Physician / Emergency Medicine / New Mexico / Locum Tenens / Emergency Medicine Physician Job
Adelphi Staffing, LLC
Tucumcari, NM, 88401, USA
Tucumcari, NM, 88401, USA
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Locum Tenens Physician
- Hospital Emergency Department
This locum tenens position is for an Emergency Medicine Physician in a hospital ED in Tucumcari, New Mexico, providing clinical emergency care across 12-hour shifts. The physician will handle all emergency cases for all age groups and must maintain required licenses, certifications, and procedure documentation. The role requires collaboration with hospital staff, use of Epic EMR, and coverage of approximately 14 shifts with travel and lodging arranged by the employer.
JOB OVERVIEW
PATIENT INFORMATION
FACILITY INFORMATION
PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
JOB REQUIREMENTS
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Job Title: Physician Emergency Medicine
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Tucumcari, NM
- Service Setting: Hospital Emergency Department
- Coverage Type: Clinical Only
- Coverage Period: 08/01/2025 Open
- Clinical Shift Schedule: 12-hour shifts; 7a7p and 7p7a COVERAGE DATES
- Flexible schedule based on facility needs
- Minimum of 5 shifts per month required
- Estimated 14 shifts total for full-time coverage
PATIENT INFORMATION
- Patient Demographics: All ages
- Patient Volume/Census: 15 patients/day
- Admissions: Yes
- Case Mix: Emergency cases (general and trauma)
FACILITY INFORMATION
- EMR System: Epic
- Office Equipment Available: Standard emergency medicine equipment
- Specialty Backup Available: Limited, some subspecialties not onsite
- Reason for Coverage: Additional physician coverage for ED
PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Temporary Privileges Available: Yes (expedited for clean files)
- Onboarding: Required (orientation and EMR training)
- Credentialing Timeline: 90 days standard
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance REQUIRED PROCEDURES
- General emergency procedures as documented in 24-month procedure log
- Emergency intubations (documentation of last 5 if not EM-boarded)
- Standard EM procedures per provider scope
- ATLS procedures (required for all providers)
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Licenses: Active New Mexico medical license,
- ABEM, AOBEM, ABFM, ABIM, or other equivalent BC (ABPS/NBPAS not accepted)
- NM CSR
- DEA with NM address
- Certifications: ACLS, PALS (waived if EM-boarded), ATLS
- Other Qualifications: procedure logs covering past 24 months required, documentation of last 5 intubations if not EM-boarded, 3 peer references, department chair reference, immunization records.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide emergency medical care for all presenting patients
- Work 12-hour shifts in a low-volume ED ( 5,550 annual visits)
- Collaborate with hospital staff to stabilize and admit patients as ne




