Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director – Treasure Coast of FL Full-Time

The Department of Emergency Medicine at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital is establishing a new allopathic Emergency Medicine Residency program, with an estimated start date of July 2024. We are currently seeking a Residency Program Director, eager to build a program from the ground up. Candidates must be EM residency trained, Board Certified by ABEM, and have at least three years’ experience as a core faculty member in an ACGME-accredited EM program. The successful candidate will have a national reputation as a leader in academic medicine in the areas of medical education, clinical care and research (relevant within the last five years)

Qualified Candidates:

• Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience as a Core Faculty member in an ACGME –accredited Emergency Medicine program
• Must be clinically active in Emergency Medicine
• Must be Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
• Have previous leadership / administrative experience
• Be willing to combine Administrative and Diagnostic (teaching) Responsibilities (50/50)
• Have strong administrative and team building skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Responsibilities will include:Authority and accountability for the operation of the
• Emergency Medicine Residency Program
• Development of curriculum, policies, and procedures for the program
• Obtain and maintain ACGME accreditation and state approval
• Recruiting residents into the program and developing evaluation process for their performance
• Participation in competency evaluation of residents
• Additional responsibilities to ensure programs success
• Candidates with recent scholarly activity such as peer reviewed funding, publication of original research or review articles in peer-reviewed journals, chapters in textbooks, publication or presentation of case reports or clinical series at scientific society meetings, or participation in national committees or educations organizations highly encouraged to apply.

FACILITY INFORMATION

• Level II Trauma Center
• 80,000 annual patient visits
• 42-bed ED including fast track
• 3 trauma bays, including 1 pediatric
• 380-bed acute-care hospital offering a full range of services
• ACS-COT/Florida DOH designated Level 2 adult trauma center
• 12 bed dedicated trauma ICU with 12 additional beds available in surgical ICU
• Most experienced heart institute on the Treasure Coast
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Lawnwood Pavilion, situated on campus, offers a 36-bed psychiatric facility and a 26-bed inpatient and outpatient physical rehabilitation center

COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Situated on the “Treasure Coast” of Florida, named after the famed sinking of a Spanish treasure fleet in 1715, Fort Pierce is one of the oldest communities on the east coast of Florida. Convenient to miles of beautiful beaches, great golf and numerous outdoor activities, it has easy access to US 1, I-95 and the Florida Turnpike.

The Treasure Coast is a great place to live, located just a short distance from beautiful beaches and there are many great communities to reside in Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties.
Low cost of living, great outdoors, good schools, with great quality of life. The Treasure Coast is an area of lush tropical old Florida charm. It boasts a thriving and colorful downtown area with marina and riverfront. Convenient to miles of beautiful beaches, great golf and numerous outdoor activities.
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