Emergency Medicine Physician
Job Description
Supervises bed management of the ED e.g. down/upgrading of cases, and transfer in and out of the department.
Responsibilities
- 24-hour coverage of definitive care in the emergency department
- Team leader in the emergency department shift ensuring KPIs are met e.g. triage to consultation time
- Clinical assessment and management of all ED patients
- Supervises bed management of the ED e.g. down/upgrading of cases, and transfer in and out of the department
- Lead resuscitation cases in code blue
- Leads and management of disaster code
- Gives online directives to EMS on shift
- May be assigned partial administrative roles such as writing policies, and teaching nurses
- Enhancement of the patient journey in the emergency department
- Advocate for ED patient health
- Attends monthly intradepartmental meetings.
- Supports nursing staff during the shift to enhancing patient care.
- Meticulous documentation of patient MR and insurance documents.
