Observation Medicine

As an Observation Medicine Medical Director with USACS, you ll be responsible for managing observation medicine services by collaborating with the hospital and nursing leadership while offering support to your physician staff. As a leader for both the hospital and US Acute Care Solutions, you will influence broad company decisions and help facilitate the development of new leaders.

Job Details

• Oversee day-to-day management of the unit
• Provide leadership in the operations of the unit
• Responsible for peer review, quality assurance, provider staffing
• Assure quality patient experience by managing protocols and complaints
• Practice Clinically

• Lead and organize all meetings to represent the Observation Unit
• Responsible for the supervision on the onsite Physician Staff by managing the day to day responsibilities of these clinicians
• Report to the National Director of Observation Services
• Maintain improvement plans for any area not meeting expected benchmarks
• Investigate quality referrals from the hospital quality committee

• Board certified in Emergency Medicine
• A minimum of 3 years experience caring for hospital based patients
• Previous administrative experience desirable

• Average Daily Encounters: 5
• 12-bed observation unit
• 12-hour shifts 7a-7p and 7p-7a
• Must be an experienced NP/PA

• 350-Bed, urban facility
• Founded by the Sisters of Saint Joseph in 1875, Saint Vincent Health Center is Erie s first hospital.
• Full-service, mission-driven tertiary care and teaching hospital with a strong commitment to quality.
• Saint Vincent has evolved into an integrated health system and is part of the Allegheny Health Network, providing patients with an outpatient network spread across the region.
• Saint Vincent remains a member of the community, and continues to provide a continuum of services to fit the health care needs of the region.
• In addition to an emergency medicine residency training program, Saint Vincent also hosts residencies in ENT, family medicine, internal medicine, and orthopedics, and a fellowship in sports medicine
  
• Saint Vincent has been nationally recognized for quality, recently becoming one of only two hospitals in the country to receive the PremierAward for Quality by the Premier healthcare alliance for three consecutive years.

• Financial Benefits
  • Equity ownership for all full-time physicians
  • Industry-leading 10% company funded 401(k)
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx coverage
  • Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
  • Annual CME/BEA (Business Expense Account)
  • Medical Malpractice with tail and litigation support
  • Pioneering Paid Military Leave
  • Groundbreaking 100% Paid Parental Leave
  • Student loan refinancing as low as 2.99%
• Intangible Benefits
  • Location flexibility and career stability of a national group
  • National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected clinicians
  • Clinical Management Tools (CMTs)
  • Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME)
  • 24/7/365 live physician support
  • USACS Orientation and Assemblies
  • Professional Development Programs including: Scholars (Leadership Training), Efficiency Academy, and Engagement & Experience Academy
  • Internal USACS traveling physicians
    

Erie is a very livable city situated directly between Cleveland, OH, Buffalo, NY and Pittsburgh, on the south-central shores of Lake Erie. There are a number of beautiful, established suburban and urban communities including lakeside developments and tree-lined streets with Victorian homes proximate to excellent public and private schools. Abundant recreational options include arts and culture (Erie Philharmonic, Erie Art Museum, and several theatre companies), semi-pro and professional sports (Seawolves baseball, Otters -Ontario Hockey League, BayHawks NBA development team to name a few) plus collegiate sports from Gannon University, Mercyhurst College, Edinboro University and Penn State-Behrend. There is also a local NASCAR track. Outdoor recreation includes Presque Isle State Park beaches, the Seaway Trail along the lakefront, and a variety of ski resorts in the region. The region is also famous for growing grapes and produces the third-largest amount of wine in the United States. The Erie International Airport provides for many daily flights and connections for convenient travel.