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

Emergency Medicine Physician

Work dates needed are ongoing.

Job Description

• Preferred schedule: Mon-Sat: 5:30 AM - 3:30 PM, 10 AM - 8 PM, 3 PM - 1 AM, 8 PM - 6 AM; Sun: 5:30 AM - 3:30 PM, 10 AM - 8 PM, 2 PM - 10 PM, 3 PM - 1 AM, 8 PM - 6 AM at site 2 FSED with all 10-hour shifts from 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM and 6:30 PM - 6:30 AM
• Worksite setting: Inpatient, hospital trauma level - Stroke Certified, ED bed count: 37 beds; Site 2 FSED: 8 beds
• Scope of work: Emergency Medicine, annual patient volume: 53,691 for hospital and 40,150 for FSED, both slightly decreased; average daily census: hospital: 142.6 and FSED: 102, both slightly decreased
• Licenses, certifications, requirements: Active TN license, board-certified, ABEM, ACLS and PALS required with moderate sedation test
• EMR: Cerner

Additional Details

• APC coverage: Main hospital hours of coverage are from 6:30 AM - 4:30 PM, 9 AM - 7 PM, 3 PM - 1 AM, and 9 PM - 7 AM; FSED APC hours of coverage are from 6 AM - 6 PM, 9 AM - 9 PM, and 3 PM - 1 AM
• Admitting orders: Bridge
• Trauma center designation: No trauma designation; in process to achieve by 2026
• Reason for locum need: Open FTEs
• How many shifts per month in locum coverage will help stabilize the program? 40-50
• Is the locum coverage needed short-term (3-6 months) or long-term (6+ months)? Long term
• Is the locum coverage needed for a specific shift type? All shifts
• Start date: Upon credentialing