Emergency Medicine Physician

Location: Dardanelle, Arkansas
Opportunity: Full-Time or Part-Time
Start Date: ASAP
Assignment Duration: Ongoing
Schedule: Approximately 10 shifts per month

An ongoing locum tenens opportunity is available for Emergency Medicine Physicians in Dardanelle, Arkansas. This position offers flexible full-time and part-time coverage options in a community hospital setting, making it an excellent opportunity for physicians seeking consistent locum tenens work.

Providers will work 24-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:00 AM, with approximately 10 shifts needed per month.

• Flexible Coverage: Full-time and part-time opportunities available.

• Consistent Scheduling: Approximately 10 shifts per month.

• Shift Length: 24-hour physician shifts, 7:00 AM-7:00 AM.

• Assignment Length: Ongoing coverage need.

• Patient Volume: Approximately 5,000 annual visits, averaging 14 patients per day.

• Hospital Setting: 25-bed community hospital.

• Admission Rate: Approximately 10%.

• EMR: Medhost.

• Start Date: ASAP, subject to credentialing and privileging.

Education & Experience

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school.

• Completion of residency in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or General Surgery.

• Minimum of two years of recent clinical experience in the requested specialty.

• Board certification is not required.

• Alternative boards, including ABPS, are accepted.

Licensure & DEA

• Active, unrestricted Arkansas medical license.

• DEA registration with an Arkansas address, including Schedules II, IIN, III, IIIN, IV, and V.

Certifications

• ATLS certification is required.

• ACLS and PALS certifications are recommended.

• TB screening within the past 12 months.

• COVID vaccination documentation.

• Influenza vaccination within the past 12 months.

• MMR, Varicella, and Hepatitis B immunization documentation.

• Case logs covering the previous two years.

• CME documentation covering the previous two years.

• Proof of 40 Category 1 CME hours.

• $1,000,000 per claim.

• $3,000,000 aggregate.

• Ongoing locum tenens assignment.

• Flexible full-time and part-time availability.

• Consistent monthly shift needs.

• Community hospital practice environment.

• Board certification not required.

Emergency Medicine Physicians with an active Arkansas medical license, Arkansas DEA, ATLS certification, and at least two years of recent clinical experience are encouraged to apply.

Immediate need: Providers should be prepared for approximately 10 shifts per month and an estimated 60-day privileging timeframe. Early submission of complete credentialing documentation is strongly encouraged.