Emergency Department Physician

Clinical Duties:

1. Rapid Patient Assessment: Triage and prioritize patients based on the severity of their condition.

2. Diagnosis and Treatment: Perform physical examinations, order tests (labs, imaging), and diagnose acute illnesses, injuries, or life-threatening conditions.

3. Performing Emergency Procedures: Conduct CPR, intubations, suturing, fracture reductions, wound care, and other life-saving interventions.

4. Medication Administration: Prescribe and administer appropriate medications, including pain relief, antibiotics, or emergency drugs.

5. Stabilization and Resuscitation: Manage critical patients with conditions such as cardiac arrest, stroke, or trauma.

6. Collaboration with Specialists: Consult and refer patients to appropriate specialists or admit them to the hospital if needed.

7. Supervision of Medical Staff: Guide and oversee nurses, paramedics, and other healthcare providers in the ED.

8. Handling Multiple Cases Simultaneously: Work under high-pressure environments with multiple patients at different levels of urgency.

Non-Clinical Duties:

1. Patient and Family Communication: Explain diagnoses, treatments, and next steps to patients and their families.

2. Medical Documentation: Maintain accurate and detailed patient records for continuity of care.

3. Compliance with Regulations: Follow hospital protocols, state, and federal healthcare regulations.

4. Quality Improvement Initiatives: Participate in performance reviews, training, and hospital improvement programs.

5. Teaching and Mentorship: Educate medical students, residents, and junior staff in emergency medicine.

6. Discharge Planning: Provide follow-up instructions and coordinate outpatient care if necessary.

Required:

• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, or Internal Medicine
• BLS, ACLS, DEA certificate
• MI state license.