Physician​/Emergency Medicine​/Texas​/Locum tenens​/ER Physician Locums Coverage

Position: Physician / Emergency Medicine / Texas / Locum tenens / ER Physician Needed for Locums Coverage Job
Locums ED Physician Needed for additional coverage:

Teaching Hospital
33 ED beds
22% Admission rate Additional facility information

The 129-acre wooded campus included the main hospital, as well as a 50-bed rehabilitation hospital, outpatient rehabilitation center, and a community health and fitness center.

Health System was named one of the top 20 Large Community Hospitals in the U.S. by Thomson Reuters (2012).Reason for coverage Need:
Understaffed Number of shifts needing coverage: 40 shifts

How long will job be open:
Until staffed

Requirements:

Vent Mgmt., Central Lines, Chest tubes, Trauma, Ultrasound, Procedural Sedation, Emergency Cricothyroidotomy,Difficult airway mgmt. / Rapid sequence intubation

BC/BP in EMBoard eligible (5 years) must maintain

Program Structure:

Number of beds: 312

Shifts:

6a-4p, 10a-9p, 2p-1a, 8p-6a NIGHT SHIFT REQUIREDNightshift: 1 doc and 1 APCSwing shift: 2 docs, 1 APCICU size: 32

Semi-closed, must have permission from Intensivist to admit to ICU.Intensivist:
Yes 24 hour coverage of MD/NPSub Specialty Support:
Cardiology, Cardiovascular surgery, Gyn, Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Ortho, Pulm, Surgery, Urology, Vascular Surgery Volume / Clinical:

Census: 49000 / 139/day# of patients per MD: 35 (with APC help)
Rapid Response Requirement: ED providers not required to respond.

Code Requirement: ICU will respond to all codes, and ED APC will respond only if ICU not available.

Acuity Level/Transfers:
Trauma- EDMD calls trauma surgeon prior to arrival of all Level 1 traumas. Level 2 and above surgeon called only if needed.

Transfer
- Case manager/charge nurse contacts CHRISTUS transfer center who will then work on finding placement. Texas residents stay in Texas, Arkansas residents transfer to Arkansas. Level III Trauma, Heliport for pt. transport

EMR:
Meditech Credentialing:

Time Needed: 60-90 days

Temp privilege's:
Yes under certain circumstances. Approval from MSO and CMO required.

Certifications

Required:

EM-ATLS (must have had ATLS
-does not need to be current)
Notes/Other :

Trauma III, Stroke & Chest Pain Does not allow residents to work in ER (no 3rd/4th year residents)
Moderate Sedation exam must be completed for requested privileges
-exam is emailed via a link directly to the provider to complete ()Flu-annually between October and March

TB within 12 months (not required to keep current)
Covid-2 vaccines or waiver for religion/medical (hospital will approve waiver)
Immunization Records-MMR, VZV, Hep B, Tdap Employee health will complete any necessary screens
-MSO will coordinate1x1 orientation completed day prior to first shift-must be on a week day, orientation from 8:45am to 2:30pmComputer Based Training must be completed prior to orientation (if not completed then orientation may add 2 additional hours to orientation).