Job Description

The University of Florida, Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM), seeks a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with EMS leadership experience to serve as an EMS Medical Director and Clinical Ast/Aso/Full Professor. The ideal candidate will provide medical direction for designated EMS agency partners across Gainesville and the surrounding region, supporting high-quality prehospital care delivery. Focused on advancing prehospital medicine, protocol excellence, and EMS education, you will collaborate with a dedicated team to strengthen emergency medical services across the region.

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Florida-Gainesville is an independent academic department within the College of Medicine. With the substantial infrastructure and resources from the State's Flagship University dedicated to the missions of research and education, we are committed to training medical students, residents, and fellows to become superior well-rounded clinicians that have the skills to become educators, researchers, and leaders in emergency medicine.

The successful candidate will join our growing Department in a non-tenure accruing position at the rank of Clinical Assistant, Associate or Full Professor. This position will hold a University of Florida appointment and become part of our current group of over 65 full-time EM faculty, 13 fellows, 42 residents and more than 200 members that make up our robust, dynamic department, to support the expansion of clinical services in our community and across the state.

The UF Department of Emergency Medicine proudly maintains an affiliation with UF Health Shands Hospital, a distinguished 1,162-bed teaching facility renowned for its Level 1 trauma center and cutting-edge burn center. As the primary referral center for North Central Florida, our institution stands as a beacon of excellence in healthcare. This affiliation underscores our commitment to top-tier medical care and innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

Serve as Medical Director for designated EMS agency partners and carry our administrative responsibilities inherent to the role
Provide medical oversight for certified EMS and fire rescue response personnel, including during mutual aid responses and disaster deployments
Establish, maintain, and annually review standards of care, BLS/ALS protocols, standing orders, and Trauma Transport Protocols; ensure training and compliance across EMS personnel
Develop prehospital practice parameters with consideration for patient outcomes, budgetary impact, and current evidence-based standards
Lead quality improvement and quality assurance initiatives; establish and revise agency performance standards in collaboration with EMS agency leadership
Serve as a patient advocate, ensuring systems are designed to place patient needs first
Collaborate with the EMS Fellowship Director to integrate UF EMS Fellows into EMS medical direction activities consistent with the Fellowship training program
Provide education and mentorship to EM residents, fellows, and EMS personnel in prehospital medicine
Collaborate with EMS leadership, county agencies, and departmental stakeholders to advance prehospital systems and patient care
Maintain clinical responsibilities as an attending physician in the UF Health Shands Emergency Department

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Serve as Medical Director for designated EMS agency partners and carry our administrative responsibilities inherent to the role
Provide medical oversight for certified EMS and fire rescue response personnel, including during mutual aid responses and disaster deployments
Establish, maintain, and annually review standards of care, BLS/ALS protocols, standing orders, and Trauma Transport Protocols; ensure training and compliance across EMS personnel
Develop prehospital practice parameters with consideration for patient outcomes, budgetary impact, and current evidence-based standards
Lead quality improvement and quality assurance initiatives; establish and revise agency performance standards in collaboration with EMS agency leadership
Serve as a patient advocate, ensuring systems are designed to place patient needs first
Collaborate with the EMS Fellowship Director to integrate UF EMS Fellows into EMS medical direction activities consistent with the Fellowship training program
Provide education and mentorship to EM residents, fellows, and EMS personnel in prehospital medicine
Collaborate with EMS leadership, county agencies, and departmental stakeholders to advance prehospital systems and patient care
Maintain clinical responsibilities as an attending physician in the UF Health Shands Emergency Department

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Serve as Medical Director for designated EMS agency partners and carry our administrative responsibilities inherent to the role
Provide medical oversight for certified EMS and fire rescue response personnel, including during mutual aid responses and disaster deployments
Establish, maintain, and annually review standards of care, BLS/ALS protocols, standing orders, and Trauma Transport Protocols; ensure training and compliance across EMS personnel
Develop prehospital practice parameters with consideration for patient outcomes, budgetary impact, and current evidence-based standards
Lead quality improvement and quality assurance initiatives; establish and revise agency performance standards in collaboration with EMS agency leadership
Serve as a patient advocate, ensuring systems are designed to place patient needs first
Collaborate with the EMS Fellowship Director to integrate UF EMS Fellows into EMS medical direction activities consistent with the Fellowship training program
Provide education and mentorship to EM residents, fellows, and EMS personnel in prehospital medicine
Collaborate with EMS leadership, county agencies, and departmental stakeholders to advance prehospital systems and patient care
Maintain clinical responsibilities as an attending physician in the UF Health Shands Emergency Department

EMS Medical Director - Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL, USA