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JOB OVERVIEW
- Job Id: H-MD-125620-1
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Emergency Medicine
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Weslaco, Texas
- Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
- Shift Schedule: 12-hour shifts, 7a-7p and 7p-7a
- Reason for Coverage: Coverage
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
- Average Daily Volume: 65 patients per day
- Case Mix: Emergency Medicine, including medical and trauma cases; procedures include bedside ultrasound and conscious sedation
- No. of Beds in Department: 14 ED beds, 8 inpatient beds
- Trauma Level: N/A
- EMR System: Cerner
- Specialty Backup Available: Yes, including Seizures, Respiratory, Gastroenterology
- Support Staff Available: Physicians, NPPAs, nursing staff
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Credentialing Timeline: 120 days
- Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
- Bedside Ultrasound
- Conscious Sedation
- Board: BC in ABEM/ABOEM or ABIM/ABFM with EM experience
- Licenses: Active Texas medical license or IMLC, DEA, CSR if applicable
- DEA / CDS: Active DEA and CDS required
- Certifications: ACLS, ATLS, PALS, BLS required
- Experience: Board certified within 5 years of residency/fellowship, or EM experience
- Other Qualifications: CME: 4 hours Stroke CME and 16 hours Trauma CME annually; Case logs for past 2 years; Immunizations: MMR, Hep B, Varicella, Tdap, Covid, annual flu, annual TB
- Provide comprehensive emergency medical care to patients in the micro hospital ED.
- Manage medical, surgical, and trauma emergencies, including resuscitation and stabilization.
- Perform emergency procedures such as bedside ultrasound, conscious sedation, intubation, and central line placement.
- Collaborate with nursing staff, NPPAs, and consulting specialists (Seizures, Respiratory, Gastroenterology).
- Document patient encounters and maintain compliance with regulatory and credentialing requirements.
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