Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant - Now Hiring

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