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Kilgore, Texas · USA job

Emergency Medicine Physician

Optigy Group LLC

Kilgore, Texas

Job description

Emergency Medicine Physician - Locum Tenens Kilgore, Texas

Start: October 2026
Schedule: 12-hour day or night shifts
Setting: Freestanding Emergency Department
Coverage: Ongoing
Minimum Commitment: 5 shifts/month
Call: None

Opportunity Highlights
  • Ongoing locum coverage beginning October 2026

  • Approximately 50 shifts available per month

  • Choose from day or night shifts

  • 7:00 AM-7:00 PM or 7:00 PM-7:00 AM

  • Minimum commitment of just 5 shifts per month

  • Practice independently in a lower-volume ED environment

  • EPIC EMR

  • Generally no NP/PA coverage, with potential APP support during winter months if volumes increase

  • Board Eligible physicians accepted

Practice Requirements
  • EM or FM residency trained

  • ABEM, AOBEM, or ABFM accepted

  • ABPS not accepted

  • Active Texas medical license required

ABFM physicians:
Must have at least 2 years of ED experience at facilities with 10,000+ annual ED visits.

ATLS & ACLS Requirements

EM Board Certified physicians:

  • Initial ATLS required; does not need to remain current

Non-boarded EM/FM physicians:

  • Current ATLS required

  • Current ACLS required

Onboarding & Credentialing
  • Onsite hospital orientation

  • EPIC proficiency test-out available

  • EPIC training required if test-out is not completed

  • Genesis online modules

  • Fit testing

  • OB Hypertension & Postpartum Hemorrhage training via UpToDate

  • Standard privileging timeframe: 60-90 days

Immunization Requirements
  • Hepatitis B series or positive titer

  • MMR series or positive titer

  • Tdap within the last 10 years

  • Varicella series or positive titer

  • TB screening within the last year

  • Flu vaccine required during flu season

Why Consider This Opportunity?

Flexible ongoing coverage + 12-hour shifts + no call + lower-volume freestanding ED setting. This opportunity offers physicians the ability to commit to as few as 5 shifts per month while providing consistent coverage beginning October 2026.

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