Physician / Emergency Medicine / Louisiana / Locum or Permanent / Emergency Medicine Physician Job

Emergency Room Physician

Join our team at GLWACH, where our emergency room is identified as a level III facility. We are looking for dedicated emergency room physicians to provide high-quality care in a collaborative environment.

Job Description

• Sign-up schedule can average between 5 to 20 shifts each month.
• The providers shall have graduated from an accredited educational and medical college or university.
• The ER physicians shall meet the experience, training, and certification requirements for a JC level III emergency room.
• The ER physician shall be residency trained in emergency medicine and board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
• The ER physician shall be residency trained in emergency medicine, board eligible in Emergency Medicine, have 2,000 hours of ER experience after residency, and not be out of residency for more than two years.
• If the ER physician is out of residency for more than two years and still board eligible in emergency medicine, the provider is considered unqualified for this contract.
• The ER physician shall be residency trained and board certified in Pediatrics, Family Practice, or Internal Medicine while working more than 20 hours per week for the past 12 consecutive months in a similar or higher level III emergency care institution after board certification.

Requirements

• Providers shall have a minimum of two years experience as a practicing provider in the last three years. Residency time counts as practicing experience. Time spent in an administrative capacity does not qualify as practicing time.
• The healthcare providers (HCPs) shall be a M.D. or D.O. and be capable of treating patients of all ages.
• The HCPs shall possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine in one of the 50 United States, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or U.S. Virgin Islands and be able to obtain privileges at GLWACH through approval of the credentials committee.
• For providers who qualify via specific criteria, they shall have and maintain current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) by way of an American Heart Association training program. Other qualifying providers shall only be required to possess and maintain BLS at all times.

Company Overview

Kakoo Services is a premier provider of healthcare workers to various military treatment facilities across the United States. With a corporate office in Honolulu, Hawaii, and a recruiting office in San Antonio, Texas, we specialize in providing skilled, trained, and highly successful healthcare workers, including RNs, CRNAs, Physicians, LPN/LVN, Licensed Social Workers, and many more.

We have a strong focus on providing our government customers with quality and superior service. Kakoo Services is an equal opportunity employer, and minorities, females, veterans, and disabled persons are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. Only qualified individuals who are being considered will be contacted for an interview.