Physician / Emergency Medicine / Pennsylvania / Locum or Permanent / Long term opportunities with the Dept of VA Job

Emergency Medicine Physician

Conveniently located to major cities and international airports, the Erie VA serves the northwestern Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio Veteran communities. Located near Lake Erie and the Presque Isle Bay, this is a dream location for those who love the outdoors. Erie boasts some of the best fishing in the United States. The Erie VA is 2 hours from Pittsburgh, PA, Buffalo, NY, Cleveland, OH, and numerous unique towns such as Slippery Rock, making it an ideal location for anyone interested in exploring the great outdoors.

Job Description

• Census on average is 30 patients per 24-hour day.
• Supervision and teaching of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine residents along with Medical Students and Physician Assistant Students.
• Responsible for complying with the Residency review documentation and ensuring that all notes and encounters are completed and appropriately documented in accordance with VA standards.
• Perform initial evaluation, emergent treatment, and management of various medical conditions including minor wound care, respiratory illness, gastrointestinal illness, burns, musculoskeletal trauma, dermatological illness, ENT, eye, and urological problems.
• Conduct minor procedures such as local infiltration anesthesia, incision and drainage, simple laceration repair, nail trephination, electro-coagulation, nasal cautery, gastric lavage, bladder catheterization, peripheral venous line insertion, and spinal immobilization.
• Manage abdominal and gastrointestinal disorders (including trauma) of the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon rectum and anus, liver and biliary tree, and pancreas.
• Address cardiovascular disorders (including trauma) involving cardiac failure, differential diagnosis of chest pain, cardiac structural disorders, cardiac rhythm and conduction defects, pericardial disorders, disease of peripheral arteries and veins, shock, and cutaneous disorders.
• Handle emergent disorders caused by antigens, organisms, and other foreign substances such as reactions of hypersensitivity; reactions from venoms, bites and stings; reactions caused by infectious agents; disorders due to chemical, drug and physical agents; and disorders associated with the environment including barotraumas, near drowning, electrical injury, hypothermia, and radiation injury.
• Manage emergent disorders of the hematopoietic system such as anemia, coagulopathy, and management of acute neoplastic disease complications.
• Address emergent disorders of endocrine, metabolic and nutritional natures relating to acid-base disturbances, adrenal, parathyroid and thyroid disturbances.
• Handle emergent disorders of the head and neck (including trauma) involving the ears, nose, oral cavity, larynx/trachea, face and vestibular system.
• Manage emergent disorders (including trauma) of the eye involving the lids and lachrymal apparatus conjunctiva, cornea, sclera, internal aspects of the globe and orbit.
• Address emergent disorders (including trauma) of the nervous system including cerebral edema, coma, cranial nerve disease, cerebro-vascular disease and infection.
• Handle emergent disorders of psychiatric origin including depression, anxiety reactions, suicide and psychosis.
• Manage emergent respiratory disorders including pulmonary infection, trauma, neoplasia, metabolic complications of cardiovascular disease.
• Address emergent renal and urologic disorders including acute/chronic renal failure, infections, obstructive uropathy and hematuria and trauma.
• Handle emergent OB/GYN disorders such as trauma, infection and pregnancy (ectopic and intra-uterine).
• Suture minor lacerations.

Schedule

• 12-hour shifts (8a-8p or 8p-8a) with primary need for days.
• Rotating weekends and holidays.

About EGA

We are a Veteran-owned and operated firm focused on managing the recruitment and management of healthcare providers for the Department of Veterans Affairs nationwide. Our team has over 15 years of providing services to the VA and is intimately familiar with government contracting, credentialing and compliance requirements. We understand the importance of time and efficiency and work with our partners to provide tailored solutions and superior customer service to simplify and streamline the onboarding processes.