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