SPECIFIC TASKS:
Provide a wide range of emergency medicine services in accordance with privileges granted by the Commanding Officer.
Provide didactic and bedside clinical teaching in emergency medicine for residents, interns, and medical students. Provide precept and technically direct the residents, interns, and students providing emergency medicine services within the scope of their privileges or responsibilities. Develop and deliver lectures on common emergency medicine topics for morning conferences and grand rounds. Lead informal case reviews (board rounds) at changes of shift. Provide bedside teaching.
Provide training, clinical direction, and technical evaluation of healthcare professionals and paraprofessionals who rotate through the Emergency Department. These may include Navy reservists, corpsmen, dental residents, or students such as physician assistants from other institutions.
Provide in-service training sessions for Emergency Department staff.
Serve as an advocate for the rapid, efficient, and appropriate disposition of Emergency Department patients by effectively interacting with consulting house staff and attending physicians from a variety of other medical and surgical services.
Provide clinical direction to emergency medical services personnel (EMTs and EVOC drivers) transporting patients to or from the MTF via ambulance.
Order diagnostic tests as applicable.
Prescribe and dispense medications as delineated by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
Demonstrate awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care and unit function and strive to manage situations in a reduced risk manner.
Participate in peer review and performance improvement activities.
Provide training and/or direction as applicable to support Government employees (i.e., hospital corpsmen, students, etc.) assigned during the performance of duties.
Participate in continuing education to meet own professional growth.
HOURS OF OPERATION:
Two physicians, generally from 1000 – 2200 hours on Saturday, Sunday and Monday but subject to change by the Government to match patient flow, and
One physician during all other hours except for one hour after scheduled turnover times, i.e., if necessary, the HCW is authorized up to 1 hour over the scheduled shift to complete documentation.
Navy and Contractor physicians will equitably share coverage of night, weekend and holiday shifts
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City:
Bethesda
State:
Maryland
Job Details
Degree Required:
MD/DO
Call Rotation:
Unknown
Position Type:
Interested in all
Board Certification Required:
BE/BC
Experience Required:
0-2 Years
Specialty:
Emergency Medicine
Accept Visa Candidates:
No
Additional Information:
n/a
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