Physician Urgent Care Locums Need in VA

Coverage Needed

Oct 2, 2023 - Sept 30, 2024

Schedule

• 12 hour shifts - Full Time (13 + per month)
• 12 hour shifts - Part Time (5 - 6 per month)
• 8a-8p

Clinical Details

Provides and manages direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses and treatment.

Performs therapeutic procedures such as I&D, splinting, suturing, managing infection, and wound care.

• Documenting / Charting patient information in line with current policies and procedures.
• Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in provision of continuity of care.

Communicates with patients regarding testing results, follow-up care, and additional information. Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.

Refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate.

• Follows established policies, procedures, objectives, and recommended referral practices.
• Orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interpret test results for deviation from normal.

Orientation and training of new practitioners when necessary. Supervision of midlevel practitioners when appropriate and abide by all associated rules and regulations.

Will travel to other VA centers

Requirements

Background Screening and drug test required prior to start, administered by staffing agency, credentialing completed by UnitedHealth Group.

Graduate of an Accredited School of Medicine, currently licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners. Must have and maintain a DEA license with no restrictions.

A minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience in an emergency medicine, urgent care, or ambulatory care setting.

Knowledge of computerized information systems used in business applications and clinical management systems (EMR). Relevant drugs and their chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo.

Non-pharmaceutical patient care aids, their applicable uses, and relevance to patient care.

Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment.

Accreditation and certification requirements and the ability to maintain all appropriate licenses. Urgent and occupational medicine fields.

Professional communication principles and practices including business letter writing and advanced report preparation knowledge.

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations including the requirements of the HIPAA and OSHA and applicable state rules and regulations pertinent to medical practices.

Ability to perform duties in accordance with the customary rules of ethics and conduct of the applicable State Board of Medicine and other such regulating bodies.

Prescribe dosages and instruct patients in correct usage. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

Interpret the application of OSHA and HIPAA laws. Maintain quality, safety, and infection control standards.

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Medicine, currently licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners.
• Must have and maintain a DEA license with no restrictions.
• A minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience in an emergency medicine, urgent care, or ambulatory care setting.
• They do not have to be board certified, though it is definitely preferred.
• Requires working in a clinical setting. The noise level is moderate and there is a potential for exposure to infectious diseases and blood-borne pathogens.

Also requires travel to multiple centers.