Emergency Medicine
As an Echo Locum Tenens clinician, you have the freedom to choose what assignments you cover. You will also receive competitive pay with related travel and lodging provided, malpractice insurance with tail coverage and full-service support staff, which includes credentialing, logistics, payroll and licensing assistance.
OPEN ICU- 12 BEDS
Physician Group Size 8 FTEs
APP Group Size 7 FTEs
ED Beds: 23 (17 main beds. 6 Fast Track)
ED Volume 35,000
Admitting Percentage from ED
17%-18%
Physician Shift Times (36 hours of coverage)
6a-6p, 12p-12a , 6p-6a
APP Shift Times (26 hours of coverage)
8a-5p , 5p-1a – 10p-6a
EMR EPIC
Scribes No
Pediatric Percentage 5%-10%
Hospitalist Program Sound Physicians (do all of the admissions)
Trauma Designation No
Stroke Center Designation Yes
Chest Pain Designation Yes
Floor Codes EM physicians attend floor codes
Conscious Sedation Yes (EM physicians use propofol)
Specialties
Orthopedics. Cardiology (Diagnostic and Interventional)- they keep STEMIs , General Surgery , Neurology, Radiology (Diagnostic and Interventional) , Real Time Radiology Reads, CT/Ultrasound/MRI 24/7, Bedside Ultrasound, Pediatrics (small pediatric hospitalist program NOT staffed by Sound), ENT, OB/GYN,Oral Surgery ,Nephrology, In-House Dialysis,Anesthesiology
Credentials
BC in EM, FP, IM, or GS with in comparable ED volume, Graduating EM trained residents, Must have ATLS, ACLS, and PALS if not BC, EM trained
For more information or to apply, contact Michelle Hargrove | mhargrove@soundphysicians.com | 214-605-8186