Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant

Facility in Everett, PA seeking PA-c locums coverage

Rates: $125/hr

Requirements:

Credential Accepted: PA

Board Status: Board Certified

State License Required to Apply?: Yes

Minimum Years of Experience: 2

Requirements Notes:

ATLS is no longer required.

ACLS, BLS, and PALS must be through AHA or Red Cross.

Stroke Certified

May be required to help perform Triage/Tech responsibilities.

The facilities are Stroke Certified facilities - NIHSS must be kept current annually as well as Stroke CME. Annual EMTALA education is also mandatory and will be sent out to the provider by the ED Administrative Assistant.

Experience should be Emergency Department experience.

DEA Required: Yes

State Licensure: Pennsylvania

Certifications Required: ACLS, ATLS, BLS, CPR, PALS, Stroke Certified

CSR License Required?: No

Job Details:

Reason for Job Opening: Turnover Vacancy

Coverage Need Details: Primarily night coverage (7 PM - 7 AM) to cover 5-6 shifts per month, but will need all shifts listed:

Monday-Sunday 7 AM - 7 PM; 9 AM - 9 PM; 7 PM - 7 AM

Estimated Shifts/Month: 6

Privileges Available: Temp Privileges

EMR/Charting: Cerner

Providers Typical Day: Wide variety of ED patients with a focus on lower acuity patients.

Will Candidate Work Solo?: No

On Call?: No

Days to Privilege: 90

Other Job Notes:

PAs Only

Typically 1-2 patients/hour per provider per shift.

The MD shifts run 3 PM - 1 AM, 5 PM - 3 AM, and 9 PM - 7 AM so a physician is always present at night.

Specialties onsite: There is a trauma service in hospital 24/7 that also covers acute care general surgery consults 24/7.

Specialties on call: Neurology, Ophthalmology, Cardiology with cath lab, OBGYN, Orthopedics, Endocrinology, Plastics, GI, Hematology/Oncology, CT surgery, Intensivist, Nephrology, Neurosurgery, Pediatric hospitalist (minor pediatric admissions), Podiatry, thoracic surgery, Vascular.

Also 24/7 crisis counselors in ED who evaluate psych patients.

Practice Setup Information:

Adult Percentage: 80%

Typical Cases Seen:

I&D's, laceration repairs.

PAs are expected to see any patient complaint but are not expected to perform invasive procedures such as central lines, intubation, lumbar puncture.

There aren't any patients that the APP isn't "allowed" to see but in general the attending will see the critically ill patients and evaluate STEMI/Stroke patients while the PA is expected to see the minor complaint patients and perform minor procedures including lacerations/I&D etc.

Peds Percentage: 20%

About WhiteCoat Locums:

- Physician owned agency

- Highest-Pay rates on the market

- $1m/3m malpractice insurance and tail

- 100% transparency

Permanent