Locum Tenens Emergency Medicine Job in Kentucky

• Position Type: Locum Tenens
• Recruited Specialty: Emergency Medicine
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
• State License Required: Yes
• Terms of Locums Assignment: Long Term (More than 2 months)
• How soon does the position need to be filled: Immediately

Emergency Medicine Physician

Our client in Southeastern Kentucky is in need of locum tenens Emergency Medicine Physicians.

Responsibilities:

• Working primarily in emergency rooms, Emergency Medicine Physicians (locum tenens) are tasked with making high stakes life management decisions in times of immediate crisis.
• EM Physicians regularly deal with complex trauma and exotic conditions, and are highly trained in the stabilization and treatment of a wide range of both adult and pediatric injuries and illnesses.

Requirements:

• Completed Residency (Does not have to BC or BE). Our client wants FP/IM Physicians.
• ACLS, PALS, ATLS
• 300 hours ED experience in the last 3 years
• Kentucky DEA
• Local providers only

Practice Details:

• Single physician coverage in 12 & 24-hour shifts, 8a and 8p
• Single mid-level coverage. 10-12 hrs of MLP coverage daily
• Procedures: Intubations, Central Lines, Chest Tubes
• Bridge orders for admits
• Codes are required
• Providers will do procedures

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible, Board Ineligible
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card

• Facility Type: Hospital
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• Number of ER Visits Per Year:
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