Locums Hospital Medicine Physician

We are seeking an experienced Locums Hospital Medicine Physician to provide inpatient coverage at a 190-bed, Level III Trauma Center in Dublin, GA. This is a high-acuity hospitalist role in an open ICU model, requiring strong critical care skills and comfort managing complex patients independently.

Position Details

• Shift Length: 12-hour shifts
• Shift Coverage:
  • Rounder: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Admitter: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Nocturnist: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Coverage Includes: Days, nights, weekends, and on-site call
• Off-site Call: None
• Hospital Beds: 190
• Trauma Level: Level III

Patient Volume

• Daily Census: Approximately 98–104 patients
• Critical Care:
  • Up to 8 CCU patients per provider
  • Initial ventilator management required (first 24 hours only)

Responsibilities

• Inpatient rounding and admissions
• ICU admissions and critical care rounding
• Initial ventilator management (vent bundle required)
  • Ongoing vent management deferred to intensivist after first 24 hours
• Run codes and manage acute decompensations
• Independently resuscitate critically ill patients prior to specialist arrival
• Perform and manage critical care drips and interventions, including:
  • Vasopressor titration
  • Antiarrhythmics
  • Nicardipine drips
• Document and bill critical care time appropriately

Procedures

• Required:
  • Central lines
  • Initial ventilator management
• Preferred (not mandatory):
  • Paracentesis
  • Thoracentesis

ICU Support Model

• Open ICU hospitalist model
• Intensivist on-site 8 hours daily for ventilator management and support after initial 24-hour period

Requirements

• MD or DO
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Proven competency with ICU-level patients
• Comfortable running codes and managing critical care independently
• Experience with critical care time billing required

Dublin, Georgia is a small, friendly Central Georgia community offering a low cost of living, Southern charm, and a relaxed pace of life, with easy access to Macon and Savannah.