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Emergency Medicine - Albany, NY
Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Emergency Medicine
Degree Required MD/DO Residency/Fellowship/Externship
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time Locums/Travel
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, Albany, New York, 12208, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 12/14/23

Overview

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting Emergency Medicine Physicians to support the Veterans Health Care System located at 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208. Services are to be provided in accordance with medical licensing and Emergency Medicine scope of practice. Shifts are normally 12 hours (e.g. 8:00am-8:00pm or 8:00pm-8:00am, etc).

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of national security, health care, and information technology. To address these challenges, we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers’ success as if it is their own.

Responsibilities

  • The Physician’s care shall cover the range of Emergency Department services as would be provided in a state-of-the-art healthcare treatment facility and the standard of care shall be of a quality, meeting or exceeding currently recognized national standards as established by the American College of Emergency Physicians.
  • Major procedures shall be performed in the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center Emergency Department when safe and appropriate to do so for procedures such as central venous line placement, arterial catheter placement, emergency chest tube or needle thoracostomy to relieve tension pneumothorax, peritoneal lavage, defibrillation and synchronized cardioversion, endotracheal intubation, lumbar puncture, proctoscopy/anoscopy, pericardiocentesis, simple closed fracture and dislocation reduction, arthrocentesis, local and up to moderate systemic anesthesia (intravenous/regional), periocardiocentesis, temporary pacemaker placement, chest tube thoracostomy, and cricothyroidotomy.

Qualifications

  • Active Physician license from any U.S. State, Commonwealth, Territory, or the District of Columbia
  • ABEM or AOBEM Board Certified or Board Eligible
  • American Heart Association BLS
  • American Heart Association ACLS

All candidates must be able to:

  • Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift
  • Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
  • Lift up to 20 lbs
  • Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
  • Push/pull with 30 lbs of force

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.