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Medical Editor, Point of Care

Employer
Elsevier
Location
Working from home - Remote position
Salary
Competitive Offer
Posted Date
Dec 24, 2020

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Specialty
Internal Medicine
Position Type
Permanent
Telehealth
No

We are seeking a qualified physician as a Medical Editor for point of care (POC) content. Our target audiences include general internal medicine hospitalists and adult primary care clinicians in internal medicine and family practice.

In this position you will:

  • Write, edit, and update clinical content for a digital point-of-care clinical decision resource.
  • Keep current with and appropriately evaluate the medical literature, guidelines, and other clinical information sources. Ensure that content is current, clinically accurate, and supported by the best available evidence.
  • Collaborate with commissioned physician authors and reviewers and critically review content they produce for (i) scientific and clinical accuracy and appropriateness (ii) compliance with editorial policies and processes and (iii) consistency in content across related topics within the content portfolio.
  • Focus on users’ needs across different use cases. This includes staying current with practicing clinicians’ information needs and workflow: changes in clinical practice, electronic medical records, regulatory and quality standards, and continuing medical education requirements. This also includes being innovative and flexible regarding content format to meet different use cases.
  • Ensure that content is clearly written and well organized.
  • Create, maintain, and ensure quality of point of care content and data, in adherence with Elsevier editorial policies, industry standard ontologies/clinical terminologies, and interoperable/integratable with Clinical Solutions products as well as current electronic medical record systems.
  • Execute the editorial workflow and roadmap to continuously maintain and publish current content across the Clinical Solutions Portfolio.
  • Collaborate with other Medical Editors, pharmacist and nursing editors, and other members of the editorial team.
  • Collaborate with other content teams. This may include review and quality assurance of order set content, patient education content, clinical pathways, or other types of clinical content.
  • Collaborate with other teams within Clinical Solutions (e.g., Product, Commercial, Informatics, Marketing, Sales, etc.) and Elsevier to provide insight based on clinical experience and expertise.
  • Occasional travel to attend approved conferences, other internal Elsevier meetings, or other meetings will be required. Active participation (participation in workgroups, committees, collaboration groups) in thought leadership organizations within area of specialty is supported and encouraged.
  • Other duties or tasks as assigned. 

Qualifications:

  • Physician (MD or DO) who has completed residency training and a minimum of two to five years clinical practice in the U.S.
  • Preference is given to those currently or recently in clinical practice.
  • Preference is given to those with experience writing and editing clinical content.
  • Preference is given to those with formal training or significant experience in surveillance, interpretation, critical appraisal and synthesizing of the medical literature and clinical guidelines, in writing summaries of research findings, and in the application of evidence to clinical practice.
  • Excellent command of the English language in both spoken and written forms.
  • Strong writing skills with a clear concise style and excellent grammar, punctuation, and spelling; proficiency in Microsoft Windows applications and an ability to learn to use new editorial software applications. High computer skill competency.
  • High level of attention to detail, organizational skills, and accuracy; ability to multi-task and prioritize work and be flexible depending upon workflow.
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with editors across physician, pharmacist, nursing, and allied health teams, with other editorial team members, with external authors and editors, and with other Elsevier teams.
  • Enthusiasm, commitment, and ability to produce consistently high-quality work within tight deadlines.

Specific Clinical Expertise In Either Of These Areas Is Required:

Nephrology; Gastroenterology; Pulmonology; Rheumatology; Neurology

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