Genera Medical Director, EMS Dispatch, Medical First Response, and Special Operations

This is a key leadership position in Emergency Medical Services (EMS), supporting Dispatch, Communications and Deployment, Medical First Response, and Special Teams within the Provincial EMS Portfolio.
 

Responsibilities / Accountabilities:
 

In partnership with the EMS Associate Executive Director of Dispatch, Communications and Deployment; the Manager for Medical First Response and Public Access to Defibrillators; and Zone Operations, the EMS MD will provide Medical Direction and consultation for the following aspects of EMS care in Alberta:
 

Dispatch, Communications and Deployment
 

In support of the Associate Executive Director of Dispatch, Communications and Deployment the Medical Director will:

• Activities related to the Dispatch Centers
  • Assist with the education of each new class of Emergency Communications Officers (ECOs)
  • Participate as clinical consultant in ECO and Dispatch workflows
  • Train in the Medical Priority Dispatch System and support the Dispatch team in continuous quality improvement of this tool
  • Review the Operational Period Report Link from each of three centers
  • Coordinate with AHS EMS Department of Science and Research to support EMS Dispatch related research. 

• Activities related to the EMS Physician Consultant Program(s) (On-Line Medical Consultation, Transport Physician, Pre-hospital Transport Medicine)
  • Support the Senior Medical Director AHS EMS in the administration, quality improvement and sustainability of EMS Physician Consultant Programs
  • Participate as an active physician member of EMS Physician Consultant Programs
  • Actively participate in Physician Consultant QA/QI (Audits, Debriefs, Performance Metrics)
  • Support EMS Physician Consultant conferences and education 

Medical First Response (MFR)

In support of the EMS Manager for Medical First Response & Public Access to Defibrillators and accompanying QPS Strategist team the Medical Director will:

• Assist with the development, review, and revision of the EMS MFR Protocols through the provincial MFR Medical Directors Group (MFR QPS team, Edmonton Fire Rescue Service MD, Calgary Fire Rescue Service MD and others).  The EMS Senior Medical Director has final approval responsibility for EMS medical protocols.
• Together with the appropriate MFR Strategist meet with individual MFR agencies as required
• Together with the appropriate MFR team member attend annual Fire Management meetings (e.g. Alberta Fire Chiefs Association)
• Assist Zonal Clinical EMS representatives for presentations at local Governmental Council meetings as necessary.
• Provide and fax prescriptions for BLS MFR agencies to the appropriate pharmacies (who may not have their own medical directors). 
• Assist the MFR QPS team with QI/QA issues that arise on an as needed basis
• Assist and attend MFR training sessions as appropriate.

Special Teams

In support of AHS EMS Zone Operations teams the Medical Director will:

• Assist with clinical decisions regarding Tactical EMS (TEMS), Public Safety Units (PSU), Incident Response (IRP), Rapid Access Paramedic Team (RAP Bike) and Emergency Preparedness (Disaster) Planning divisions.
• Assist subject matter experts and the QPS team with the maintenance, review and revision of EMS Provincial Protocols for IRP and TEMS teams.
• Review daily reports from both Edmonton and Calgary Zone IRP and TEMS teams.
• Assist and attend Special Teams training sessions as appropriate.

Attend and participate in AHS and EMS leadership meetings as required.