ERP International is seeking a part-time Physician - Emergency Medicine in support of the Emergency Department at the Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center, Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV.
Be the Best! Join our team of exceptional health care professionals across the nation. Come discover the immense pride and job satisfaction ERP Employees experience in providing care for our Military Members, their Families and Retired Military Veterans! ERP International is honored to have been named one of The Washington Post’s 2024 Top Workplaces!
Options as an Independent Contractor (full-time or part-time):
* Competitive Compensation
* Flexibility
* Amazing facility, support staff, and patient demographic
About ERP International, LLC: ERP is a nationally respected provider of health, science, and technology solutions supporting clients in the government and commercial sectors. We provide comprehensive enterprise information technology, strategic sourcing, and management solutions to DoD and federal civilian agencies in 40 states. Founded in 2006, ERP is headquartered in Laurel, MD and maintains satellite offices in Montgomery, AL and San Antonio, TX - plus project locations nationwide. ERP is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability and Veteran. Schedule:
Schedule: Sunday - Saturday, 10 hour shifts, days and nights as needed.
Job Specific Details and Tasks:
- The quality of Emergency Services Physician service shall meet or exceed reasonable community standards of professional practice for the health care concerned as determined by the authority that governs military medical professionals in the same discipline.
- Be capable of performing the full range of emergency medicine services to include the ability and experience to adequately diagnose and treat diseases and injuries.
- Be able to adequately perform medical procedures to include, but not limited to, the following:
o Incision and drainage
o Nail Trephination
o Sling or swath of injuries
o Bandage
o Reduce dislocations and fractures when appropriate.
o Stabilize and evaluate cervical spine injuries as appropriate.
o Lumbar puncture
o Pericardiocentesis
o Removal of foreign bodies as appropriate
o Deliver newborn/perform emergency vaginal deliveries.
o Perform venous punctures for lab studies and interpret results.
o Draw arterial blood gases for evaluation and interpret results.
o Suture or staple simple and multilayered lacerations
o Remove sutures, surgical staples.
o Tube thoracostomy
o Open thoracotomy
o Secure and maintain an adequate airway, by such means as:
o oral airways; oral tracheal intubation; nasal/tracheal intubation; crico-thyrotomy
o (Needle and surgical)
o Splint and stabilize traumatic injuries to extremities.
o Administer intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.
o Prescribe and administer medications as appropriate.
o Secure and maintain adequate intravenous access by peripheral and by central.
o routes
o Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage (DPL)
o Bladder catheterization
o NG/OG tubes
o Local anesthesia
o Restraints
o Procedural sedation
o Selected screening ultrasound exams
- Be able to perform tasks to include, but not limited to, the following:
o Coordinate with transfer/accepting facility & other Emergency Departments
o Request consults appropriately
o Complete all required paperwork
o Obtain an adequate history, physical, assessment and plan in a timely and appropriate manner on each patient and develop treatment plan
o Utilize paraprofessional staff as appropriate, including non-physician providers
o Respond to cardiopulmonary arrest as appropriate
o Interpret electrocardiograms and laboratory tests
o Preliminary interpretation of imaging studies to include CAT scans
o Direct medical care through radio communication with an ambulance
o Provide discharge instructions
- Examine patients, render a medical assessment of their condition, and take appropriate action.
- Provide immediate evaluation and management of emergency patients.
- Provide definitive medical care to reduce the emergency medical condition and enable the patient to safely pursue follow-up care as an outpatient as required. Follow-up of abnormal laboratory and/or imaging study, reports is the responsibility of the ordering physician. Review each report in accordance with established MTF procedures.
- Respond to "Code Blue" (cardiac or respiratory arrest) medical emergency alerts within the hospital and provide resuscitation treatment until more specialized treatment arrives. Should resuscitation efforts be unsuccessful, the physician shall pronounce the patient dead and notify the next-of-kin, if the next-of-kin is physically present. Although completion of the death certificate is primarily the responsibility of the patient’s primary physician, the Emergency Services physician can complete this document if all the appropriate information is available.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: Shall have successfully completed an approved Emergency Medicine (EM) residency acceptable to the USAF Surgeon General and be board eligible/certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) or American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine.
- Experience: Physicians shall meet the experience, training, and certification requirements for the appropriate level of emergency medical staff physician in accordance with regulations.
- Licensure: Maintain a current, unrestricted Medical License to in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Board Certification: Board eligible/certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) or American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine.
- Life Support Certification: Possess current BLS (Course C), PALS & ACLS certifications
- Security: Must possess ability to pass a Government background check/security clearance.
Job Type: Part-time
Benefits:
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
