Emergency Medicine Physician (PRN)

Quick Facts

• PRN / as-needed position
• Emergency patient care is approximately 95% of the role
• 24-hour coverage with 10-hour shifts
• Annual volume: 24,000
• Compensation: $300/hour (1099)

Description

PRN Emergency Medicine Physician providing evaluation, diagnosis, stabilization, treatment, and disposition for emergency patients. You will manage urgent and life-threatening conditions and complex medical and psychiatric cases while meeting VA wait-time standards and documenting care in the VA EHR.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct emergency patient care (~95%)
• Manage life-threatening and urgent conditions, trauma, medical emergencies, psychiatric emergencies, and complex medical cases
• Perform and supervise emergency procedures: resuscitation, airway management, intubation, central lines, chest tubes, procedural sedation, fracture reduction, and other ED procedures
• Supervise and collaborate with Advanced Practice Providers (NPs and PAs); review inpatient admissions recommended by APPs
• Ensure timely patient care per VA wait-time standards
• Document all care in the VA electronic health record (EHR); complete required coding and clinical documentation
• Participate in quality assurance, peer review, patient safety reporting, and performance improvement activities
• Communicate test results, coordinate transfers when higher levels of care are required, and provide discharge instructions
• Attend required ED staff meetings and quality meetings

Requirements

• Current, full and unrestricted medical license in any U.S. state or territory
• Board Certification in Emergency Medicine
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications (VA-approved)
• Active DEA registration
• National Provider Identifier (NPI)
• Ability to work scheduled shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Must meet VA background and suitability requirements
• No sponsorship available