Emergency Medicine Locum Tenens Physician
Job at a glance
Job description
Position Overview
This is a Top 10% paying Emergency Medicine locums assignment (2026 data) $6,500+ per 24-hour shift in a low-volume, community hospital setting.
You’ll work 24-hour in-house coverage, making this ideal for physicians who prefer fewer working days with higher earnings per shift.
Why providers take this assignment:
- Top 10% pay nationally for EM locums
- Lower volume (25–30 patients/day)
- Community hospital pace vs high-volume EDs
- Epic EMR for streamlined workflow
- Flexible PRN-style scheduling
Assignment Highlights
- Shift Type: 24-hour in-house coverage
- Schedule: PRN / flexible
- Call: Not traditional call — active in-house ED coverage
- Setting: Community hospital ED
- EMR: Epic
- Orientation: All hours billable
- HPA Healthcare is a Joint Commission–certified agency
Job Responsibilities
- Provide full-scope emergency medicine care
- Evaluate and treat patients across all age groups
- Manage acute and critical cases independently
- Perform ED procedures as needed
- Collaborate with APPs, nurses, and hospital teams
- Document all care in Epic