Medical Director (Contract /Per Diem)

Aery Aviation, LLC is an aviation services organization whose focus is on the engineering, certification, and production associated with aircraft modifications. Our team has significant experience spanning everything from single engine ISR aircraft for government utilization to widebody VVIP interior completions. From design to delivery, Aery provides turnkey, bespoke solutions for our clientele. 

The Medical Director serves as the primary clinical authority for the organization, providing oversight of all medical operations, transport personnel, offline protocols, and quality assurance activities. This role ensures that all clinical care

delivered during transport meets or exceeds applicable Ohio EMS regulatory standards, FAA Part 135 requirements, and industry best practice benchmarks consistent with accreditation standards.

• →Clinical Oversight
  
  
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  • → Serves as the designated Medical Director in accordance with ORC Chapter
    4766 and Ohio State Board of EMS requirements
    
    
  • → Develops, reviews, and approves all offline medical protocols on no less than an
    annual basis, or sooner following a significant clinical event or regulatory change
    
    
  • →Reviews transportation requests and case notes for clinical appropriateness
    
    
  • → Approves the medical equipment, medications, and supplies carried on all
    transport aircraft
    
    
  • → Establishes and maintains clinical standards consistent with the scope of practice
    for all transport personnel
    
    
• →Personnel & Credentialing
  
  
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  • → Participates in the hiring and credentialing of all clinical transport personnel,
    including review of licensure, certification, and competency documentation
    
    
  • → Determines required initial and ongoing education and training for transport
    personnel
    
    
  • →Ensures all transport personnel maintain competency within their scope of practice
    through documented evaluation and skills verification
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• →Medical Control
  
  
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  • → Defines and documents the online and online medical control structure for all
    transports, including any medical control agreements with receiving hospitals
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  • →Serves as, or designates a qualified physician to serve as, the medical control
    authority for real-time clinical guidance during transport operations
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• →Quality & Compliance
  
  
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  • →Oversees the Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement (QA/QI) program,
    providing clinical review and recommendations.
    
    
  • →Conducts or delegates structured review of adverse events, near-misses, and
    sentinel events with findings documented and tracked to resolution
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• →Reporting & Administration
  
  
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  • →Reports directly to COO and collaborates with the Director of Operations and
    Clinical Supervisor on matters affecting both clinical and flight operations
    
    
  • → Acknowledges the distinction between the Medical Director role and the FAA Part
    135 certificate holder; clinical authority does not extend to flight operations
    decisions
    
    
  • →Discloses any conflicts of interest, including financial relationships with vendors
    supplying equipment or pharmaceuticals to the company
    
    
• →Flight Status
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  • →Active flight status is required for this role, completing at least one (1) medical flight per quarter.

• Graduate of an accredited medical school with a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree.
• Board certified in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Anesthesiology, or Critical Care Medicine — or actively board eligible with a plan to achieve certification within 12 months of hire.
• Completion of either NAEMSP National EMS Medical Directors Cours or Ohio ACEP, EMS Medical Directors Course if not board certified in Emergency Medicine.
• Unrestricted medical license in the State of Ohio under ORC Chapter 4731; licensure in additional transport states or eligibility via the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) strongly preferred.
• Current BLS and ACLS provider certification; ATLS, PHTLS, or ITLS required within 90 days of hire if not already held.
• Minimum 3 years (of most recent 5 years) of clinical experience in an acute care, emergency, or critical care setting.
• Familiarity with FAA Part 135 operations and applicable Ohio EMS regulations under OAC Chapter 4765 preferred.

Aery Aviation job descriptions are meant as summarizations only. They do not necessarily reflect all duties and responsibilities of a position.

• If this opportunity excites you, come join our team! For Aery Aviation, the question isn’t: “Can we?” When others are limited in the common approach, Aery Aviation jumps into higher gear asking, “How can we do this?” and then proceeds into problem-solving for customers. This is what customers appreciate most about Aery Aviation - avid tenacity. It’s not cookie cutter production that Aery Aviation is cultivating; it is projects that inspire the Aery Aviation work-family to come together and brainstorm, excited to come to work every day because there is always something inventive and interesting to work on.