Memoranda
Lawrence-Douglas County
Fire Medical Department
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TO: |
Tom Markus, City Manager |
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FROM: |
Shaun Coffey, Interim Fire Chief |
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DATE: |
September 12, 2018 |
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SUBJECT: |
Cooperative Agreement Concerning Fire Medical Department Medical Director |
Dr. Caleb Trent has served as the Medical Director the past three years. Dr. Trent has always been readily available when needed and has been involved in advancing Douglas County forward in emergency medicine. After review of several like sized services it has been found that the current prescribed salary is well below the average.
Dr. Trent’s role has evolved since starting with Douglas County. Added duties now include regular scheduled meetings with the Division Chief of EMS, quarterly protocol review and increased QA/QI program involvement. In the past year, Dr. Trent has been requested for many extra hours of service beyond the years past.
· Implementation and creation of the new Cardiac Arrest Protocol for Excellence (C.A.P.E.);
· 7% medical call increase in the county which involves higher QA/QI review processes;
· Advanced protocol review, maintenance and revision.
Below you will find a sample of several services and their compensation schedules:
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Annual Salary |
F/PT Time |
Vehicle |
Benefits |
Salary |
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Olathe, KS FD |
Part Time |
No |
Computer, Office, malpractice |
$50,000 annually |
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Kansas City, KS FD |
Part Time |
No |
Computer, Office, malpractice |
$90,000 annually |
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Salina, KS FD |
Part Time |
No |
Computer, Office, malpractice |
$35,000 annually |
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Kansas City, MO FD |
Full Time |
Yes |
Computer, Office, malpractice |
$257,000 annually |
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Johnson County, KS EMS System |
Full Time |
Yes |
Computer, Office, malpractice |
$210,000 annually |
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Kansas City Missouri FD |
Part Time |
No |
Computer, Office, malpractice |
$29,000 annually |
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Boone County, MO EMS |
Part Time |
Yes |
Computer and Office |
$36,000 annually |
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Lee’s Summit, MO FD |
Part Time |
No |
Computer, Office, malpractice |
$100/hr., not to exceed $25k annually |
Recommendations:
Dr. Trent’s current annual compensation is $18,000 and paid in 12 monthly payments of $1500.00. In the previous section the annual compensation for like-sized, like-workload EMS System Medical Directors dictates the request for the following salary increase for Dr. Trent in 2018 and 2019.
With the increased compensation Dr. Trent will have the ability to provide extended time commitments allowing for more time for in the EMS Quality Assurance program, crew interactions while on emergency incidents, outreach to the county first responders and continue EMS training.
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