To attend and represent the Emergency Department (ED) at all applicable hospital administrative and patient care meetings; to review protocols, procedures, expectations for transported/transferred patients; to monitor established VA/VISN/Joint Commission, etc., performance measures and identified goals for the ED (e.g., physician report card), and provide providers with group and individual feedback on how to improve and/or sustain achieved success in such metrics/measures; to discuss departmental performance and barriers to achieving performance measure/workflow success and develop solutions at the lowest level whenever possible, employing LEAN management principles and thinking; to work to eliminate wasted efforts/work/testing in the ED and develop and/or utilize preexisting patient care protocols and develop tools to monitor the success of those efforts; to develop, implement and sustain an orientation/ standard work manual for all providers in the ED; to work with the VA Utilization Management (UM) department staff to monitor the preadmission screening process and its success in impacting InterQual appropriate inpatient admission/observation status utilization performance measures; to monitor overall performance of all providers in the ED and provide performance improvement opportunities and/or interventions as appropriate; to conduct Peer Reviews of Emergency Department providers and attend the Peer Review Committee on a monthly basis; to monitor ED workforce needs and budget and collaborate with the administrative staff to develop budgets and conduct a yearly needs assessment; to maintain an up-to-date schedule which provides appropriate provider coverage in the ED; to lead all recruitment efforts for providers in the ED and develop recruitment and retention strategies to ensure highly trained and experienced providers seek/maintain employment with this Medical Center.

To provide medical and health expertise for the Office of the Secretary at the Department of Health and Social Services; to provide general medical consultation across all DHSS Divisions; to collaborate with medical professionals, both state and federal, on behalf of DHSS; to provide training for DHSS health professionals as needed; to provide leadership in scholarly activities, including, but not limited to, peer-reviewed publications and national presentations; to act as strategic partner for medical community – this includes DHSS collaborative projects such as the opioid epidemic; to provide medical expertise on all facility related projects including, but not limited to Delaware Psychiatric Center, Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill and the Public Health Laboratory; to participate in Human Subject reviews at DHSS; to function as Program Director for the ACGME-accredited EMS Fellowship Program within the Office of EMS.

To support the Interim Director in administrative and clinical functions and the State Health Officer role; to coordinate the roles of the Casual/Seasonal physicians; to function as lead for COVID-19 pandemic response and other infectious diseases.

To act as lead public health official of the Division of Public Health; to provide direction, supervision, and evaluation of a wide variety of health programs including, but not limited to, Oral and Dental Health, Health Planning and Resource Management, Infectious Disease, Community Disease, Public Health Lab (as the Laboratory Director), Community Health, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, Health Systems Protection, Family Health Systems and Management, Epidemiology and Health Data Informatics, Health equity and Minority Health, Medical Marijuana, EMS and Preparedness, Animal Welfare and Health and Risk Communication.

To provide medical expertise to fulfill the mission of statewide healthcare preparedness (Public Health, Emergency Management Agencies, Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities, EMS, Inpatient and Outpatient Facilities) in the setting of mass-casualty incidents, including chemical, biological, radiation, nuclear, traumatic, and natural causes; to participate in the Healthcare Preparedness Steering Committee; to act as the Medical Liaison Officer in the Incident Command of the State Health Operations Center; to provide education and training to Emergency Medical Service personnel.Medical Director, State Health Operations CenterMedical Director, Delaware Medical Reserve CorpChair, Delaware Public Health and Medical Ethics Advisory Group

This position serves as Medical Director for the Division of Public Health (DPH). Duties include: providing Medical expertise in the areas of family services, infectious diseases, and immunizations; providing Public Health expertise in the area of epidemiology; providing medical direction across DPH; overseeing implementation of standing orders – this entails regular visits to clinic sites and supporting quality improvement and regular collaboration with DOE/school nurses; overseeing Epidemiology; acting as Medical Director for Public Health Lab; performing as the lead for Human Subject reviews at DPH; providing training for DPH health professionals; providing institutional medical knowledge; providing guidance for contract negotiations with Insurance Carriers; and functioning as strategic partner lead for medical community – this includes taking the lead on collaborative projects such as antibiotic stewardship.

