Assistant Chief of Emergency Medicine

HCA Florida Westside Hospital; Plantation (FL); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Independent contractor malpractice cov

Job summary

HCA Florida Westside Hospital in Plantation, FL is seeking a Full-time Assistant Chief for Emergency Medicine to oversee the main ED and the new FSED, with another FSED online by Sep 2027.

The role offers clinical faculty opportunities, a supportive team including in-house hospitalists and intensivists, and a chance to shape patient care in a high-volume center.

Qualifications

• Board certification in Emergency Medicine (ABEM or AOBEM) is required.
• ACLS and PALS certification required.
• Residency in Emergency Medicine approved program; opportunity to participate as EM faculty.

Responsibilities

• Lead ED operations for main ED and associated FSED.
• Provide clinical leadership and support for EM residents/fellows.
• No floor code or consult responsibilities.

Skills

Board Certification in Emergency Med

ACLS

PALS

Job description

Job Summary

HCA Florida Westside Hospital is currently seeking Full-time Assistant Chief for Emergency Medicine to join our team in Plantation, FL to cover both at the main ED and the associated, brand new FSED in Plantation with another FSED coming online September 2027!

Description

Specialization: Emergency Medicine

HCA Florida Westside Hospital is currently seeking Full-time Assistant Chief for Emergency Medicine to join our team in Plantation, FL to cover both at the main ED and the associated, brand new FSED in Plantation with another FSED coming online September 2027!

Details

• 55,000 annual visits to the ED
• 2.0 pph
• ED consists of 43 beds
• 55 hours physician coverage
• 20 hours of Advanced Practice Provider coverage
• EMR: Meditech (upgrade to Expanse 10/2026 with AI dictation)
• Approximately 5% pediatrics
• Admission rate approximately 25%
• DNV Comprehensive stroke faculty with new biplane
• Interventional cardiac catheterization facility
• On Call Specialties: General Surgery, Cardiothoracic surgery, Interventional cardiology, Interventional neuroradiology, IR, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic surgery, Podiatry, PERT, Urology, Vascular Surgery
• 24-hour in-house hospitalists
• 24-hour in-house intensivists
• No floor code or consult responsibilities
• Accredited EM Residency into 5th year- 3 Year Emergency Medicine Residency. Opportunity to participate as clinical faculty for EM residents

Qualifications

Candidates must be Board Certified or in American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) or American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM). Must also have Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

Benefits

Occurrence Based Malpractice covered as an Independent Contractor (1099) with competitive compensation!

About The Hospital

• HCA Florida Westside Hospital provides comprehensive healthcare to the residents of Broward County. Founded in 1974, HCA Florida Westside Hospital has evolved into a 250-bed medical center and healthcare complex continuously expanding and bringing on the latest technology that enables us to provide leading edge services to the population we serve. Our medical services, combined with programs in specialties varying from oncology to cardiology, from surgery to emergency care, illustrate why they are one of the best leading healthcare facilities in South Florida. We are also a DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center and STEMI center as well as offer the latest in minimally invasive spine and colorectal surgery - and are very excited to be one of only 9 Joint Commission certified centers in the United States for minimally invasive colorectal surgery. Westside Hospital is also currently pursuing Comprehensive Cardiac Resuscitation Center designation. Some of the accolades awarded to hospital include:Patient Safety Excellence Award (2026, 2025, 2024)
• Surgical Care Excellence Award (2026, 2025)
• America's 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award (2026, 2025, 2024)
• America's 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery Award (2026, 2025, 2024)
• America's 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery Award (2026, 2025, 2024)

Community

Plantation, Florida is a suburb of Ft Lauderdale that is nested in an area out West that is quiet, with nice, gated communities and excellent school systems. It is only minutes to the well-known Sawgrass Mall. It is geographically located 10 miles west of Fort Lauderdale; 20 miles north of Miami/Dade County; and 15 minutes from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. Enjoy the pleasures of living in a community that offers picturesque beaches, a tranquil ambiance and magnificent tropical climate with no state income tax!

About HCA Healthcare

Nashville-based HCA Healthcare is one of the nation's leading providers of healthcare services comprising 190 hospitals and approximately 2,500 ambulatory sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, and physician clinics, in 19 states and the United Kingdom. With its founding in 1968, HCA Healthcare created a new model for hospital care in the United States, using combined resources to strengthen hospitals, deliver patient-focused care and improve the practice of medicine. HCA Healthcare has conducted a number of clinical studies, including one that demonstrated that full-term delivery is healthier than early elective delivery of babies and another that identified a clinical protocol that can reduce bloodstream infections in ICU patients by 44%. HCA Healthcare is a learning health system that uses its approximately 47 million annual patient encounters to advance science, improve patient care and save lives.