Locums ED Physician Needed for additional coverage: Teaching Hospital33 ED beds 22% Admission rate Additional facility information The 129-acre wooded campus included the main hospital, as well as a 50-bed rehabilitation hospital, outpatient rehabilitation center, and a community health and fitness center. Health System was named one of the top 20 Large Community Hospitals in the U.S. by Thomson Reuters (2012).Reason for coverage Need: Understaffed Number of shifts needing coverage: 40 shifts How long will job be open: Until staffed
Requirements:- Vent Mgmt., Central Lines, Chest tubes, Trauma, Ultrasound, Procedural
- Sedation, Emergency Cricothyroidotomy, Difficult airway mgmt. / Rapid sequence intubationBC/BP in EMBoard eligible (5 years) must maintain
- Program Structure:
- Number of beds: 312
Shifts:
6a-4p, 10a-9p, 2p-1a, 8p-6a NIGHT SHIFT REQUIREDNightshift: 1 doc and 1 APCSwing shift: 2 docs, 1 APCICU size: 32 Semi-closed, must have permission from Intensivist to admit to ICU.Intensivist: Yes 24 hour coverage of MD/NPSub Specialty Support: Cardiology, Cardiovascular surgery, Gyn, Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Ortho, Pulm, Surgery, Urology, Vascular Surgery Volume / Clinical:
Census: 49000 / 139/day# of patients per MD: 35 (with APC help)
Rapid Response Requirement: ED providers not required to respond. Code Requirement: ICU will respond to all codes, and ED APC will respond only if ICU not available. Acuity Level/Transfers: Trauma- EDMD calls trauma surgeon prior to arrival of all Level 1 traumas. Level 2 and above surgeon called only if needed. Transfer- Case manager/charge nurse contacts CHRISTUS transfer center who will then work on finding placement. Texas residents stay in Texas, Arkansas residents transfer to Arkansas. Level III Trauma, Heliport for pt. transportEMR: Meditech Credentialing: Time Needed: 60-90 days Temp privilege's: Yes under certain circumstances. Approval from MSO and CMO required.
Certifications Required: EM-ATLS (must have had ATLS -does not need to be current)
Notes/Other:
Trauma III, Stroke & Chest PainDoes not allow residents to work in ER (no 3rd/4th year residents) Moderate Sedation exam must be completed for requested privileges -exam is emailed via a link directly to the provider to complete ()Flu-annually between October and MarchTB within 12 months (not required to keep current) Covid-2 vaccines or waiver for religion/medical (hospital will approve waiver) Immunization Records-MMR, VZV, Hep B, Tdap Employee health will complete any necessary screens -MSO will coordinate1x1 orientation completed day prior to first shift-must be on a week day, orientation from 8:45am to 2:30pmComputer Based Training must be completed prior to orientation (if not completed then orientation may add 2 additional hours to orientation).
