Emergency Physician

DUTIES

• Initial evaluation, emergent treatment and management of emergent disorders (including trauma) of the musculoskeletal system involving shoulder girdle, upper extremity and hand, lower extremity and foot, thorax and vertebrae and arthopathies.
• Initial evaluation, emergent treatment and management of emergent disorders (including trauma) of the nervous system including cerebral edema, coma, cranial nerve disease, cerebro-vascular disease and infection.
• Initial evaluation, emergent treatment and management of emergent disorders of psychiatric origin including depression, anxiety reactions, suicide and psychosis.
• Initial evaluation, emergent treatment and management of emergent respiratory disorders including pulmonary, infection, trauma, neoplasia, metabolic and complications of cardiovascular disease.
• Initial evaluation, emergent treatment and management of emergent renal and urologic disorders including acute/chronic renal failure, infections, obstructive uropathy and hematuria and trauma.
• Initial evaluation, emergent treatment and management of emergent OB/GYN disorders such as trauma, infection and pregnancy (ectopic and intra-uterine).

QUALIFICATIONS

• shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia) when services are performed onsite on VA property.
• All contract physician(s) shall be Board Certified/Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Family Practice and be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) issued by the American Heart Association. Physicians Board Certified/Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Practice must be certified in BLS and ACLS.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Temporary

Pay: $50.00 - $100.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

License/Certification:

• ACLS Certification (Preferred)
• BLS Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

Salary : $50 - $100