Locum Tenens Physician

Central Health Management; Princeton (WV); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel accommodations

Medical malpractice coverage

Coverage for housing

Job summary

A Virginia-based healthcare recruitment firm is seeking a board-certified physician for a locum tenens assignment in West Virginia. You will provide coverage for direct patient care in various facilities, including skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers. Key qualifications include an MD/DO, board certification in Internal or Family Medicine, and an active medical and DEA license. This role offers travel accommodations and medical malpractice coverage.

Qualifications

• MD/DO from an accredited medical school.
• Board Certification in Internal or Family Medicine.
• Active and unencumbered medical license to practice in the state.
• Active and unencumbered DEA license to prescribe in the state.
• Excellent bedside manner and communication skills.
• Ability to complete credentialing processes.

Responsibilities

• Providing coverage for direct patient care.
• Evaluating and admitting new patients.
• Rounding and assessing existing patients.
• Developing and amending treatment plans.
• Prescribing medications, ordering labs and tests.
• Charting patient progress and developing discharge plans.

Skills

Excellent bedside manner

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Empathy skills

Education

MD/DO from an accredited medical school

Board Certification in Internal or Family Medicine

Active and unencumbered medical license

Active and unencumbered DEA license

Excellent bedside manner

Strong communication and empathy

Credentialing process completion ability

Job description

Central Health Management, Inc., a Virginia-based Healthcare Recruitment firm, is seeking a board-certified physician for a locum tenens assignment in a post-acute care work environment.

Travel, accommodations and medical malpractice coverage are provided.

In this role, you will be temporarily providing coverage for direct patient care in one or more skilled nursing, assisted living, and/or short-term rehabilitation centers. You will be required to evaluate and admit new patients, round and assess existing patients, develop and amend treatment plans based upon the patient's changes in condition, prescribe medications, order labs and tests, communicate with other medical staff, chart patient progress, certify and recertify patients for extended stays, and develop discharge plans.

To qualify, you will have all of the following:

• MD/DO from an accredited medical school
• Board Certification in Internal or Family Medicine
• Active and unencumbered medical license to practice in the state
• Active and unencumbered DEA license to prescribe in the state
• Excellent bedside manner, communication, collaboration and empathy skills
• Ability to successfully complete a credentialing process

Equal Employment Opportunity Provider

Central Health Management encourages all applicants meeting the qualifications to apply regardless of national origin, race, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability or veteran status