Emergency Medicine - Medical Director - Bon Secours Rappahannock General Hospital - US Acute Care Solutions

As a medical director at USACS, you will be responsible for collaborating with the hospital and nursing leadership while offering support to your physician staff. You will serve as a leader both within the emergency department, and as a leader within the organization. Through our model of shared ownership, you will influence on broad company decisions and help facilitate the development of new leaders.

With USACS, you'll be part of a team unique in today's industry. USACS provides physicians with ownership, unparalleled benefits and the opportunity to practice within a values-based model emphasizing quality, long-term wealth building a culture of shared ownership. USACS physicians enjoy the security and resources of a large, national group without sacrificing the advantages typically found in local EM groups.

Prior experience is required to be considered for this position.

Details 

• Oversee the operations of the ED in collaboration with nursing leadership and hospital administration
• Supervise the EM staff, per the bylaws, policies and procedures of the institution
• Represent the ED in the community and within the hospital medical staff

• ED Volume: 13,000 
• 10 monitored closed door rooms with three room fast track
• ED has priority to 32-slice CT machine
• Primary Stroke Center 
• TPA given with tele-neurology
• 18% pediatric patients 
• 20% admission rate (combined true hospital admits and observation admits) 
• Hospitalists admit 95% of patients in hospital 
• Epic EMR
• ED is its own department 
• Ultrasound machine in ED 
• PACS reading on sight during daytime hours; in Richmond at nights and on weekends; 24-hour lab with 1 hour turnaround time 
• Sedation agents include Propofal, Versed, Ketamine, Etomidate
• RN to patient ratio: 4 RNs to 8 beds (peak); 3 RNs to 8 beds (low) 
• Splinting done by physicians, RNs
  

Since 1977, Rappahannock General Hospital has been bringing quality healthcare services to the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula. 

• Provide quality, state-of-the-art health care in a convenient, friendly setting
• High patient satisfaction scores
• 32 slice CT 
• Primary Stroke Center 

Inpatient services include:

• Acute care and long-term care
• Dedicated 10-bed unit for acute psychiatric treatment and stabilization
• Outpatient programs such as oncology services, physical therapy 
• One floor hospital

BENEFITS