Emergency Medicine Physician

Emergency Medicine Physician at RecruitWell summary :

The Emergency Medicine Physician role in Kerrville, Texas, involves providing emergency care with a flexible schedule of 2-4 shifts per week, supporting a hospital with an annual patient volume of 31,000. Candidates must have ABEM or AOBEM certifications and meet specific licensure and training requirements, with a focus on teamwork and patient-centered care. RecruitWell offers professional onboarding, malpractice coverage, and dedicated recruiter support for locum tenens assignments.

Locums - Kerrville, Texas, Emergency Medicine Openings (IMLC Accepted) Clinical Role :

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Start Month : November if clean file, Dec or longer if not

Est. Length of Assignment : 6-12 months or longer

12-18 shifts a month

Minimum # of shifts acceptable : 2-3 days if local and no travel

3-4+ days if not local and traveling in for shifts

Staffing Model MD / DO : 3 Doc shifts

Staffing Model NP / PA : 2 APP shifts

Physician Shift Times : 6a-4p, 12p-10p, 8p-6a

NP / PA Shift Times : 9a-7p, 3p-1a

Annual Volume : 31,000

Patients Per Day : 85

% EMS : 13%

% Admitted Patients : 25%

Trauma level designation : Level IV

No Scribe Coverage

ED beds & fast track beds : 20 beds, 0 fast track, 4 hallway beds when needed

ICU Beds : 12

EMR System : Meditech Expanse

Privileging Timeframe : 60-90 days after an application has been submitted

Expedited locum privileges : Temp Privileges can be granted after provider has completed orientation the 1st Tuesday of the month during credentials meeting

Onboarding requirements (Orientation / EMR training) : Hospital required orientation which includes EMR training followed by shadow shift in ED

Run codes on floor : No

Vaccination requirements :

Annual flu vaccination

TB (within 6 months of application)

MMR

Tdap

Varicella

HepB

We always have cardiology, general surgery, ortho, and OB / GYN. We always have Tele-neuro. We usually have ENT, and Heme / Onc. Right now, GI is about 50% of the time but they are actively recruiting for more GI and ENT

We keep our STEMI patients. Stroke patients who get PA or need thrombectomy get shipped

Recently started thrombectomy for massive PE. Also, this month we've started implanting pacemakers for complete heart block, so those don't need to be shipped any more

Our overall transfer rate is about 4%

Will only consider candidates that have ABEM, AOBEM certs or board eligible ABEM / AOBEM

Board certs must be maintained

The facility will not accept alternative boards

Residency Trained Requirements : EM only unless exception is made (Med Director must approve Residencies not in EM)

ATLS, ACLS, PALS, BALS Required? Not required for boarded docs, non-boarded docs and APP's must have ACLS. (Certifications must be American Heart Association)

ED physicians must show evidence of ATLS (don't need to maintain)

Active state license required to proceed : App can be started without an active license but cannot go to meetings or be approved for temps without the license and DEA. Will accept IMLC

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What RecruitWell Provides :

A rated malpractice

Weekly direct deposit

24 / 7 dedicated recruiter support

Professional onboarding and credentialing

Prepaid travel and lodging

RecruitWell's Core Values :

Open communication

Sense of urgency

Teamwork

Accountability

Driven to win

Higher consciousness

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