Emergency Medicine Physician

We are seeking an Emergency Medicine Physician for a locum opportunity in Mount Vernon, Ohio. This position offers consistent 12-hour shifts in a moderate-acuity community Emergency Department with strong daily APP support.

Schedule

• 12-hour shifts
• Day Shift: 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
• Night Shift: 7:00 PM 7:00 AM
• Daily overtime after 12 hours
• No telehealth

Practice Setting

• Community Hospital
• 115 hospital beds
• 17-bed Emergency Department
• Moderate-acuity ED
• Approximately 25,000 annual ED visits
• Approximately 68 ED visits per day across the department

Support Staff

• Strong APP support model
• Approximately 22 hours of NP/PA coverage daily
• Medical Director supervises Nurse Practitioners
• Physicians provide supervision for Physician Assistants

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide Emergency Medicine coverage
• Evaluate and manage ED patients
• Manage acute and emergent medical conditions
• Perform moderate sedation
• Provide appropriate supervision of Physician Assistants

Requirements

• MD required
• Residency trained in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine
• No minimum experience requirement
• Active, unrestricted Ohio medical license required
• Active DEA with an Ohio address required
• DEA schedules 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, and 5 required
• FM/IM physicians must have current Emergency Medicine experience

Required Certifications

• NRP required for all physicians
• Family Medicine and Internal Medicine physicians must also maintain:
  • ACLS
  • PALS
  • ATLS
• Emergency Medicine boarded physicians are exempt from ACLS, PALS, and ATLS requirements

Credentialing Requirements

• Case logs from the previous 2 years required
• Seasonal influenza vaccination required
• CME/CEU documentation not required

Ideal Candidate

A BC/BE Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, or Internal Medicine physician comfortable practicing in a moderate-acuity community ED. FM and IM physicians should have current Emergency Medicine experience and be comfortable with the additional ACLS, PALS, and ATLS requirements.