Emergency Medicine Physician

Emergency Medicine Provider

Springfield, Massachusetts, is a historic city located in the western part of the state, in the heart of the Pioneer Valley. It's known for its rich history, diverse community, and cultural offerings.

Job Description

• Seeking multiple locum/locum to perm EM providers to start as soon as credentialed!
• Shifts and Hours: Days and Night Focus on nights for June and come July will need day and night coverage.
• Dates of Coverage: June 2025, ongoing.
• Starting in June 8-10 shifts per month needed.
• July ongoing will be a consistent 10-12 shifts per month.
• Percent of total hospital admissions received from ED: 15%.
• Percent of ED patients admitted to the hospital per day: 15%.
• Percent of ED patients transferred per day: 1-2 patients per day.
• Trauma Level/Designation: None - we are a community hospital.
• Total number of beds: 44.
• Annual ER volume: 55,000.
• Number of ED physicians in group: 11 total physicians of which 5 are leaving.
• Fast track in ED.
• Fast track staffed APP.
• Percent of total ED volume treated by fast track: 40%.
• Will the locum physician be required to supervise other health care providers? Yes, APPs.
• Documentation system/EMR: Epic.
• Does ED staff respond to house codes? Yes.
• If yes, are house codes secondary to ED emergencies? Yes, secondary to ED emergencies, we have a response team. ED does airway on that team.
• Who writes admission orders? Hospitalists.
• Do hospital bylaws require a specific response time for on-call physicians? 30 minutes or less.
• Are deliveries received in ED or sent directly to labor & delivery? Sent directly to labor & delivery.
• Is ED responsible for monitoring/supervising paramedics/ambulance by radio? Yes.
• Ambulance response time & travel referral facility: within 20-30 minutes.
• 24-hour availability for radiology (CT, MRI, X-Ray): Yes.
• 24-hour availability for laboratory: Yes.
• Blood bank - certified by AABB: Yes.
• 24-hour availability for the OR: Yes.
• 24-hour availability for anesthesia: Yes.
• Who does EKG interpretations? EM docs.
• Estimated credentialing timeframe: Need approximately 4 weeks to get mandatory onboarding functions completed.

Compensation

Competitive weekly pay and malpractice included.