Facility in Everett, PA seeking PA-c locums coverage
Rates: $125/hr
Requirements:
- Credential Accepted: PA
- Board Status: Board Certified
- State License Required to Apply?: Yes
- Minimum Years of Experience: 2
- Requirements Notes:
- ATLS is no longer required.
- ACLS, BLS, and PALS must be through AHA or Red Cross.
- Stroke Certified
- May be required to help perform Triage/Tech responsibilities.
- The facilities are Stroke Certified facilities - NIHSS must be kept current annually as well as Stroke CME. Annual EMTALA education is also mandatory and will be sent out to the provider by the ED Administrative Assistant.
- Experience should be Emergency Department experience.
- DEA Required: Yes
- State Licensure: Pennsylvania
- Certifications Required: ACLS, ATLS, BLS, CPR, PALS, Stroke Certified
- CSR License Required?: No
Job Details:
- Reason for Job Opening: Turnover Vacancy
- Coverage Need Details: Primarily night coverage (7 PM - 7 AM) to cover 5-6 shifts per month, but will need all shifts listed:
- Monday-Sunday 7 AM - 7 PM; 9 AM - 9 PM; 7 PM - 7 AM
- Estimated Shifts/Month: 6
- Privileges Available: Temp Privileges
- EMR/Charting: Cerner
- Providers Typical Day: Wide variety of ED patients with a focus on lower acuity patients.
- Will Candidate Work Solo?: No
- On Call?: No
- Days to Privilege: 90
- Other Job Notes:
- PAs Only
- Typically 1-2 patients/hour per provider per shift.
- The MD shifts run 3 PM - 1 AM, 5 PM - 3 AM, and 9 PM - 7 AM so a physician is always present at night.
- Specialties onsite: There is a trauma service in hospital 24/7 that also covers acute care general surgery consults 24/7.
- Specialties on call: Neurology, Ophthalmology, Cardiology with cath lab, OBGYN, Orthopedics, Endocrinology, Plastics, GI, Hematology/Oncology, CT surgery, Intensivist, Nephrology, Neurosurgery, Pediatric hospitalist (minor pediatric admissions), Podiatry, thoracic surgery, Vascular.
- Also 24/7 crisis counselors in ED who evaluate psych patients.
Practice Setup Information:
- Adult Percentage: 80%
- Typical Cases Seen:
- I&D's, laceration repairs.
- PAs are expected to see any patient complaint but are not expected to perform invasive procedures such as central lines, intubation, lumbar puncture.
- There aren't any patients that the APP isn't "allowed" to see but in general the attending will see the critically ill patients and evaluate STEMI/Stroke patients while the PA is expected to see the minor complaint patients and perform minor procedures including lacerations/I&D etc.
- Peds Percentage: 20%
About WhiteCoat Locums:
- Physician owned agency
- Highest-Pay rates on the market
- $1m/3m malpractice insurance and tail
- 100% transparency
