Quality Assistant Medical Director - Emergency Medicine - Kaweah Health Medical Center
Job Description
Act as the Quality Medical Director locally, as well as interface between Vituity and Kaweah. Learn to stay up to date with CMS' evolving quality metrics and requirements and learn how to reinforce compliance within Vituity and within your site's local operations. Act as the ED Sepsis Champion within Kaweah's Sepsis team. Work closely with Kaweah Sepsis Team, Quality Officer, Department Chairs, IT, and lab directors. Act as the liaison between Kaweah and the ED providers for all matters sepsis related. Continue to develop policies and processes to optimize sepsis care within the ED, as well as maximize compliance with CMS requirements. Continue to monitor and revise said policies and processes in real time. Attend meetings quarterly and monthly, depending on the level (generally can be virtual). Act as the ED Trauma Liaison on the Kaweah Trauma Committee. Interface between ED and Surgical providers (including surgery, ortho, vascular, CT, anesthesia, ICU, lab, radiology, etc.) on acute issues or policy optimization. Work closely with Trauma Manager and Trauma Director to optimize our site's trauma performance, remediate issues, and ensure ongoing site certification as a trauma center by the American College of Surgeons. Attend monthly meetings for Trauma Operations and Trauma PIPS/PEER review, both of which are done in a hybrid model (virtual participation is okay). You are backed by a best-in-class corporate healthcare team and supported by the broad peer-level expertise of 6,000 Vituity clinicians. Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA, life and AD&D coverage, and more. EAP, travel assistance, and identify theft included.