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Georgetown, South Carolina

Emergency Medicine Physician

Emergency MedicineContract

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Job Description

  • Job Id: H-MD-137337
  • Profession: Physician
  • Specialty: Emergency Medicine
  • Job Type: Locum Tenens
  • Location: Georgetown, South Carolina
  • Coverage Period: Dec 07, 2026 – Ongoing
  • Shift Schedule: Nights, 9:00 PM – 7:00 AM; occasional Days, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Reason for Coverage: Coverage
  • Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered

Patient Information

  • Average Daily Volume: 82-95 patients per day across two sites
  • Case Mix: EM procedures, varying acuity; higher acuity at Waccamaw

Facility Information

  • No. of Beds in Department: 21-28 beds across two sites
  • Trauma Level: Level 4
  • EMR System: EPIC
  • Specialty Backup Available: Yes, APP support and multidisciplinary team
  • Support Staff Available: APPs, RNs

Privileges & Compliance

  • Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
  • Credentialing Timeline: Temporary privileges available upon clear background; full credentialing timeline TBD
  • Temporary Privileges Available: Yes

Job Requirements

  • Board: ABEM
  • Experience: 3-5 years of ongoing EM case logs required

Other Qualifications

ABEM certification, EPIC experience, 3-5 years EM case logs

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Provide emergency medicine coverage at Waccamaw Community and Georgetown Memorial Hospitals
  • Manage predominantly night shifts (9:00 PM – 7:00 AM) with occasional day shifts (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
  • Collaborate with APP support staff to manage patient volume and acuity
  • Perform emergency procedures consistent with Level 4 trauma center standards
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation in EPIC EMR

Key Responsibilities

Provide emergency medicine coverage at two hospitals, primarily on night shifts with occasional day shifts. Perform emergency procedures, collaborate with APP support staff to manage patient volume and acuity, and maintain timely documentation in EPIC.

Requirements

Requires ABEM certification, EPIC experience, and 3–5 years of ongoing emergency medicine case logs. Hospital privileges are required; temporary privileges may be available after a clear background check.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient Volume ManagementPatient Acuity ManagementClinical DocumentationTeam CollaborationAPP Collaboration

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

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).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingSouth Carolina index 93.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Emergency Medicine listings in South Carolina41 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All physician listings in South Carolina465 active22,496 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedSouth Carolina physician listings (all specialties): 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 15% offer loan repayment465 active listings, Nov 2026
Emergency Medicine hiring demand#1 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 63 days · 55% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 325 postings, 316 closed
New Emergency Medicine listings494 in the last 30 days432 the 30 days before (+14%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend (all specialties)−1.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. South Carolina figures use all physicians: too few South Carolina Emergency Medicine postings state pay.

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About Adelphi Staffing

Staffing and Recruiting
Kennesaw, GA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Travel covered
Lodging covered
Malpractice insurance covered
Temporary privileges available
APP support
Multidisciplinary team

Living in Georgetown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$278k
Median resident rent
$780/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

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