Critical Care Medicine Physician
Compensation
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Job Description
- Job Id: L-MD-15331
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Critical Care Medicine
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Fort Smith, AR
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Coverage Period: Nov 02, 2026 – Ongoing
- Shift/Call Schedule: 7a-7p or 7p-7a
- Call Type: In-House
- Call Ratio: 8:10
- Reason for Coverage: Vacancy - Long-Term Permanent Search
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency
Coverage Dates
- Week of Nov 02, 2026
- Week of Nov 09, 2026
- Week of Nov 23, 2026
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- Week of Jun 28, 2026
Patient Information
Rounding: Both assigned & unassigned patients
Facility Information
- EMR: Epic
- Support Staff: PA/NPs: 2
Privileges & Compliance
- Hospital Privileges Required: No
- Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
Required Procedures
Required
- Ventilation Management (Invasive (ETT/NT/Tracheostomy), Non-invasive (BiPAP/CPAP))
- Chest tube insertion
- Bronchoscopy (W/bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL))
- Evaluation and management of acute volume/BP issues
- Insertion of Central line
- Insertion of Arterial line
- Insertion of PA catheter
- Insertion of Intra-Aortic Balloon pump (IABP) (Temporary placement)
- ICP evaluation and management
- Dialysis catheter placement
- Diagnostic/therapeutic taps
- Lumbar puncture
- Paracentesis
- Thoracentesis
Job Requirements
- Board: BC/BE (within 5 years of residency)
- Licenses: Licensed in AR
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS, ATLS, PALS
Other Qualifications
Proficiency in critical care procedures as listed
Duties & Responsibilities
- Perform rounding on critical care patients
- Provide in-house call coverage
- Manage ventilators and invasive/non-invasive airway support
- Perform central line, arterial line, and other critical care procedures
- Supervise mid-levels and residents as needed
Key Responsibilities
Perform rounding on assigned and unassigned critical care patients while providing in-house call coverage. Manage invasive and non-invasive airway support and perform various critical care procedures including central line and arterial line insertions.
Requirements
Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Critical Care Medicine and hold an active Arkansas medical license. Requires proficiency in critical care procedures and current BLS, ACLS, ATLS, and PALS certifications.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 44 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 89% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $375k (middle half $302k–$438k)12 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Arkansas index 86.9 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Arkansas | 78 active | 22,811 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 89% no call · 66% no weekends44 benchmarked listings |
| Physician pay trend | +1.7% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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- Includes call
Benefits & Perks
Living in Fort Smith
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $208k
- Typical market rent
- $1,063/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 85.9
- State income tax
- Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Fort Smith, AR-OK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.