We are recruiting for a Emergency Medicine Physician (Clerkship Director) to join our team!

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DepartmentEmergency Department Physician

Job Summary The Department of Emergency Medicine of the Denver Health and Hospital Authority is recruiting a passionate and talented Emergency Physician to serve as Clerkship Director and Assistant Residency Program Director for the Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine (DHREM). The Clerkship Director will be responsible for the education of emergency medicine bound medical students at both Denver Health and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, ongoing mentorship for EM-bound students as core EM Specialty-Specific Advisor, and oversight of off-service residents/fellows rotating through the Denver Health emergency department. As an Assistant Residency Director, this position will serve as a core member of the Residency Leadership team, focusing on projects related to health equity and pipeline programs, recruitment, and supporting all educational and academic missions of the residency program.

The Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine is one of the oldest and most highly regarded Emergency Medicine training programs in the country with a longstanding legacy of training future leaders in our specialty. The department educates over 60 local and visiting emergency-medicine-bound students each year, providing an unparalleled clinical experience with students working at both of our core clinical sites, Denver Health and the University of Colorado Hospital. Students are exposed to our breadth of faculty expertise through didactics, mentorship, and unique educational opportunities focusing on Emergency Medical Service (EMS), Social Emergency Medicine, and Ultrasound. With one of the first funded externships for Underrepresented in Medicine (UiM) Emergency Medicine applicants in the country, our department continues to push opportunities to support and diversify our program and our specialty. With more than 12 fellowship programs across our core institutions, the Department of Emergency Medicine has a deep commitment to educational excellence and scholarship and a robust group of hard-working and committed educators.

Denver Health is a large urban health care center that is proud to serve as a primary Anchor Institution to the Denver metro area, and its diverse community. Denver Health is a major academic affiliate of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, based at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. All faculty ultimately report to the Director of Service for Emergency Medicine at Denver Health, contributing to the mission of patient care, educational, research, and professional development, and have meaningful responsibilities and faculty appointments in the University of Colorado School of Medicine's academic Department of Emergency Medicine.

As an institution, Denver Health is a nationally recognized integrated health care system which includes: a large safety-net acute-care hospital, an acclaimed Level 1 trauma center (Ernest E Moore MD Shock Trauma Center), a large network of community health centers, the city and county public health department (Denver Public Health), the sole city-wide advanced life support EMS agency (Denver Paramedics) and a regional poison center (Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center). Denver Health is a profoundly mission-driven organization that has provided more than $3.3 billion in care for the uninsured in the last ten years. Denver Health is a leader in performance and quality improvement and remains financially secure, in part, due to its nationally recognized implementation of lean princi

D nver Health and the Department of Emergency Medicine are profoundly committed to diversity in our workforce. As medical providers, we are passionate about serving our diverse patient population and providing them with the best care. To achieve this, we dedicate significant resources as a team to incorporate cultural humility, equity, and inclusion into every aspect of our work. This position will be a key member of our department and is expected to take an active role in our commitment to creating an environment for patients and staff where richness of ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives are embraced. Our department is committed to finding innovative ways to meet the needs of our patients, and each other as coworkers - we strive to do so with respect, kindness, and open minds.

Applicants should submit CV and cover letter to: Aaron Ortiz, Manager Provider Recruitment

The Emergency Medicine Physician directs emergency medical staff in an emergency department to optimize coordination of care between nurses, assistants, specialists, residents, and other medical staff.

Physicians at Denver Health are faculty members of the University of Colorado School of Medicine serve as teachers for students seeking clinical experience at Denver Health and provide education for post graduate medical trainees.

Essential Functions:

Teaching and Training: Instruct students seeking clinical experience at Denver Health and provide education for post graduate medical trainees. (20%) Deliver Emergency Care to Patients: * Stabilize patients in critical condition. * Evaluate patients' vital signs & lab data to determine emergency intervention needs and priority of treatment.