Emergency Medicine Physician
Compensation
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Job Description
- Job Id: H-MD-136034-1
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Emergency Medicine
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Columbia, South Carolina
- Coverage Period: Nov 27, 2026 – Ongoing; Wednesdays to Sundays
- Shift Schedule: Nights, 7p – 7a
- Reason for Coverage: Backfill FTE
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 90-120 patients per day across multiple sites
- Case Mix: Consistent with Emergency Medicine procedures
Facility Information
- No. of Beds in Department: 31 beds (Downtown), 20 beds (NE), 15 beds (Kershaw)
- EMR System: EPIC
Privileges & Compliance
Credentialing Timeline: 60 days
Job Requirements
- Licenses: Active South Carolina license required
- Certification: BC/BE
- Experience: Epic (Required)
Duties & Responsibilities
Provide emergency medicine coverage at multiple MUSC Health locations in the Midlands region (Columbia Downtown, Columbia NE, Kershaw).
- Float between locations as needed to meet scheduling needs, without working two locations on the same day.
- Work night shifts from 7p to 7a, Wednesday through Sunday.
- Manage patient care across varying volumes and bed capacities (31, 20, and 15 beds).
- Collaborate with existing team to backfill FTE vacancy and ensure continuity of care.
Key Responsibilities
Provide emergency medicine coverage across multiple MUSC Health locations in the Midlands region. Manage patient care during night shifts while collaborating with the existing team to ensure continuity of care.
Requirements
Must hold an active South Carolina medical license and be Board Certified or Board Eligible. Proficiency in the Epic EMR system is required for this position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 86% have no call, 58% 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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- Includes weekends
Living in Columbia
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $220k
- Typical market rent
- $1,479/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 93.7
- 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 · Columbia, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.