Location: Longview, Texas, 75604
Duration: on-going
Work week: Sat – Fri
Requisition Reason: Coverage
Overview:
We are seeking a qualified Emergency Medicine Physician to provide coverage across multiple emergency care settings. The ideal candidate will deliver high-quality emergency medical care in a dynamic, multi-site environment with a combined annual volume of approximately 8,500 visits.
Position Requirements
Education and Training
- Completion of a residency in an ACGME or AOA accredited Emergency Medicine training program required.
- Internal Medicine and Family Medicine trained physicians are not accepted.
Clinical Experience
- New graduates are accepted.
- Applicants must demonstrate active Emergency Department practice within the past 12 months.
- Documentation of 100 Emergency Department hospital procedures performed at a fully accredited facility within the past 2 years required.
Licensure and Certification
- Active unrestricted state medical license required.
- Active DEA registration with schedules 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, and 5 required.
- License and DEA must be fee paid; fee exempt licenses and registrations will not be accepted.
- Board Eligible or Board Certified in Emergency Medicine through ABMS or AOA.
- Providers who are not board certified must demonstrate active participation in the examination process leading toward certification.
- ACLS certification required.
- ATLS certification required.
- Board Eligible Emergency Medicine physicians must maintain ACLS and ATLS certification until board certification is obtained.
Credentialing Requirements
- Hepatitis B series of 3 doses or positive titer.
- MMR series of 2 doses or positive titer.
- Varicella series of 2 doses or positive titer.
- TDAP within the last 10 years.
- TB screening by QuantiFERON, QuantiFERON TB Gold, T Spot, or 2 step TB skin test.
- Documentation of case logs or case summary showing total number of cases, dates, and locations for the past 2 years for all core and supplemental privileges requested.
- Completion of the following CME courses prior to orientation: Treatment of Hypertension in Pregnant and Postpartum Patients; Overview of Postpartum Hemorrhage.
- Copies of CME certificates from the previous 2 years are not required.
Required Procedures
- Moderate Sedation
- Deep Sedation
Facility and Coverage Details
- Coverage Model: 50 hours of physician coverage daily.
- 30 or more hours of NP/PA coverage daily.
- Hospital Beds: 425
- EMR: Epic with Abridge AI Note
- Emergency Department Statistics: Annual Volume approximately 8,500 visits; Patients Per Day approximately 23; Emergency Department Beds: 12; EMS Arrival Rate: 8.5%
Additional Requirements
- FPPE is required for all initial privileges requested and must be completed within 6 months of initial approval.
- Professional liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate.
- Must provide coverage across multiple designated emergency care sites as assigned.