Locums Emergency Medicine Site Medical Director

Northeast Healthcare Recruitment; Fort Walton Beach (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeast Healthcare Recruitment, Inc. seeks a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician to serve as Locums Site Medical Director in Fort Walton Beach, FL, providing clinical leadership and administrative oversight in a Level II trauma center with 44 ER bays.

You will supervise ED operations, guide staffing and scheduling, drive quality improvement, and collaborate with hospital leadership to optimize patient care.

Qualifications

• Board-certified in Emergency Medicine (EM).
• Active Florida medical license and Florida DEA.
• Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience in ED settings.
• Experience in ED operations and performance improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and administrative leadership for the ED.
• Oversee EM operations, quality improvement, and patient care standards.
• Support physician and APP performance, staffing, and scheduling.
• Collaborate with hospital leadership and multidisciplinary teams to improve department efficiency and patient outcomes.
• Provide direct EM patient care during assigned shifts.
• Manage adult and pediatric emergency patients, including trauma and high-acuity cases.
• Support compliance with clinical and operational standards.

Skills

Leadership

Emergency Medicine

Staffing

Scheduling

Quality Improvement

Education

Board Certification in Emergency Medicine

Job description

We areseeking a Locums Emergency Medicine Site Medical Director (SMD)to provide clinical and administrative leadership in Fort Walton Beach,Florida. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced, board-certifiedEmergency Medicine physician with a strong background in emergency departmentleadership and operations.

The SiteMedical Director will oversee clinical performance, support provider staffingand development, and help ensure high-quality patient care while maintaining acombination of administrative and clinical responsibilities.

Position Details

• ER Bays: 44
• Trauma Designation: Level IIFlorida trauma center; Level I Alabama trauma center
• Patient Population: Adult andpediatric
• Patient Volume: 1.51 patientsper hour
• Admission Rate: 25%

Schedule

• 120 hours per month
• 33administrative hours
• 87clinical hours
• Administrativeshifts: 8 hours
• Clinicalshifts: 9-12 hours, varying by schedule
• Primarilyday and evening coverage; overnight shifts generally not required unlessbusiness needs arise.
• Immediateand ongoing availability required.

Responsibilities

• Provideclinical and administrative leadership for the emergency department.
• Overseeemergency medicine operations, quality improvement, and patient carestandards.
• Supportphysician and APP performance, staffing, and scheduling.
• Collaboratewith hospital leadership and multidisciplinary teams to improve departmentefficiency and patient outcomes.
• Providedirect emergency medicine patient care during assigned clinical shifts.
• Manageadult and pediatric emergency patients, including trauma and high-acuitycases.
• Supportcompliance with applicable clinical and operational standards.

Requirements

• BoardCertified in Emergency Medicine.
• ActiveFlorida medical license.
• ActiveFlorida DEA.
• Minimumof 3years of prior leadership experience.