Description

Salary: $92,000

Status: Full Time

The goal of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) fellowship is to prepare highly qualified and motivated academic emergency physicians for leadership and medical oversight of pre- and out-of-hospital emergency care systems with advanced competencies in EMS system design, administration, and clinical care.

The main components of this fellowship include:

1. Focused training in fundamental tenets of pre-hospital emergency care
2. Mentorship in the medical direction of EMS systems
3. Direct-field experience with local, state and federal EMS programs
4. Progressively graded medical control responsibilities for complex EMS systems with acquired proficiencies in fire-based, inter-facility, commercial, air medical and tactical medicine services.

Special areas of focus include:

1. Education and training of EMS providers
2. Continuous quality improvement of EMS
3. Administrative and developmental aspects of EMS programs
4. Research and scholarly activity in the field of EMS

Curriculum

Delivered by our experienced core faculty and supplemented by other experts from around the country, the curriculum provides a comprehensive overview of EMS medicine based on the American Board of Emergency Medicine's EMS Core Content. Also included is frequent journal club discussion.

Rotations

The fellow's comprehensive training will occur through exposure to multiple types of EMS systems, including:

• Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services: Longitudinal experience throughout the fellowship to a fire-based EMS system
• Johns Hopkins Lifeline Critical Care Transport Program: Ground and air transport of critically ill and injured patients
• Maryland State Police, Aviation Command: Scene transport of critically injured patients within a regionalized trauma system
• Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems: Oversight and coordination of all components of a statewide EMS system
• Special Operations: Exposure to federal, state and local agencies, including the U.S. Secret Service, Maryland State Police Tactical Medical Unit and Howard County Police Tactical Unit

Qualifications

Academic Requirements

Fellows must successfully achieve all established educational milestones as delineated by the fellowship program.

Fellows will be expected to complete a publishable research project under the guidance of a designated fellowship faculty mentor.

Prerequisites

1. Successful completion of an ACGME-accredited residency program in Emergency Medicine
2. Ability to pass a criminal background check commensurate with institutional hiring policies
3. Psychomotor skills necessary to function in pre- and out-of-hospital environments

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards

Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors or demographic characteristics that are irrelevant to the program involved.

Pre-Employment Information

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Background Checks

After receiving a conditional offer, the successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification. When deciding whether a candidate's conviction history is job-disqualifying, the University considers the nature and gravity of the offense, the time that has passed since the conviction, and the nature of the job being sought.

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine.

Exceptions to the seasonal flu vaccine or COVID-19 vaccine (for SOM) requirement(s) may be provided to individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs or medical conditions that preclude them from receiving the vaccine. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional vaccine requirements may apply, depending upon your campus. Please contact the hiring department for more information.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those candidates who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.