Opportunity:
Physician - Emergency Medicine
Job Details:
- Must have recent experience seeing high volume and high acuity patients
- Board Eligible or Board Certified in Emergency Medicine required
- Minimum 2-3 years of recent emergency medicine experience required
- Must hold an unrestricted Georgia medical license free of restrictions, probationary terms, or conditions
- No history of license revocation, restriction, or suspension in any jurisdiction
- Active Georgia DEA required
- EMR system: Expanse
- Emergency department consists of 20 ED bays, 12 fast track bays, and 3 high security rooms
- Patient volume of 1.8-2.0 patients per hour
- Nurse/APP triage available for lower acuity patients via fast track area from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Physician shifts are 11-hour shifts: 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM, and 7:00 PM - 6:00 AM
- Mid-level coverage provides 30 hours of coverage with 10-hour shifts: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 11:00 PM, and 4:00 PM - 2:00 AM
- 2-4 emergency medicine providers on site at the same time
- ED admission rate of 12-16%
- Ongoing need with 2 additional locum positions available
Facility:
This facility is part of a regional health system and is the only nationally accredited hospital serving multiple surrounding counties. The hospital is home to a 15,000 square-foot comprehensive cancer center providing radiation and medical oncology services in one centralized location. The state-of-the-art facility features all private rooms, a large emergency department with trauma, diagnostic, and treatment rooms, a women's pavilion with a modern nursery, and an ultra-modern cardiovascular lab for diagnostic and interventional cardiology services. The network of physician practices is staffed with highly skilled, board-certified physicians and specialists offering the latest in medical advancements including cancer care, heart attack procedures, women's services, and wound care.
Location:
Vidalia, GA
Vidalia, Georgia, famously known as the home of the sweet Vidalia onion, offers a welcoming small-town community with a rich agricultural heritage and Southern charm. The area provides a relaxed pace of life with affordable cost of living, while being within driving distance of larger Georgia cities and the beautiful Georgia coast.
