Position Overview

Our Partner, is seeking an experienced Emergency Medicine physician for recurring 12-hour shift coverage within a critical access, Level IV Trauma Center. This assignment includes a mix of day and night shifts, with the potential for additional dates in January and February if current providers take a leave of absence.

New providers are required to arrive the day prior to their first scheduled shift for onboarding and system access. Emergency privileges may be available for candidates holding an active North Dakota medical license.

This assignment ranks within the Top 25% of 2025 national locums EM shift-based compensation, based on current market data.

Assignment Highlights

• Shift Length: 12-hour shifts

• Shift Times:

  • Night: 6:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m.

  • Day: 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

• Additional dates expected in January & February

• Single-physician coverage

• Level IV Trauma Center

• EPIC EMR

• All orientation hours are billable

• HPA Healthcare is a Joint Commission–certified agency providing prepaid travel, lodging, and malpractice

Skills & Experience

• Board Certified EM preferred; FM with strong EM experience considered

• Active, unrestricted North Dakota medical license

• Current ACLS, ATLS, PALS, and DEA

• Minimum 2 years of Emergency Medicine experience

• Strong procedural capability including:

  • Intubation & advanced airways

  • Chest tubes

  • Central lines

  • Procedural sedation

  • Trauma leadership

  • Adult & pediatric resuscitation

• Experience in rural/critical access facilities preferred

Job Responsibilities

• Provide single-coverage emergency care in a Level IV Trauma Center seeing ~11,000 annual visits

• Perform advanced procedures including airway management, central lines, chest tubes, sedation, and resuscitation

• Lead adult and pediatric resuscitations

• Conduct assessments, evaluate diagnostics, and create treatment plans

• Order, interpret, and act on lab, imaging, and EKG results

• Direct trauma activations and coordinate interdisciplinary care

• Determine disposition: discharge, admission, or transfer

• Ensure EMTALA-compliant stabilization and documentation

• Complete accurate, timely documentation in EPIC

• Maintain compliance with hospital policies, bylaws, and regulatory standards