Director of EMS and Disaster Management in Goodyear, AZ

Job Description

Abrazo Health Emergency Medicine Residency seeks an innovative educator to serve as Director of EMS and Disaster Management, with a start date as early as January 1, 2027. Join the faculty of an established residency program serving high-acuity, high-volume emergency departments in the West Valley of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. This position offers the opportunity to shape resident education, build on established EMS partnerships, and combine educational leadership with community-based clinical practice.

Responsibilities Include…

• Design and lead the four-week PGY-2 EMS rotation, which currently includes EMS ride-alongs, a didactic curriculum, experience in a 911 dispatch center, paramedic education, and optional air ambulance experience
• Oversee the longitudinal EMS ride-along curriculum for PGY-1 through PGY-3 residents
• Maintain and strengthen established relationships with local EMS agencies, including Buckeye Fire-Medical-Rescue Department, Goodyear Fire Department, Peoria Fire-Medical Department, and Phoenix Fire Department
• Lead residency didactics in EMS and disaster management
• Mentor PGY-3 residents who pursue the resident EMS and Disaster Medicine Director role and/or plan to apply for an EMS fellowship
• Work a minimum of nine emergency medicine clinical shifts per month with residents within the Abrazo system; shifts range from 8 to 12 hours and a variety of clinical sites and settings are available to choose from
• Contribute to general residency activities, including didactic and medical student teaching, as well as resident recruitment and evaluation

About Abrazo Emergency Medicine Residency
We are a three-year, ACGME-accredited EM residency program with seven residents per year. Our primary clinical site is Abrazo West, a Level I trauma center. It is located in Goodyear, Arizona which is about 15 minutes from downtown Phoenix. Additional faculty clinical opportunities and resident rotations span Abrazo Arrowhead, a high-acuity suburban community ED; Abrazo Buckeye, a high-volume freestanding ED; Abrazo Heart, a center specializing in cardiac care; and Abrazo Central, an urban community ED.

Our community-based program combines broad clinical experience with access to academic resources through a close partnership with Midwestern University.

Qualifications

• Board-eligible or board-certified in emergency medicine
• Demonstrated commitment to EMS, teaching and educational scholarship
• Completion of an EMS fellowship is preferred

Compensation
This position offers competitive compensation through a 1099 independent contractor arrangement, including an educational stipend in addition to clinical compensation based on a combination of hourly pay and RVUs.

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Benefits

- Paid professional liability insurance
- Priceless intangible benefits like the mentorship and support of a national network of world-class emergency medicine experts
- Access to leadership development programs such as Leadership Education and Development (LEAD), Coach Development Academy (CDA), National Medical Leadership Conference (NMLC) and diversity and inclusion programs
- Access to professional development tools, educational resources and CME through TeamHealth Institute
- Association with a leading physician practice in the U.S.
- Leadership and growth opportunities to further your career
- Access to TeamHealth's clinician wellness program

Facility

Abrazo West Campus has evolved into a thriving medical center serving the West Valley and beyond. Offering complex services like a Level I Trauma program, orthopedics, interventional cardiology, stroke and vascular care, women's health, robotic-assisted surgery, spine surgery, obstetrics, and more, Abrazo West has become the hospital of choice for thousands of Arizonans.

About the City

Goodyear, a suburb of Phoenix, is the 3rd fastest-growing city in Arizona and is the spring training home for the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds. Goodyear was ranked as one of the top 10 Best U.S. cities to live by 24/7 Wall St. It was also named one of the top 10 U.S. sites for use of digital technology, eServices by The Center for Digital Government.

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