This position serves as Medical Director for the Division of Public Health (DPH). Duties include: providing Medical expertise in the areas of family services, infectious diseases, and immunizations; providing Public Health expertise in the area of epidemiology; providing medical direction across DPH; overseeing implementation of standing orders – this entails regular visits to clinic sites and supporting quality improvement and regular collaboration with DOE/school nurses; overseeing Epidemiology; acting as Medical Director for Public Health Lab; performing as the lead for Human Subject reviews at DPH; providing training for DPH health professionals; providing institutional medical knowledge; providing guidance for contract negotiations with Insurance Carriers; and functioning as strategic partner lead for medical community – this includes taking the lead on collaborative projects such as antibiotic stewardship.

To provide daily instruction and clinical supervision of students, rotating residents and emergency medicine residents; to actively participate in the educational process and to serve as a role model as an emergency medicine clinician, educator, and researcher.

To participate in the development and implementation of programs and processes targeting growth for CUES and the health system.Medical Director, Southern NJ Regional Medical Coordination CenterMedical Director, National Disaster Life Support Regional Training CenterChairman, Emergency Management CommitteeMedical Director, EMT Basic Training Program

To oversee the new one-year ACGME-accredited fellowship in EMS starting July 1, 2015.

To fulfill leadership role in EMS and Disaster Medicine within the hospital and Southern New Jersey/Philadelphia regions; to provide expertise and education in the subject of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Disaster Preparedness, including novel H1N1 pandemic, Ebola Virus, Zika Virus; to act as hospital liaison to local, state, regional, and federal partners for EMS and disaster preparedness initiatives.Medical Director, Southern NJ Regional Medical Coordination CenterMedical Director, National Disaster Life Support Regional Training CenterChairman, Emergency Management CommitteeMedical Director, EMT Basic Training ProgramMedical Director, Transport MedicineMedical Director, Air Medical Unit (2014)Medical Director, Basic Life Support (2013)

To provide medical expertise in Public Health for Camden County.

To direct an operationally efficient and excellent model of health care service to students; to ensure that patient education alongside medical care are critical goals of the department; to direct the administrative operations for SHS, establishing policies and procedures to support staff and student needs; to oversee administration of personnel, facilities, equipment, and other resources; to ensure maintenance of medical licensure and professional competence of all units within SHS; to oversee dispensary operations; to function as laboratory director of on-site highly complex, COLA certified laboratory; to initiate strategic planning and assessment activities to inform and guide capital planning, program, and medical service development to foster a strong collaborative relationship with Public Health agencies addressing crises and concerns in the community; to lead University and campus response to medical crises; to provide medical leadership on multi-disciplinary committees to plan emergency preparation and response for major public health events; to act as the spokesperson for university medical decisions and clinical updates; to serve as the University’s chief medical liaison to units across the University as well as agencies outside the University as appropriate; to enhance and develop strategies to increase access to care, remove cultural barriers, and meet the physical health needs of all student populations; to demonstrate an ability to intersect clinical health services with student wellbeing and health promotion; to work closely with the Director of the Center for Counseling and Student Development to ensure coordinated mental and behavioral health and psychiatric services to the student population; to serve on the Student Affairs Leadership Team to represent Student Health Services to ensure goals remain aligned with the Student Life strategic plan

To provide clinical oversight to the Regional Medical Directors (RMDs); to review and monitor applicable treatment guidelines, clinical decision support monographs and tools, clinical policies and procedures; to lead the implementation deployment of clinical initiatives ensuring their success; to collaborate, communicate and coordinate responsibilities which include but are not limited to: Recruiting, Onboarding and Retention of RMDs, Continuous Quality Improvement, Healthcare related patient grievances, Infection control, Utilization management of inpatient and outpatient services, laboratory and medication formulary management and deploying clinical initiatives; to support Business Development with topics of relevance to healthcare economics and Business Development (e.g. financial feasibility, market analysis as it related to third party payer reimbursement and understanding of local healthcare dynamics as well as correctional healthcare trends; to facilitate clinical change and strategic change management; to collaborate for managing client relationships; to provide leadership development activities for RMDs.

To participate in the delivery of patient care and to assume responsibility for research, medical education, and related activities.Associate Chairman, Emergency Preparedness: To participate in Emergency Management Committee, Medical Reserve Corp Committee, Christiana Emergency Preparedness Medical Subcommittee, State Healthcare Preparedness Steering Committee; to aid the Chairman in his duties; to serve as Hospital Medical Operations Officer or Emergency Department Medical Commander in the absence of the Chairman.

ABEM Board Certification in Emergency Medicine 2005ABEM Board Certification in Emergency Medical Services 2013