Emergency Physician - Full-Time

Northwest Acute Care Specialists•Silverton, OR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Physician is a member of the Legacy Health Medical Staff and provides patient care, consultation, collaboration with other providers, teaching, and administrative services within Emergency Services. The position is located at Legacy Silverton Medical Center. Northwest Acute Care Specialists, P.C. (NACS) is an independent emergency medicine and ambulatory care practice group that contracts exclusively with Legacy Health to provide emergency medicine and urgent care professional services across urban and community locations. NACS serves patients with a wide range of needs, including trauma, pediatric, burn, and critical care patients. The physician examines, diagnoses, and treats acute illness and injuries; provides immediate diagnosis and resuscitation for life-threatening conditions; and delivers appropriate definitive, interim, or supportive care. The role also contributes to clinical training, quality and policy development, personnel activities, coordination of patient care, and departmental and organizational committees.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
Graduate of a four-year U.S. medical school or equivalent.
Board eligible or board certified in Emergency Medicine.
Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the applicable state.
Must have a current Oregon MD license before the start date.
Current licensure as required by applicable governing boards.
Registered with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration and authorized to prescribe medications according to the Oregon State Board of Medicine.
Ability to satisfy performance standards established by law and applicable professional practice standards.
Ability to manage a heavy workload with multiple priorities and deadlines.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Proficiency with computing hardware and software, including personal computing equipment, electronic medical records, word-processing software, and spreadsheet software.
Regular and consistent attendance at work.

Responsibilities

Examine, diagnose, and treat illnesses and injuries in the acute care setting.
Provide immediate diagnosis and resuscitation care for life-threatening conditions, and direct such care in the prehospital setting.
Diagnose and provide care based on medical history, physical examination, and diagnostic tests.
Document care delivered completely and currently.
Provide supportive care to patients with serious medical and surgical conditions until an appropriate specialist assumes care.
Provide definitive or interim care for conditions that are not life-threatening but cause discomfort or risk worsening if care is delayed.
May train medical and nursing personnel in identifying and treating cardiac, traumatic, and infectious emergencies, including resuscitation.
Meet hospital and departmental safety and environment-of-care education requirements; demonstrate skills to serve customers in applicable age groups; and support the hospital’s mission, vision, and values.
Participate with the administrative team and medical director in developing and implementing standards, policies, protocols, and quality assurance guidelines for emergency and urgent care patients.
Participate in selecting, training, and evaluating personnel who provide emergency and urgent care services.
Coordinate care with physicians, surgeons, support services, and other hospital personnel.
Meet regularly with appropriate line administrators and colleagues to review clinical and administrative issues.
Serve on Department, Hospital, and Legacy Health System committees as requested.