Emergency med MD DO needed in Nashville Metro area

Job description

Region, ST: Nashville Metro Area, Tennessee
Est Start Date: 9/1/2025
Est End Date: 3/1/2026
Job Description:
URGENT POSITION

Position specific questions
Must be ABEM
• Do we have a PAWS request and approval for this need? No
• Reason for the need? 2 FTE MD positions vacant
• When would the provider need to start? ASAP
• Duration of need? Minimum of 3 months, likely 6-9 months
o Are there specific dates needed? No
o If call is involved, what is call volume? How often do they get called back on-site? No call
o Call/Rotation schedule? No Call, standard ED schedule
• Will they take an APP (or SFA when applicable)? No
• Who should be the timesheet approver each week? Unknown

Candidate Parameters
• Any specific fellowships/ certifications/ procedures/ competencies we are looking for? ABEM required
• Experience level? No requirement, would suggest min 3 years experience

Credentialing questions:
• Will emergency privileges be an option? Yes
• Are case logs needed? If so, what are the requirements? No case log requirements

Hospital/unit questions
• Number of beds? 50
• Census? 128
• How many patients are they rounding on per day? 1.95 PPH
• How many daily admissions? 28
• Are there any consults and if so, how many per day? N/A
• What’s the patient population?
• Trauma center? Types of cases? Acuity? Level 3 trauma designation
• What does the support staff look like? ED RN Fully staffed
• How will follow up cases be handled? (when applicable- inpatient or outpatient)

Credentialing questions
• Will we do emergency privs or temps? Yes
• Orientation done on first day of assignment or prior? First day of assignment

Specialty Specific Questions:
Emergency Medicine
• What are the shift times? 6a-2p, 9a-6p,1p-10p,3p-11p,4p-10p,9p-6a
• Is call involved? No
• What procedures are required? ACLS and ATLS procedures.
• What does the support staff include? 32 hours of APP coverage per day
• What is the average patient census? 130 pts/day
• What are the most common cases the locum will see? C/P, Abd Pain, AMS
• Annual ER admissions? 11,286
• Does the unit use robots? If so, what kind? Tele Psych and Tele-neurology
• How often are the locums called back on site if on call? N/A
• How many EM physicians are typically on staff per shift? 2

• 6 month assignment
• Must be ABEM
• No call