Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant

Facility in Everett, PA seeking PA-c locums coverage

Rates: $125/hr

Requirements:

• Credential Accepted: PA


• Board Status: Board Certified


• State License Required to Apply?: Yes


• Minimum Years of Experience: 2


• Requirements Notes:




• ATLS is no longer required.


• ACLS, BLS, and PALS must be through AHA or Red Cross.


• Stroke Certified


• May be required to help perform Triage/Tech responsibilities.


• The facilities are Stroke Certified facilities - NIHSS must be kept current annually as well as Stroke CME. Annual EMTALA education is also mandatory and will be sent out to the provider by the ED Administrative Assistant.


• Experience should be Emergency Department experience.




• DEA Required: Yes


• State Licensure: Pennsylvania


• Certifications Required: ACLS, ATLS, BLS, CPR, PALS, Stroke Certified


• CSR License Required?: No

Job Details:

• Reason for Job Opening: Turnover Vacancy


• Coverage Need Details: Primarily night coverage (7 PM - 7 AM) to cover 5-6 shifts per month, but will need all shifts listed:




• Monday-Sunday 7 AM - 7 PM; 9 AM - 9 PM; 7 PM - 7 AM




• Estimated Shifts/Month: 6


• Privileges Available: Temp Privileges


• EMR/Charting: Cerner


• Providers Typical Day: Wide variety of ED patients with a focus on lower acuity patients.


• Will Candidate Work Solo?: No


• On Call?: No


• Days to Privilege: 90


• Other Job Notes:




• PAs Only


• Typically 1-2 patients/hour per provider per shift.


• The MD shifts run 3 PM - 1 AM, 5 PM - 3 AM, and 9 PM - 7 AM so a physician is always present at night.


• Specialties onsite: There is a trauma service in hospital 24/7 that also covers acute care general surgery consults 24/7.


• Specialties on call: Neurology, Ophthalmology, Cardiology with cath lab, OBGYN, Orthopedics, Endocrinology, Plastics, GI, Hematology/Oncology, CT surgery, Intensivist, Nephrology, Neurosurgery, Pediatric hospitalist (minor pediatric admissions), Podiatry, thoracic surgery, Vascular.


• Also 24/7 crisis counselors in ED who evaluate psych patients.

Practice Setup Information:

• Adult Percentage: 80%


• Typical Cases Seen:




• I&D's, laceration repairs.


• PAs are expected to see any patient complaint but are not expected to perform invasive procedures such as central lines, intubation, lumbar puncture.


• There aren't any patients that the APP isn't "allowed" to see but in general the attending will see the critically ill patients and evaluate STEMI/Stroke patients while the PA is expected to see the minor complaint patients and perform minor procedures including lacerations/I&D etc.




• Peds Percentage: 20%

About WhiteCoat Locums:

- Physician owned agency

- Highest-Pay rates on the market

- $1m/3m malpractice insurance and tail

- 100% transparency