Emergency Medicine Physician

• Job Id: H-MD-135454
• Profession: Physician
• Specialty: Emergency Medicine
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
• Location: Bristol, Tennessee
• Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
• Reason for Coverage: Coverage
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered

Patient Information

• Average Daily Volume: 129 patients per day
• Case Mix: Trauma, medical, and surgical emergencies

Facility Information

• Trauma Level: Level II
• EMR System: Epic
• Support Staff Available: APPs (Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants) and nursing staff

Privileges & Compliance

Hospital Priviliges Required: Yes

Job Requirements

• Board: BC/BE in Emergency Medicine (ABEM, ABFM, ABIM, ABPS, or AOA)
• Licenses: Active TN Medical License, Active DEA with TN address

DEA / CDS

• Active DEA with Tennessee address required
• Certifications: ACLS, ATLS, PALS (if not ABEM Board Certified), NRP (if applicable)
• Experience: New graduates accepted; EM residency training required

Other Qualifications

Supervising physician for APPs, case logs past 2 years, immunization records, Preclampsia-Eclampsia CME

Duties & Resonsibilities

• Provide emergency medical care in a Level II Traum Center with 47,000 annual visits.
• Supervise Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants as supervising physician.
• Collaborate with 33 APP hours daily to manage high-volume ED.
• Participate in credentialing and privileging requirements per facility policy.

Communicate with affiliated EM departments (Bristol Regional EM, Johnson City EM, Holston Valley EM) as required.