Locum Tenens Emergency Medicine Job in North Chicago, Illinois
MD/DO - Emergency Medicine Physician
Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center
The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC), opened Oct. 1,
2010, and is the United States' first federal health care center that partners
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense
into a single, fully integrated federal health care facility. The medical center
is located in North Chicago, Illinois, and is on the grounds of the former
North Chicago VA Medical Center. The arrangement incorporates facilities and
services from both the former North Chicago VA Medical Center and the former
Naval Health Clinic Great Lakes, a part of Naval Station Great Lakes. The
center is a system of facilities throughout Northeastern Illinois and Southern
Wisconsin that provide medical and dental services to U.S. military veterans,
recruits, active duty and eligible beneficiaries.
Position Overview
The Emergency Department Physicians will
support the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Captain James
A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, 3001 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL
60064. Locum tenens positions with generous compensation
packages are available. Up to 2,080 hours are available per Physician.
There are typically 15-30 shifts available per month that are stacked in a
“block” schedule one week at a time.
Work Schedule
Three (3) twelve (12) hour shifts to
accommodate 24/7 Emergency Department Operations are: 6:30 am to 6:30 pm, 9:00
am to 9:00 pm and 6:30 pm to 6:30 am. The Emergency Department is open during
Federal holidays.
Responsibilities (duties include but
are not limited to)
- The Physician shall employ
the principles of emergency care for life/limb threats, resuscitation
and stabilization, triage, and diagnosis and disposition.
- Major procedures shall be
performed in the FHCC emergency department when safe and appropriate to do
so for procedures such as central venous line placement, arterial catheter
placement, emergency chest tube or needle thoracostomy to relieve tension
pneumothorax, peritoneal lavage, defibrillation and synchronized
cardioversion, endotracheal intubation, lumbar puncture, proctoscopy/anoscopy,
pericardiocentesis, simple closed fracture and dislocation reduction,
arthrocentesis, local and up to moderate systemic anesthesia
(intravenous/regional), periocardiocentesis, temporary pacemaker
placement, chest tube thoracostomy, and cricothyroidotomy.
- Patients suffering traumatic
injuries where immediate treatment and release is not medically indicated
and when clinical level of care is not available at the FHCC, the
Physician shall provide initial stabilization and readying of such patients
for transport to a Level One Trauma Center.
- The Physician shall review all
admissions to inpatient hospital care recommended by Mid-level (Physician
Assistant or Nurse Practitioner) provider. Every admission to inpatient
care shall have a person-to-person hand-off/hand-over from the admitting
Provider to a responsible member of the admitting team.
- The Physician shall provide
consultation with and instruction to referring physicians regarding
appropriate indications for procedures so that the most expeditious and
clinically appropriate work-up can be done.
- Physician(s) shall determine
the appropriate course of treatment and communicate in person or by phone
with the referring clinicians. The Physician shall initiate
appropriate social work referrals for all identified homeless veterans and
for patients who do not have primary care providers, but who appear
regularly in the ED.
- The Physician shall apply
orthopedic devices such as splints and braces to stabilize orthopedic
injuries.
- The Physician shall follow all
established medication policies and procedures. No sample
medications shall be provided to patients.
- The Physician shall provide
discharge education and follow up instructions that are coordinated with
the next care setting for all emergency department patients.
- The Physician shall attend all
required facility and department meetings.
- The Physician shall complete
compliance documentation and reporting.
Qualifications
- Board Certification in
Emergency Medicine (preferred) or Board Certification or Board Eligible in
Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Family Practice.
- Active, full, and unrestricted
license to practice medicine in any U.S. State or Territory
- At least 5,000 hours of
Emergency Department experience as well as completion of an ACGME approved
residency program for physicians without Emergency Medicine Residency
Training or Board Certification.
- Current Basic Life Support
(BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) as approved by the American
Heart Association (AHA) is required.
- Current Pediatric Advanced Life
Support (PALS) as approved by the American Heart Association (AHA) is “preferred”.
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