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HEALTH SERVICES PHYSICIAN FELLOW

Job Code: 4102
Pay Grade: 019

FLSA Status: Exempt 

General Functions
  

The following working job titles are covered under this job description:

EMS Physician Fellow

Disaster Health Physician Fellow

The Emergency Medical Services (EMS)/Disaster Health Physician Fellows will provide support to the EMS Medical Director, Associate Medical Directors, and EMS/Disaster Health Manager and will act as a direct representative of the EMS Medical Director and Orange County Government.

 
Representative Duties /Assignments
  

Duties may vary based on area of assignment. The following are representative duties, it is not the intent to capture all duties performed by this classification.

  • Provides assistance to the EMS Medical Director, Associate Medical Directors and EMS/Disaster Health Manager in the areas of education, research, system development and quality improvement.
  • Keeps abreast and maintain documentation for all research projects including institutional review board requirements, journal submission guidelines and project timelines.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

EMS

  • Develops educational programs for EMS providers within the EMS system to help meet recertification requirements.
  • Develops educational programs for EMS providers and Community Partners on disaster health related issues.
  • Responds to scenes when requested by the Medical Director or another agency.
  • Attends confidential case reviews and maintains confidential records as part of the quality improvement program.
  • Interacts with Physicians rotating within the Orange County EMS system for training.

Disaster Health

  • Develops and review operational and medical guidelines related to disaster health for Metropolitan Medical Response System.
  • Acts as physician liaison for medical (disaster) surge planning and responses with local medical community.
  • Participates in the design and development of regional exercises.
 
Minimum Qualifications
  

Graduation from a school of medicine accredited by:

  • the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME),
  • or the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA),
  • or a medical school listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools, with current Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification.

 

Successful completion of an emergency medicine residency program, with eligibility for or certification by:

  • the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), or
  • the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (ABOEM).

 

Upon completion of residency program, must obtain Board Certification in Emergency Medicine within two years of the completion date.

 
Preferences
  

State of Florida Medical License.



5/5/2026