Baystate Health, western Massachusetts’ premier healthcare provider and home to the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School – Baystate, is seeking an experienced Emergency Medicine physician leader to join our organization.

Position Highlights –

• Lead the daily operations of our adult EM team of 45 EM faculty and 18 APPs who practice in our 76-bed Adult ED at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA.  BMC is the region’s only level I trauma center and one of the busiest EDs in the state, caring for over 90,000 adult patients annually.  Our 58,000 square foot adult ED is equipped with private rooms, behavioral health rooms and top-of-the-line technology.
• Excellent leadership collaboration with our Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Chair of EM, regional partners and administrative team. 
• Oversee scheduling, staffing, quality & safety work, initiatives to decrease length of stay, and partner with leadership to improve staff and patient experience.  Promote a culture of engagement and respect within our multidisciplinary team.  Facilitate strong relationships between faculty and leadership to advocate for the needs of the providers and business. 
• Advance the academic mission of the division and work with our medical students, EM residents and EM fellows.  Faculty appointment at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate. 
• Enjoy an academically rich and progressive community where you will have strong leadership support to innovate and develop your career as an educator and leader within the organization and beyond. 
• We are committed to the wellness of our physicians and are pleased to offer excellent benefits, ongoing mentoring and support of your professional development goals, and opportunities to flex FTE to fit your lifestyle. 

Qualifications: 

• ABMS board certification in Emergency Medicine with evidence of progressive management responsibilities and leadership in an academic department.
• Demonstrable record of collaboration, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enthusiasm for medical education and mentoring junior faculty and ability to engage a broad base of potential stakeholders to work towards a shared vision.  Our division greatly values teamwork, collegiality and work/life balance.  Leadership training is provided and encouraged.

YOU BELONG AT BAYSTATE.  At Baystate Health we know that treating one another with dignity and equity is what elevates respect for our patients and staff.  As a Baystate leader, we look to your insights in helping us increase diverse representation among leadership, providers, and all roles across our organization through changes in policies, procedures and practices in order to build equity across the organization.

To learn more about our health system and living in western Massachusetts, please visit our website at www.choosebaystatehealth.org.  Interact with us socially at facebook.com/BaystateCareers or on Twitter @BaystateCareers.

To learn more and express interest, please contact:

Dr. Seth Gemme, Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Baystate Emergency Medicine Department

C/O Melissa Hale, Physician Recruiter at Baystate Health

Phone:  413-794-2624    Email: Melissa.hale@baystatehealth.org 

Are you ready to advance your career with us?

Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.