Emergency Room Physician (ER)

Emergency MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Prairie Band Health Service is seeking an Emergency Room Physician to provide exceptional healthcare services at Blackfeet Community Hospital in Browning, Montana.

With flexible scheduling, great compensation, and the chance to make a meaningful impact, this opportunity is perfect for experienced ER Physicians.

Learn more about the facility here: ihs.gov

Indian Preference Exercised

Prairie Band, LLC is subject to Title 22: Employment Code of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. In accordance with Title 22, this position is designated as a TIER 2 position. Preference will be given to individuals to the extent required pursuant to Section 22-2-4(B).

Details

  • Flexible hours with day, night, and mid shifts available
  • Self-Scheduling
  • Local or travel locum tenens welcome to apply
  • Emergency Room experience required
  • Experience treating both adult and pediatric patients required

Responsibilities Include

  • Provide professional emergency medical services and direct patient care in the ER
  • Evaluate adult and adolescent patients presenting to the emergency department
  • Make preliminary diagnoses, prescribe treatments, and arrange for referrals or specialized care
  • Deliver care to patients with a broad range of medical conditions, often critical or complex
  • Stabilize and transfer major trauma patients (penetrating wounds, TBI, hemorrhage, blunt trauma, etc.)

Manage pediatric trauma, psychiatric emergencies, and critical medical conditions such as septic or cardiopulmonary shock

Additional Duties

Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor.

Requirements

Active, Unrestricted Medical License —Must hold a current and unrestricted license to practice medicine in Montana, any U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Board Certification/Eligibility — Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible through the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM), or in Family Medicine.

Active DEA Registration — Required to prescribe controlled substances.

Certifications — Must Have Current Certifications In

  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

Citizenship — Must be a U.S. citizen living primarily within the United States.

Experience — A minimum of 12 months of relevant clinical experience is required.

Federal Security Clearance — Must be willing and able to complete and pass the federal security clearance process.

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Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide professional emergency medical services, including evaluating patients, making diagnoses, and prescribing treatments. They are also responsible for managing critical medical conditions and stabilizing trauma patients for potential transfer.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Trauma managementPediatric careCritical careDiagnostic evaluationTreatment planningReferral managementMedical licensing

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 44 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 89% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Montana is 94.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of Montana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Emergency Medicine Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 8 employers

4
$300k
24
$350k
2
$390k-435k
5
$435k-480k
3
$480k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 8 employers

401k / retirement match
78%
CME allowance
19%
Sign-on bonus
8%
Relocation assistance
5%
Loan repayment
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 2.8
Better work-life than 70% of Emergency Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,047 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Browning

Median resident rent
$589/mo
Residents’ average commute
12 min
State income tax
Up to 6.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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