Job Description

Specialist: Emergency Medical Services Centurion Permanent Medical / Emergency / Health / Lab
Centurion - Gauteng
Specialist: Emergency Medical Services Centurion Permanent
Salary: R891,176.00pa
Overview:
Reporting to the Manager: Medical Advisory, the successful incumbent is accountable to manage the standard of clinical care by developing and maintaining clinical standards and supporting strategies
Minimum Requirements and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree/ Advanced Diploma in an Emergency medical services related qualification.
• National Ambulance Emergency Assistant Certification (AAA) or Intermediate.
• Registration with the HPCSA as a Paramedic ILS Minimum/ ALS (Desired)
• Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) certification will be an advantage.
• Relevant 5 - 7 years experience in Emergency Management Environment.
• Experience in working with ICD 10 codes (diagnosis codes) will be an advantage.
• Experience in Healthcare Administration and Funding industry.
• Experience in medical claims, related charges, and clinical audit of claims.
• Understand different systems of ambulance provision.
• Vast knowledge of MVA and related complications.
• Knowledge of medical information systems and processes.
• Knowledge of clinical technology and trends.
• Understanding of health technologies.
• Knowledge of impairment rating procedures.
• Knowledge of relevant clinical legislation

Key Performance Areas:
Assessment of Clinical Impairment in Line with International Best Practices

• Provide guidance in the interpretation of emergency rescue and stabilization analysis.
• Assessment and review of clinical appropriateness of emergency medical services.
• Coordinate with internal departments to find solutions and resolve matters.
• Support in the identification, development and implementation of cost-effective processes in order to increase efficiency and reduce cost drivers related to the emergency medical services.

Training and Support

• Ensure updated and standardised emergency medical services training to medical staff within The Company.
• Provide support to Company teams on EMS related matters.
• Identify relevant treatment plans and gaps in EMS.

Quality Assurance

• Provide consultations on the implementation or programs and services.
• Ensure that programs and services are implemented and maintained at the highest standards.
• Manage the development and implementation an unusual occurrence procedure.
• Ensure that research is conducted to determine if there are any new or revised regulations.

Policy Review and Implementation

• Contribute to the development and implementation of emergency medical service protocols.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of emergency medical service tariffs
• Keep up to date with effective SOPs, policy and practice execution strategies.
• Ensure that policies and systems are managed and monitored in line with regulations.

Reporting

• Prepare and submit regulation reports as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.
• Develop reports/ policies/ procedures and guide the process through the alignment of the documents to the overall Companys Strategy.
• Develop functional reporting systems, for management, projects or performance reporting.
• Prepare proposals, briefings, presentations, reports, and other documentation and provide management information both verbally and in report format.

Stakeholder Management

• Prepare and submit regulation reports as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.
• Develop reports/ policies/ procedures and guide the process through the alignment of the documents to the overall Companys Strategy.
• Develop functional reporting systems, for management, projects or performance reporting.
• Prepare proposals, briefings, presentations, reports, and other documentation and provide management information both verbally and in report format.

NB: Should you not be contacted within 2 weeks of your application, please consider it as unsuccessful.
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