EM Medical Education Fellow |SOM- M89994 | Emergency Medicine

Advertising Summary: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located in
the heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU’s
sponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationally
recognized for patient care and education. Virginia Commonwealth
University is an equal opportunity employer.

Unit: School Of Medicine MBU

Department: Emergency Medicine

Department Summary: VCU Medical Center, which is a largely
underserved, Level 1 Trauma Center and tertiary referral center,
sees over 100,000 patients per year. The department is nationally
recognized for innovative management of chest pain, stroke, major
trauma, medical management of EMS and for providing medical
direction for aeromedical transport. In addition, the Virginia
Poison Center is a division component of this department. The VCU
Department of Emergency Medicine also provides coverage for a
free-standing Emergency Department serving the rural patient
community of New Kent, VA which sees over 15,000 patients per year
and community hospitals in Tappahannock, VA and South Hill, VA
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 and are one of the only 12 programs to house a
combined Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine residency program
with an additional 2 residents per year.

Duties & Responsibilities:

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our
dynamic academic Emergency Medicine team. The candidate will
contribute to our mission of providing exceptional patient care,
innovative research, and high-quality education in Emergency
Medicine. This position supports the department mission by
providing clinical experience in Emergency Medicine by virtue of
residency training and/or Board Certification in Emergency
Medicine.

• Clinical - Provide direct patient care within the

emergency department supervising all trainees, non-licensed
providers, and non-physician credentialed providers in the clinical
areas. Clinical obligations will be individualized depending on
faculty position assignment. Provide efficient, high quality
patient care that reflects current professional practice norms and
skills and is consistent with accepted utilization guidelines.
Documents each patient encounter with a timely, comprehensive note.
Demonstrate professional and courteous behavior towards patients,
department staff and members of the hospital community. Fulfill
billing and coding responsibilities as defined in the scope of
practice. Abide by department's operational manual, policies, and
procedures. Abide by hospital rules and regulations, medical staff
bylaws, credentialing requirements, and MCVH's policies and
procedures. Demonstrate a willingness to fill uncovered shifts in
addition to clinical commitment.

• Teaching - Participate in providing core curriculum

lectures to medical students, interns and resident level trainees.
As appropriate, participates in ACLS, PALS and ATLS courses.
Provides bedside clinical teaching to all trainees with the
Emergency Department. Participates in nursing, housestaff, medical
student, advanced practice provider and paramedical educational
programs.

• Research - Actively identify areas of interest and

participate in Departmental research projects.

• Administrative - Attend department staff meetings unless

on clinical duty. Participate in and adhere to quality improvement
and utilization review activities. Participates in relevant
marketing and public relations activities on behalf of the hospital
and Emergency Department. Participates in appropriate medical staff
and hospital committees as assigned. Completes, in a timely manner,
all reports and requests for information from the Department Chair,
Vice-Chair and the School of Medicine. When required, participates
as a representative of the VCU Health System. Assignments could
span a full spectrum of healthcare or be in a specific area of
interest to the incumbent.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine
• Active Virginia Medical license or ability to obtain
• Completion of an Emergency Medicine Residency within 3 years

(if beyond 3 years of completing an accredited Emergency Medicine
Residency program, must have completed 1500 hours of clinical
activity in the past 3 years in an Emergency Department of
comparable size, volume and patient acuity and can be waived at the
discretion of the Chair)

Salary Range: Commensurate

FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt

ORP Eligible: No

Rank: Instructor

Tenure: Ineligible

Months: 12 months

Contact Information:

Contact Name: Sharlene
Shannon

Contact Email: sharlene.shannon@vcuhealth.org