Locum Emergency Medicine Physician

Seeking a Locum Emergency Medicine physician to provide coverage for a recruitment gap. This opportunity offers flexible day, evening, and overnight shifts with multiple open dates extending from January through February 2026.

Practice Setting

• Emergency Department at a Level III Trauma Center

• Annual ED volume: 40,000 visits

• 42 ED beds

• Average patient volume: 110 patients per day

• EMR: Cerner

Staffing & Support

• Full nursing support

• 12 hours of APP coverage daily

• Fast Track available and staffed by APPs (approximately 15% of ED volume)

• Locum physician will supervise APPs and residents

• Hospitalists manage admission orders

• ED staff does not respond to house codes

Clinical Scope

• Broad Emergency Medicine coverage including adult, pediatric, and family medicine cases

• Required skills and procedures include:

  • Airway and ventilation management

  • Newborn resuscitation

  • Suturing and incision & drainage

  • Management of non-displaced fractures

  • Central and arterial line placement

  • EKG interpretation

  • Arthrocentesis, lumbar puncture, paracentesis

  • Psychiatric evaluation of uncomplicated adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients

  • Evaluation and management of acute medical and trauma-related conditions

Patient Flow & Acuity

• Approximately 70% of hospital admissions originate from the ED

• About 22% of ED patients are admitted daily

• Less than 1% of ED patients are transferred

Coverage Details

• Multiple open shifts across various times (days, evenings, nights)

• Coverage needed due to ongoing recruitment gap

This opportunity is well-suited for an Emergency Medicine physician comfortable in a high-volume ED with strong APP and nursing support in a collaborative hospital setting.