Medical Director of the Emergency Department

As an integrated health system, BMCHS provides emergency care across three emergency departments: BMC Main, BMC South, and BMC Brighton. We are seeking an experienced physician leader interested in advancing clinical operations, patient flow, quality, and the delivery of emergency care within our integrated Department of Emergency Medicine.

The Emergency Department Medical Director is responsible for the daily clinical and operational leadership of an Emergency Department. The Medical Director works collaboratively with departmental, nursing, APP, quality and patient safety, residency, and hospital leadership to ensure that the ED care delivery model provides high-quality, efficient, patient-centered emergency care and continues to evolve to meet the needs of our patients, staff, hospitals, and communities.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the daily clinical and operational performance of the Emergency Department.

• Design and implement process-improvement strategies to optimize patient flow, care delivery, and operational efficiency.

• Monitor, analyze, and improve key ED performance metrics, including door-to-clinician time, emergency department length of stay, and left-without-being-seen (LWBS) rates.

• Develop, maintain, update, and implement departmental policies, procedures, protocols, and clinical workflows.

• Ensure appropriate orientation, onboarding, and ongoing training of clinicians in accordance with hospital policies and departmental needs.

• Partner with departmental leadership in the staffing of physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) to meet clinical and operational needs.

• Partner with departmental leaders to advance quality, patient safety, patient experience, and performance-improvement efforts.

• Collaborate with nursing, hospital, and health system leadership on disaster preparedness, mass casualty response, and emergency management planning.

• Participate in the leadership on-call schedule as required to provide operational and clinical leadership support and ensure continuous departmental oversight.

• Collaborate with Emergency Medicine leadership to support the development, implementation, and alignment of system-wide clinical and operational initiatives across BMCHS.

• Lead or support initiatives as directed by Department leadership

Minimum requirements

MD or DO degree.

Completion of an ACGME-approved Emergency Medicine residency. ABEM/AOBEM board certified or board eligible in Emergency Medicine. Eligible for Massachusetts medical licensure and clinical privileges in Emergency Medicine within Boston Medical Center Health System. Demonstrated leadership experience in Emergency Department clinical operations, administration, quality, or performance improvement.

Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaborative leadership skills, with the ability to work effectively across disciplines and within a complex health system.

Academic and/or operational leadership experience is preferred.

About Boston Medical Center Health System Emergency Departments:

BMC (Boston, MA) is the largest and busiest provider of trauma and emergency services in New England; the ED serves more than 130,000 patients annually. BMC is a not-for-profit, 514-bed, academic medical center and Level-1 trauma center that provides a comprehensive range of services in more than 70 areas of medical specialties and subspecialties. It has been recognized and ranked for four specialties among the nation’s top 50 by U. S. News & World Report.

BMC South (Brockton, MA) is a designated Level III trauma center with 267 acute care beds. It provides comprehensive emergency and specialized care, serving more than 60,000 ED visits annually, to more than 22 communities in the region. BMC South is recognized for its commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care and plays a critical role in supporting the health needs of the South Shore community. It has been nationally recognized for excellence in the treatment of diabetes and heart attack by U. S. News & World Report and recognized by Healthgrades with a 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award.

BMC Brighton (Brighton, MA) is a community tertiary-care academic hospital with 208 acute care beds including 38 ICU beds. It provides comprehensive emergency and specialized care, serving more than 25,000 ED visits annually. BMC Brighton is recognized for its commitment to comprehensive, compassionate care to the local communities with diverse needs—from students who attend local colleges to young professionals and multi-generational families that live close by. It has been nationally recognized for excellence in cardiac care by U. S. News & World Report.

Applications

Interested candidates should submit a Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae describing their leadership experience and interest in Emergency Medicine clinical operations. Optional: Diversity Contribution Statement.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled or the search is closed. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - applications from women, minority, and protected groups are strongly encouraged. BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. We offer highly competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package.

Salary range: 292k-347k

Please Send Inquiry To Brian Yun, MD, MBA, MPH Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center Email: Brian.Yun@BMC.org

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and departmental budget. The above hiring range represents a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

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