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Sumter, South Carolina

Physician (Locums) - Emergency Medicine - Columbia

Emergency MedicineIncludes weekendsNo callContract

Compensation

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Job Description

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Job Summary

Provide direct primary medical care to all participants of the program.

Accountabilities

  • Performs comprehensive history and physical on new referrals.
  • Performs interval history and physicals on established participants completed quarterly or as indicated.

Evaluates and Treats Participants with Episodic Illnesses

Refers participants to medical specialist as indicated.

Admits participants to the hospital: (a) Provides primary care (attending) responsibilities for management; (b) Provides updates to the team on a regular basis; (c) Judiciously utilizes specialty consultants; (d) Is responsible for coordinating discharge planning with the team.

Manages all care of participants in the nursing home: (a) Provides regular visits; (b) Performs telephone contacts with nursing home staff as required; (c) Admits nursing home participants to hospital when necessary.

  • Actively participates in family conferences.
  • Participates in team meetings, committees and work groups as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) from an accredited school required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement

At least 2-3 years’ experience, minimum one year experience working with a frail/elderly population.

Required Certifications/Registrations/Licenses

Current license to practice medicine in SC; BLS Required.

Other Required Skills and Experience

Proven clinical leadership. Ability to get along with others in a team environment.

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Location: Tuomey

  • Facility
  • Emergency Medicine

Department: Emergency Medicine-Practice Operations

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Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide direct primary medical care to program participants, including performing physicals, treating episodic illnesses, and managing hospital admissions. They are also responsible for coordinating care in nursing homes and participating in family conferences and team meetings.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an M.D. or D.O. degree and possess a current medical license in South Carolina. A minimum of 2-3 years of experience, including at least one year working with a frail or elderly population, is required along with BLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentMedical history takingPhysical examinationTeam collaborationGeriatric care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician (Locums) - Emergency Medicine - Columbia at Prisma Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Emergency Medicine — ranked against 1,050 active Emergency Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 45 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 87% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution38 jobs · 9 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 9 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
19%
Sign-on bonus
6%
Relocation assistance
6%
Loan repayment
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.1
Better work-life than 90% of Emergency Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,050 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Sumter

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$207k
Typical market rent
$1,509/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.0
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Sumter, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.