Emergency Medicine Physician Locum Opportunity – Florida

We are seeking a Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician for locum coverage within a regional Emergency Medicine network in Central Florida, beginning September 2026. Physicians will be cross-credentialed to provide coverage across multiple Emergency Departments within the regional model.

Assignment Details

• Start Date: September 18, 2026
• Ongoing coverage need
• Regional Emergency Medicine coverage
• Multiple Emergency Department locations
• No call required
• Fixed scheduling model

Practice Setting

• Hospital-based Emergency Medicine
• Mix of hospital ED and freestanding Emergency Department coverage
• Epic EMR
• Providers are cross-credentialed across multiple locations
• ED volumes vary by location from approximately 10,000–51,000 annual visits

Primary Coverage Site

• 37-bed Emergency Department
• Approximately 51,000 annual ED visits
• 32–36 hours of physician coverage daily
• 24 hours of APP coverage daily
• Epic EMR

Additional Regional Coverage

• 24-bed ED with approximately 20,000 annual visits
• 10-bed freestanding ED with approximately 10,000 annual visits
• Physician coverage available 24 hours/day at regional locations
• APP support available at select locations
• Full radiology, CT, ultrasound, and laboratory services available at freestanding locations
• Additional hospital location included in cross-credentialing model

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive Emergency Medicine care
• Evaluate and manage patients across varying acuity levels
• Perform all procedures required within the Emergency Department
• Stabilize and manage acute and emergent presentations
• Work collaboratively with APPs and Emergency Department clinical staff
• Rotate across regional Emergency Departments as scheduled

Requirements

• MD or DO
• Emergency Medicine residency training
• Board Certification in Emergency Medicine required
• ABEM preferred
• Active, unrestricted Florida medical license required
• Active DEA with Florida address required
• ACLS required
• PALS required
• ATLS required when covering trauma-designated locations
• Must be comfortable performing all department-required procedures

Credentialing

• Case logs from the previous 2 years required
• CME documentation from the previous 2 years required
• Stroke CME requirement:
  • 6 hours within the previous 2 years, or
  • 9 hours within the previous 3 years
• Current flu, TB, and COVID compliance required
• Cross-credentialing required for regional coverage

Ideal Candidate

A Board Certified Emergency Medicine physician with an active Florida license and Florida-based DEA who is comfortable working within a regional coverage model and rotating between multiple Emergency Departments. Candidates should be comfortable managing the full scope of Emergency Medicine patients and performing all required ED procedures.