Emergency Department Nocturnist at Bayhealth (DE)

MyStethi, LLC; Delaware; On-site; USD 260,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO and Holidays

Matching 401(k)/403(b)

Health, Dental, and Vision

Disability and life insurance

On-site child care

Educational reimbursement

Flex Spending Accounts

J1 sponsorship

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Bayhealth Medical Center in Delaware seeks an Emergency Department Nocturnist to provide acute emergency care for all ages. The role emphasizes resuscitation, stabilization, and coordination with multiple departments to deliver timely, high-quality care.

Board-certified EM physicians with an approved residency and licensure are preferred. The position includes a competitive salary, generous benefits, on-site child care, and opportunities for ongoing education and professional development.

Qualifications

• MD degree with EM residency completion per HTML
• Board Certified in Emergency Medicine; DEA registration and license
• Previous freestanding ED experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Carry out immediate evaluation and management of emergency patients
• Evaluate patient condition to maintain department flow
• Request appropriate medical tests and follow treatment plans
• Develop effective patient care plans
• Refer patients to appropriate specialists
• Ensure patients are stable before transfer
• Provide discharge instructions and prescriptions
• Maintain patient records
• Coordinate with departments to ensure timely treatment
• Complete EPIC charts within 72 hours
• Review and co-sign charts within 72 hours
• Provide monthly schedule availability as required
• Maintain licenses and annual education
• Review medical reports (labs and radiology)
• Attend staff/committee meetings unless off-duty
• Perform other duties within scope as assigned

Skills

Emergency Medicine

Education

Doctor of Medicine

ACGME/AOA Emergency Medicine Residency

Board Certified in Emergency Medicine

Job description

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NOCTURNIST (JOB ID: 14449)

If you care about the opportunity to grow, to make a difference, to build a future and a life, then we just might have the career for you.

Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware’s healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, as well as stand‑alone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid Emergency Department and Urgent Care in Milton. We offer various practice settings throughout Kent and Sussex Counties. Bayhealth Medical Center Kent Campus is 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore. Our Sussex Campus is 30 minutes to the Delaware beaches and relaxation in the sand!

Competitive Salary and Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental,
  and Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance options
• On Site Child Care
• Educational Reimbursement
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• We provide J1 sponsorship Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more!

Employment Details

• Location: Total Care
• Status: Full Time 80 Hours
• Shift: Nights

General Summary

Emergency physicians provide comprehensive care to patients of all ages arriving to the emergency department. Their primary job functions are to resuscitate or stabilize patients and refer them to the appropriate medical departments. Emergency physicians collaborate with physicians of other specialties as well as other members of the emergency department staff. Emergency physicians must evaluate a wide variety of ailments, sometimes with little to no information. They must be able to think and act quickly to make a tentative diagnosis and determine the appropriate course of treatment.

Responsibilities

• 1. Carry out immediate evaluation and management of emergency patients that are brought in for treatment.
• 2. Evaluate patient to determine the patient’s condition in an efficient and productive manner so as to maintain the flow of the department.
• 3. Request the appropriate medical tests and based on them, follow a treatment plan.
• 4. Develop effective patient care plans.
• 5. Refer patients to the appropriate specialists.
• 6. Ensure that patients are stable before transferring them to the proper department for further evaluation.
• 7. Provide instructions for discharge and any relevant paperwork, including prescriptions.
• 8. Maintain the patient’s medical records.
• 9. Coordinate with different departments to ensure patients receive the necessary treatment.
• 10. Complete patient charts in EPIC within 72 hours of seeing patient.
• 11. Review and co-sign charts received from the APC within 72 hours of receiving the chart.
• 12. Provide monthly schedule availability within time frame established.
• 13. Maintain licenses, required certificates and education; including Bayhealth annual education.
• 14. Review all medical (laboratory and radiology) reports concerning patients.
• 15. Should attend staff and committee meetings unless working, post night or late evening shifts or have an excused absence.
• 16. All other duties as assigned within the scope and range of job responsibilities.

Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience

Education: Doctor of Medicine; Completion of an ACGME or AOA-accredited residency program in Emergency Medicine. Family Medicine or Internal Medicine will be considered with prior freestanding ED experience.
Credential(s): Board Certified in Emergency Medicine; Physician MD; DEA Diversion Control Division; Physician - Controlled Substance Registration Or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) licensure.

Previous experience preferred

Location

• US:DE:Milton
• 18383 Hudson Road, Milton, DE 19968, US