Emergency Medicine Attending Physician, Informaticist M68202
Mission or Goal of Unit: Our mission is to provide unparalleled patient care, educate and train emerging leaders in emergency medicine and set a national standard for quality and safety metrics by responding to the changing needs of emergency healthcare through innovative research and systems development.
Chief Purpose of this position: We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our dynamic academic emergency medicine team as a Physician Informaticist. We are seeking a full-time candidate who will work 75% of their time clinically and 25% dedicated to clinical informaticist duties. The clinical time will be split between our downtown adult ED and our free-standing ED at New Kent. The candidate will contribute to our mission of providing exceptional patient care, innovative research, and high-quality education in emergency medicine. Our Emergency Medicine Physician Informaticist would bridge clinical practice and technology by analyzing patient data, optimizing workflows, and implementing IT systems to improve patient care, safety, and efficiency in the Emergency Department. This role requires a strong understanding of both clinical operations and information systems to ensure technology effectively supports evidence-based decision-making and enhances the overall patient experience.
The faculty member will work primarily at the VCU Medical Center (Richmond VA), which is a largely underserved, Level 1 adult and pediatric Trauma Center and tertiary referral center seeing over 100,000 patients per year. The department is nationally recognized for innovative management of chest pain, stroke, major trauma, and high acuity medical cases. In addition, the Virginia Poison Center is a division component of this department. The VCU Department of Emergency Medicine also provides coverage at other VCU Health facilities including a free-standing Emergency Department serving the rural patient community of New Kent, Virginia, which sees over 15,000 patients per year and community hospitals in Tappahannock, Virginia and South Hill, Virginia which see 20,000 patients per year and 25,000 patients per year, respectively.
Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Emergency Medicine houses an Emergency Medicine 3-year residency program. We also partner with the Air Force and train their residents as well. We are one of only 12 programs to house a combined Emergency Medicine-Internal Medicine residency program. Finally, the Department offers fellowship programs in Administration, Emergency Medical Service, Medical Education, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Clinical Toxicology, Ultrasound, and Ultrasound Resuscitation.
Faculty may be recruited at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or full Professor commensurate with experience.
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