Position Overview

Our Partner, is seeking an experienced Family 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 Certification:

• Emergency Medicine (preferred) OR

• Family Medicine with extensive emergency experience

Licensure: Active & unrestricted North Dakota license

Certifications: ACLS, PALS, ATLS, DEA

Experience: Minimum 2 years emergency medicine experience

Proficient in chest tubes, central lines, airway, sedation, and trauma leadership

Adaptable to single-coverage rural emergency practice

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