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:
- 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.
