🚑 $275/hr | Emergency Medicine Physician – Jackson, MS | Locum Opportunity (AC)
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Job description
Job Description
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Provide comprehensive Emergency Department care to patients in a modern, accredited facility.
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Deliver 24/7 emergency medical services including triage, stabilization, and management of acute and life-threatening conditions.
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Perform minor and major emergency procedures — suturing, intubation, central and arterial line placement, chest tube insertion, fracture reduction, lumbar puncture, and more.
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Manage a wide range of medical emergencies — cardiac, respiratory, trauma, neurological, psychiatric, GI, and endocrine.
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Work collaboratively with nursing staff and multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely, quality patient care.
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Maintain accurate documentation, admissions, consults, and discharge summaries per facility standards.
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Participate in patient education, infection control, and quality assurance programs
Compensation & 🎯 Benefits
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$275/hour – premium locum rate.
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12-month ongoing contract with potential extension.
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Flexible day and night shifts (8–12 hours).
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No on-call duties – focus exclusively on ED coverage.
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Travel and lodging fully covered.
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Streamlined credentialing support for quick start.
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Work with a strong, supportive clinical team serving the Veteran community with pride.
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Job Responsibilities
Board Certified / Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, or Internal Medicine (Emergency Medicine strongly preferred).
Active, unrestricted medical license from any U.S. state or territory.
Current BLS & ACLS certifications required.
Minimum 2 years of recent Emergency Department experience (within past 5 years) for non-EM physicians.
U.S. Citizenship required.
Must meet all VA credentialing and privileging requirements.
Compliance with immunization and infection control standards (TB, MMR, Varicella, Tdap, Flu, COVID-19).