Emergency Medicine Physician - Associate EMS Medical Director

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Denver Health, in conjunction with the Denver Health Paramedic Division, is recruiting a full-time academic emergency physician to serve as an Associate EMS Medical Director with focus on EMS education and prehospital medical direction. Our highly functioning and established EMS team consists of the Paramedic Division Medical Director/Associate Department Chair of EMS and three associate directors, all subspecialty certified in EMS, working collaboratively to provide medical direction to over 265 Denver Paramedics and EMT’s, Denver Paramedics Dispatch and the Denver Health Paramedic School.

This faculty position will directly report to the Associate Chair for EMS and ultimately to the Chair of Emergency Medicine at Denver Health. As a full-time academic faculty position, based at the sponsoring institution for the Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine, there will be a heavy emphasis on, and expectation for, scholarship/research, teaching, and education. All faculty are expected to contribute and promote in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

The Denver Health Paramedic Division (DHPD) provides 911 Advanced Life Support (ALS) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and ambulance transportation to the City and County of Denver, Denver International Airport, as well as the cities of Glendale, Sheridan, Englewood, and areas of unincorporated Arapahoe County. The Denver Health Paramedic Division consists of 269 front line paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMT), 41 command staff, and an additional 100 employees in communications, education, vehicle, and administration support. Our system responds to more than 128,000 calls for Emergency Medical Services annually.

The emergency department (ED) at Denver Health includes a 57-bed adult ED, a 19-bed pediatric ED and urgent care, and a 23-bed CDU providing observation medicine. With a combined annual census of more than 100,000 patients visits from highly diverse cultures and backgrounds, the ED at Denver Health is the second busiest in Colorado. The Ernest E Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health is a Level 1 adult and Level 2 pediatric 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-eligible or 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.

As an institution, Denver Health is a nationally recognized integrated health care system that serves as the primary Anchor Institution to the Denver metropolitan area and its diverse community. Included in our system is a large safety-net acute-care hospital, with our acclaimed Level 1 Ernest E Moore Shock Trauma Center, a large network of community health centers, the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, the sole city-wide advanced life support EMS agency (Denver Paramedics) and the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety 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 10 years. Denver Health is a leader in performance and quality improvement and is nationally recognized for its implementation of lean principles in healthcare.

Denver Health and the Department of Emergency Medicine are firmly committed to diversity of 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 colleagues – we strive to do so with respect, kindness, and open mindedness.

Interested applicants can apply online or submit CV/Cover Letter to:

Aaron Ortiz, Manager of Provider Recruitment
Denver Health Medical Center
Aaron.ortiz@dhha.org