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Denver Health Emergency Medicine Physician in Parshall, Colorado
We are recruiting for a Emergency Medicine Physician to join our team!
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DepartmentWinter Park Physicians
Job Summary The Department of Emergency Medicine at Denver Health is recruiting a intermittent emergency medicine physician or family medicine physician for our Winter Park, CO medical facility. Faculty are expected to be highly motivated and engaged academicians, robustly contributing to and aligned with our departmental mission of 'Serving Our Patients and Leading Our Specialty.' As such, our recruitment will place a strong emphasis on teamwork and collaboration.
Denver Health Winter Park Medical Centeris a 7- bed medical facility located at the base of Winter Park Resort and managed by Denver Health. The facility in Winter Park is a designated Level 5 trauma center that accepts patients from Winter Park Ski/Bike Patrol, Grand County EMS, and walk ups. Additionally, it provides urgent care and full scope family medicine services to residents and visitors of Grand County. Patient care needs span the entire spectrum of medicine. We have a multidisciplinary staff of family medicine, emergency medicine and sports medicine providers that are supported by the Level 1 trauma, medical and subspecialty providers at the Denver Health's main campus. This is a community minded facility that supports collaboration with local & regional emergency preparedness, injury prevention programs and workplace wellness initiatives. Our physicians teach emergency medicine residents, family medicine residents, and sports medicine fellows from Denver Health, the University of Colorado, and other programs. We consistently provide excellent care and deliver a patient experience that is among the best in the nation. Winter Park is located in eastern Grand County, Colorado, about 75 miles from downtown Denver. This highly sought-after mountain community that provides excellent quality of life, abundant outdoor recreation, outstanding schools, and low unemployment consistent with its growing population. The ideal candidate will reside in Grand County.
The Denver Health emergency department, located on our main campus in Denver, includes a 44-bed adult ED, 13-bed adult fast track, 23-bed adult observation unit, and a 19-bed pediatric ED and urgent care; a 10-bed psychiatric ED, operated by the Department of Psychiatry, is co-located. With a combined annual census of more than 100,000 patients from highly diverse culture 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, and our hospital is ACS-designated as an adult level 1 and pediatric level 2 trauma center. 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 academic safety net 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 and the home institution for the best-in-class Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine. 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 School of Medicine.
As an institution, Denver Health is a nationally recognized integrated health care system which includes: a large safety-net acute-care hospital, the Ernest E Moore MD Shock Trauma Center, a large network of community and school-based health centers, the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, the sole city-wide advanced life support EMS agency (Denver Paramedics), the Center for Addiction Medicine, correctional care services, the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders, and the nation's largest regional poison center (Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety). 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 of thought and 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 responsiveness, 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.
The Emergency Medicine Physician makes immediate medical decisions and acts to prevent death or further disability. The incumbent provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients,... For full info follow application link.