Emergency Medicine Locums Opportunity in Ottawa, IL- $325 hourly

Emergency Medicine in Ottawa, IL where Inpatient Coverage and call is needed. Here are some of the details:

Start Date: September 1, 2024- Ongoing

Coverage needed: This is a rural hospital ER-Locum must be confident in running ED codes and competent in all required procedures.

Schedule: 20 shifts per month

• • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine - REQUIRED
  • Active IL license- REQUIRED
  • Active ACLS, BLS - REQUIRED
  • Active DEA- REQUIRED
  • Minimum 1 year experience - REQUIRED
  • Must be willing to sign out other physicians-REQUIRED
  • CSR License-REQUIRED
  • Clean Malpractice-PREFERRED

Practice Description:

• Solo coverage
• Staffing: Will work with NP’s and or PA’s but not expected to sign their charts.
• Admissions will on call: 28
• Looking for 2-3 providers
• Beds in the department: 20
• Adult %: 88%
• PEDS %: 12%
• Patients per day: 100
• ED responds to codes
• EMR: Epic
• Trauma Level III
• Referral transfer protocol: Transfer center called, organizes transfers
• Who runs code? Location 1 the Intensivist does, at Location 2 the ED doc does.

Procedures Required:

• Intubation
• Lac Repairs
• Central Lines
• Chest Tubs
• Fracture Reductions
• Lumbar Puncture
• Splinting
• Cardioversion
• Surgical Airway (Emergent)
• Foreign Body Removal