Job Description: Emergency Medicine Physician

Pay Rate: $280-$290 per hour
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Contract Length: 7 months
Shift Details: 5 x 8-hour shifts per month

Work Details:

• Support Staff: RN and specialty backup (hospitalist, cardiology, neurology, general surgery, neuro, ENT, trauma surgery, peds, radiology, anesthesiology, etc.)
• Coverage Needed: 6-7 days per month starting from 01/03/2025 - 01/09/2025, with flexible scheduling for February-August 2025
• Patients Per Day: 1-2 patients per hour in a double-covered Emergency Department (ED) with an annual volume of 30,000 patients
• Patient Population/Age: All ages
• Department Description: Emergency Medicine, Level II Trauma Center
• EMR: Cerner
• Hospital Bed Size: 318 beds
• Special Procedures: ER physicians do not run codes outside the ER or admit patients; they provide basic holding orders for patient transfer. Admitting physicians take responsibility once patients leave the ER.
• Practice Setting: Community hospital with Level II trauma capabilities. Emergency department sees 1.7 to 2.0 patients per hour with a 25% admission rate.

• Specialties on Staff: Hospitalists, cardiology, neurology, general surgery, neurosurgery, ENT, hand surgery, plastic surgery, maxillofacial surgery, orthopedic surgery, trauma surgery, psychiatry, podiatry, pediatrics, OB/GYN, radiology, anesthesiology (in-house or on-call within 15 minutes).
• Trauma Handling: Major trauma cases are diverted by air or ambulance to higher-level centers.

Skills Required:

• Standard ER skills for Level II trauma and community hospital settings.
• Experience in managing complex trauma, critical, and unstable patients in an ED setting.

Requirements:

• Board Certification:

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine (ABEM) or Family Medicine (ABFM) within 5 years of training.

DEA Certification: Yes.CSR Certification: Not required.Certifications Required: ACLS, ATLS, PALS.Experience: 1-2 years of experience preferred.