Physician Emergency Medicine

Physician Duties

• Complete all duties of attending physician as outlined in the Medical Staff Bylaws
• Coordinate all specialty consultations and resource utilization
• Disposition (admission/observation/transfer/discharge) patients in a timely manner
• At time of discharge/transfer will complete Discharge Instructions
• Participate in QA and PI as reasonably requested
• Provide care for any patient entering the Emergency Department which includes evaluation, treatment, involving sub‑specialists as needed and dispositioning the patient
• Perform emergent procedures as needed within the scope of physician privileges
• Complete Medical Records in a timely fashion
• Adhere to Medical Staff Bylaws and Hospital Rules and Regulations and policies
• Perform other life/limb saving procedures as may from time to time be necessary
• Make best effort to ensure compliance with all Core Measure quality indicators for patients under their care
• Perform the duties as mutually agreed
• Participate in teaching program
• Comply with the requirements of the teaching faculty
• Respond to calls for evaluation/orders for ED patients
• Complete miscellaneous procedures e.g. (ACLS, initial EKG interpretations, radiologic interpretations, urinary catheter insertion, ABGs, etc.) as requested/necessary
• Pronounce patient dead
• Order and renew restraints
• Obtain consent for autopsy, organ/tissue donation, transfusion, DNR, withdrawal of care, and any other consent forms as needed

This position also requires the completion of an accredited Point of Care EM Ultrasound Fellowship.

The applicant must have completed an ACGME accredited EM residency program and be board eligible/board certified in EM. The applicant must be ABEM board eligible or ABEM board certified. Additionally, the applicant must pass the Advanced Emergency Medicine Point of Care Ultrasound certification exam within two years of eligibility.

USD $52.88 USD $237.98