Medical Director - Emergency Medicine - Lawton, OK

Job Description

Job Description

Site Medical Director – Emergency Department

Southwestern Medical Center, Lawton, OK

COMPANY SUMMARY :

Founded and led by Physicians since 2011, Integrative Emergency Services (“IES”) is dedicated to cultivating best practices in emergency care, providing comprehensive acute care services, creating value, and supporting patients, employees, clients, providers, and physicians in pursuit of the highest quality health care. IES comprises of a network of over 1,400 clinicians, health system partners in 8 states, and offers clinically integrated services to care for over 2,000,000(+) patients each year.

POSITION SUMMARY :

IES is seeking a Site Medical Director for the Emergency Department at Southwestern Medical Center in Lawton OK. The SMD is responsible for both providing care as an Emergency Physician within their scope of practice and the oversight and management of the clinical and administrative aspects of the Emergency Department and provider care team(s) at client hospitals of IES and its subsidiaries . This role is responsible for informing teams of policies, procedures, and objectives and will be instrumental in ensuring that the key performance indicators (KPIs) and key performance measures (KPMs) are attained. Will interface with key members of IES Corporate, Clinical, Operational, and Hospital leadership regarding the development and execution of service plan goals. Will be responsible for assisting in several key areas including, but not limited to, policy education and development, improving departmental efficiency, patient complaint and incident resolution, workforce management, and interdepartmental care coordination.

SITE SUMMARY :

Southwestern Medical Center is a Joint Commission-accredited full-service hospital with199-beds. Physician staff includes 150 providers in 31 specialties. Facility includes a 59-bed Med / Surg unit, 8-bed ICU, and an 11-bed ER . The ER has 24-hour single Physician coverage , 10 hours of APP coverage, & 20k annual visits .

Admission rate – 12%                              LWBS – 1.4%                           AMA – 0.8%

EMS Arrival – 11.5%                                  Transfers – 2.4%                     EMR – Meditech

Leap Frog “A” hospital safety grade awarded 2024.

9th consecutive 3-year accreditation through CARF International.

Chest Pain Cetner Accreditation via American College of Cardiology.

COMMUNITY :

Lawton is located in southwest Oklahoma, has a population of 90,000, and is within 30-minutes of the Wichita Mountains, Lake Lawtonka, and Fort Still. Lawton is nestled in an area well known for its world-class fishing and hunting. Mount Scott, which rises 2,500 feet above the plains, provides some of the most breathtaking scenery in the state and a chance to view free-roaming bison, longhorn cattle, white tail deer and elk. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge provides a habitat for large grazing animals on its 59,020 acres. Enjoy the beauty of the Great Plains Country while still being within 90 minutes of OKC and 2.5 hours from DFW.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Include the following.  Others may be assigned.

• Operational Oversight :

Responsible for managing day-to-day operations of their provider care team(s)

Supervise and mentor ED staff and act as a key liaison for the group

Responsible for taking part in the interviewing, hiring, and onboarding processes

Provide emergency medical care, determining appropriate disposition (hospital admission or discharge as an outpatient with follow-up care as needed)

QUALIFICATIONS :

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities :

Education / Experience :

Required :

Preferred :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

TRAVEL :

HOURS :   This role will have approximately 80% clinical (96 hours) to 20% administrative (24 hours) work split each month

STAFF COVERAGE :

Physicians : 24-hour, single physician coverage; 12-hour shifts 7-7

APPs :  10am-8pm

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS :

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

The company is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants of any age, race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or veteran status will receive equal consideration for positions. We welcome people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and abilities and believe that the unique experiences of our team drive our success.

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