Emergency Room Physician
About The Position
The Emergency Room Physician will maintain a continuous vigil within the immediate confines of the Emergency Department to ensure services are readily and immediately available. This role involves obtaining medical histories, performing physical examinations, formulating diagnoses, and rendering immediate medical services to emergent patients. The physician will also request and interpret laboratory and radiologic tests, provide medically indicated treatments, interpret x-rays and electrocardiograms, suture minor lacerations, and treat uncomplicated fractures. Additionally, the ER Physician will refer patients to outpatient clinics, assess the need for transfer to a tertiary care center, consult with on-call physicians regarding transfers, and respond to in-hospital emergencies while on duty.
Requirements
- Must be MD or DO and be capable of treating patients of all ages.
- Must have an active, unrestricted, and free of disciplinary-action license as a nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a Territory of the United States.
- Shall be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine through ABEM, ACEP, or AOBEM with no less than 2 years of full-time ER experience.
- Must have a current DEA.
- Must have and maintain current certification in BLS and ACLS through the American Heart Association.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a continuous vigil within the immediate confines of the Emergency Department.
- Obtain a medical history and perform a physical examination as appropriate to the presenting problem.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
