Associate Ultrasound Director - Physician - Department of Emergency Medicine - Jefferson Health Northeast - Philadelphia Area at Thomas Jefferson University/ Jefferson Health

Jefferson Health Northeast is seeking an Associate Ultrasound Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine. This position will be responsible for determining the Ultrasound education curriculum components, overseeing the quality assurance process, credentialing and procedures, image archiving, procedures for billing and professional fees and directly observing attending and resident staff in the Emergency Department.

This position will cover Jefferson Health Northeast's 3 campuses: Bucks, Torresdale (LII Trauma center), and Frankford in the Philadelphia area.

Requirements 

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school 
• Completion of an ACGME accredited EM residency 
• Completion of an ACGME accredited Ultrasound fellowship

Jefferson Health offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits. The Department of Emergency Medicine at Jefferson Health Northeast includes support for physicians through APP coverage and emergency medicine resident coverage, bedside ultrasound machines and ability for work-life balance through predictable scheduling with blocked shifts and generous time off.  

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.