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Denver Health Emergency Medicine Physician (Director Diversity, Equity, In in Denver, Colorado

We are recruiting for a Emergency Medicine Physician (Director Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) to join our team!

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DepartmentEmergency Department Physician

Job Summary The Department of Emergency Medicine at Denver Health Medical Center is recruiting a passionate and talented senior Emergency Physician to serve asDirector of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. This position will serve as a core member on our department's leadership team, developing, implementing, and monitoring outcomes of strategies to enhance our departmental DEIB efforts, institutional including the recruitment, retention, and support of faculty.

The emergency department at Denver Health includes 57 adult beds, 19 pediatric beds, and a separate 23-bed clinical decision unit. With a combined annual census of more than 100,000 patients from highly diverse cultures and backgrounds, the ED at Denver Health is the second busiest in Colorado. The Ernest E Moore MD Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health is the primary trauma referral center for the Rocky Mountain Region. Additionally, the acuity managed by the adult ED is high, with a 25% admission rate. Staffing in the adult and pediatric EDs is provided by board-certified emergency physicians, emergency medicine residents and subspecialty fellows, and advanced practice providers. Strong and extremely collaborative relationships exist among physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing, and consultative services.

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 our mission of excellence in patient care, education, 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

Denver 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 c workers - 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. * Conduct primary patient assessments that include information from prior medical care. * Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions. * Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, residents, and other medical staff. * Monitor... For full info follow application link.

"Denver Health is committed to provide equal treatment and equal employment

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