Locum Tenens Emergency Medicine Job in Clarksburg, West Virginia

The Prefect Locum - Easy in. Easy out.  Low Volume. Excellent Support - ANY LICENSE - 6 Months with an option. 

Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center
Louis A. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center is a general medical and surgical hospital in Clarksburg, WV, with 71 beds. Survey data for the latest year available shows that 10,196 patients visited the hospital's emergency room. The hospital had a total of 2,120 admissions. Its physicians performed 443 inpatient and 2,072 outpatient surgeries.
Address: 1 Med Center Dr., Clarksburg, WV 26301

ED PHYSICIAN RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to)

• Emergency physicians shall provide immediate medical evaluation, examination, diagnosis, treatment, and/or referral of patients who present for care in the ED. "Present for care” includes patients referred to the Emergency Department by other medical providers in the VA Healthcare Facility system (such as outpatient clinics, outlying clinics, ED Fast Track, inpatient, etc.).
• Shall provide professional advice to other VA providers with regard to professional management of patients in their fast-track portion of the Emergency Department as well.
• Shall cover the range of emergency room care typically provided in an urban civilian practice of similar size.
• It is an estimated 95% direct patient care, 5% estimated administrative responsibility not involved in direct patient care.

The following list is an example of the types of cases, but is not all-inclusive:

• Major trauma, including fractures of multiple extremities, stab wounds, open wounds of the chest and abdomen, head trauma, suspected spine injuries, lacerations, amputations.
• Major medical emergencies such as cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, respiratory failure, shock.
• Obstetrical emergencies such as deliveries of single or multiple births, acute pregnancy complications, vaginal bleeding.
• Pediatric emergencies, including neonatal resuscitations.
• Acute psychiatric problems, including suicide attempts.
• Lower-acuity complaints including viral illnesses, other infections, minor orthopedic problems, minor trauma, alcohol abuse (i.e. "urgent care” patients).
• Other miscellaneous medical problems both acute and chronic.

ED PHYSICIAN REQUIREMENTS

Unrestricted license to practice medicine in any other U.S. State or Territory.

Shall be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine with no less than 2 years full-time ER experience in a high-volume ED.

Must be MD or DO and be capable of treating patients of all ages.

Must have a current DEA.

Must have and maintain current certification in BLS, ACLS, and PALS by way of an American Heart training program (AHA or Red Cross).

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