The Chair of Emergency Medicine is the executive physician responsible for quality and the operational effectiveness of all Summa Health System emergency departments and is responsible for setting the strategic direction of all emergency services. This position will also work closely with the Chief Nursing Officer along with the Chief Medical Officer, Summa Health System Hospitals to ensure compliance with all clinical and quality related elements of emergency services and metrics that contribute to the overall quality scorecard including the Hospital Star rating. 

The Chair, Emergency Medicine is the executive physician responsible for the support of the Hospital Medical Staff of Summa Health System. This position will assist the medical staff and Summa Health System management in fulfilling their obligations to collaboratively provide high value and quality hospital care. 

The Chair, Emergency Services will partner with nursing leadership to ensure efficiency, maximize throughput, and maintain high quality patient care. Will also participate in education and training of all provider and nursing staff to ensure adherence to evidence based practice to ensure optimal patient safety principles. 

This position will support the Emergency Medicine Program Director and faculty in achieving compliance with all ACGME program requirements. Position Hours: The role is a total of 1.0 FTE; comprised of 0.6 FTE administrative time and 0.4 FTE clinical practice.

Candidate Requirements

• Emergency Medicine Board Certified
• Unrestricted Ohio License or willingness to obtain
• 7-10 years’ leadership and/or business management experience
• Ongoing maintenance of all required certifications, training, and competencies
• Commitment to quality care in a patient centered, population health driven environment

Emergency Department Highlights

• ED Volume: 64,000
• Level I Trauma Center
• 76 Patient Beds
• 12 Beds dedicated to behavioral health patients
• Direct access to transport to behavioral health pavilion through back corridors, if needed.
• The ED also offers specialized emergency services for geriatric patients
• AHA-Accredited Heart Attack Receiving Center with above national average STEMI System response rates
• ACGME accredited three-year Emergency Medicine residency program, eight residents per class
• EPIC EMR
• MAT Program - Physician in Triage
• To learn more about Summa Health's Emergency Department, please visit www.summahealth.org/medicalservices/ed

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