PA / Emergency Medicine / Pennsylvania / Locum tenens / Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Locum Needed in Pennsylvania Job

• Coverage Need
  • ASAP - Ongoing
• Schedule
  • Monday - Sunday
  • Primary need 7p " 7a
  • All shifts needed: 7a-7p; 9a-9p; 7p-7a
• Clinical Details
  • Typical Day: Wide variety of ED patients with a focus on lower acuity patients
  • Patient Mix: 80% Adult | 20% Peds
  • 1-2 Patients per hour
  • 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
• Requirements
  • Active PA License required
  • Board Certified - must be a PA
  • ACLS, ATLS, BLS, CPR, PALS; Stroke Certified
  • 2-years minimum experience
  • ECMO experience preferred
• EMR
  • Cerner/Firstnet
• Additional Info
  • Credentialing timeframe: 90 days
  • Must be local enough to drive in
  • May be required to help perform Triage/Tech responsibilities. 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.