Emergency Medicine Physician

Quick Facts

• Role: Emergency Medicine Physician

Description

You will serve as an Emergency Department physician responsible for patient assessment, stabilization, documentation/coding, diagnostic testing, and coordinating ongoing care.

• Complete documentation and coding of ED visits accurately and timely.

• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests necessary for ED evaluation.

• Provide attending physician oversight to residents, mid-level providers, and students.

• Stabilize critically ill or injured patients; admit to the hospital or discharge from the ED with appropriate follow-up.

• Discuss the treatment plan with patients and/or family/caregivers (following COBRA guidelines).

• Perform medication reconciliation for all discharged patients.

• Participate in Quality Assurance, chart reviews, and support ED performance measures.

• Coordinate patient care with consultants as deemed appropriate.

• Support safety, occupational health, and fire protection programs through application of approved standards, regulations, practices, and work methods.

• Perform assessments/examinations on encounters with all presenting patients.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases

• Paid Time Off: 50–55 days per year (including annual leave, sick leave, and paid Federal holidays; possible paid absence for CME)

• Traditional federal pension with 5-year vesting and federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options

• Possible CME reimbursement (up to $1,000/year; requires full-time with board certification)

• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

• No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting