Emergency Medicine Physician

Job description

Title: Physician - Emergency Medicine (Physician)

Location: Longview, Texas, 75604

Duration: on-going

Work week: Sat – Fri

Requisition Reason: Coverage

Overview:
We are seeking a qualified Emergency Medicine Physician to provide coverage across multiple emergency care settings. The ideal candidate will deliver high-quality emergency medical care in a dynamic, multi-site environment with a combined annual volume of approximately 8,500 visits.

Position Requirements
Education and Training
• Completion of a residency in an ACGME or AOA accredited Emergency Medicine training program required.
• Internal Medicine and Family Medicine trained physicians are not accepted.

Clinical Experience
• New graduates are accepted.
• Applicants must demonstrate active Emergency Department practice within the past 12 months.
• Documentation of 100 Emergency Department hospital procedures performed at a fully accredited facility within the past 2 years required.

Licensure and Certification
• Active unrestricted state medical license required.
• Active DEA registration with schedules 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, and 5 required.
• License and DEA must be fee paid; fee exempt licenses and registrations will not be accepted.
• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Emergency Medicine through ABMS or AOA.
• Providers who are not board certified must demonstrate active participation in the examination process leading toward certification.
• ACLS certification required.
• ATLS certification required.
• Board Eligible Emergency Medicine physicians must maintain ACLS and ATLS certification until board certification is obtained.

Credentialing Requirements
• Hepatitis B series of 3 doses or positive titer.
• MMR series of 2 doses or positive titer.
• Varicella series of 2 doses or positive titer.
• TDAP within the last 10 years.
• Current seasonal influenza vaccine.
• TB screening by QuantiFERON, QuantiFERON TB Gold, T Spot, or 2 step TB skin test.
• Documentation of case logs or case summary showing total number of cases, dates, and locations for the past 2 years for all core and supplemental privileges requested.
• Completion of the following CME courses prior to orientation: Treatment of Hypertension in Pregnant and Postpartum Patients; Overview of Postpartum Hemorrhage.
• Copies of CME certificates from the previous 2 years are not required.

Required Procedures
• Moderate Sedation
• Deep Sedation

Facility and Coverage Details
• Coverage Model: 50 hours of physician coverage daily.
• 30 or more hours of NP/PA coverage daily.
• Hospital Beds: 425
• Trauma Designation: Level III Trauma Center
• EMR: Epic with Abridge AI Note
• Emergency Department Statistics: Annual Volume approximately 8,500 visits; Patients Per Day approximately 23; Emergency Department Beds: 12; EMS Arrival Rate: 8.5%

Additional Requirements
• FPPE is required for all initial privileges requested and must be completed within 6 months of initial approval.
• Professional liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate.
• Must provide coverage across multiple designated emergency care sites as assigned.

• Coverage
• No call
• Emergency Medicine