Emergency Physician

KurzSolutions•Eagle Butte, SD

14h•Onsite

About The Position

We are currently looking for multiple ER Physicians for multiple facilities. Facilities with ER Physician openings are: Rosebud Hospital (RBH), Rosebud, SD; Pine Ridge Hospital (PRH), Pine Ridge, SD; Cheyenne River Service Unit, Eagle Butte, SD; Fort Yates Hospital (FYH), Fort Yates, ND; Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Health Care Facility, Belcourt, ND.

Requirements

Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine with no less than 2 years of 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).

Responsibilities

Maintain a continuous vigil within the immediate confines of the Emergency Department in order that services are readily and immediately available.
Obtain a medical history, perform a physical examination as appropriate to the presenting problem, and formulate a diagnosis of the patient's problem, and secondary diagnosis, as required, to treat the patient.
Render immediate medical services to those patients determined as emergent.
Request and interpret laboratory and radiologic tests, as necessary, for diagnosis.
Provide and order medically indicated treatment.
Interpret x-rays and electrocardiograms.
Suture minor lacerations and treat uncomplicated fractures.
Refer patients as appropriate to routinely scheduled clinics of the Outpatient department.
Render initial assessments of which Emergency Department/Urgent Care Patients will require transfer to a tertiary care center and consult the appropriate physician on-call who in turn will render the final decision concerning transfer and arrange transfer, if indicated.
Respond to in-hospital emergencies while on duty.