and on-going development of pediatric readiness across regional referral facilities.
- Act as Medical Director for educational opportunities (Conference, NAEMT Training Center, etc.
- Assists with the recruitment of specialty providers for the provision of education.
- Establish structured communication channels with Neonatology and Pediatric Critical Care divisions to provide cohesive online medical control and unified oversight for the Dolly Children's regional catchment radius
- Review CRPC and Trauma data to help guide and inform educational offerings and quality improvement projects.
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