Emergency Medicine Physician – Physicians Only Apply – Perm Position Available In Montgomery, Alabama

Job Description:

A Emergency Medicine Physician practice is seeking a qualifiedphysician for Montgomery, AL. This and other physician jobs broughtto you by ExactMD. Medical Doctors Only Apply. MD/DO

• Emergency Medicine Physician

REQUIREMENTS

(duties include but arenot limited to

• Be capable of performing the full range of emergency medicine services to include the ability and experience to adequatelydiagnose and treat diseases and injuries
• Be able to adequately perform medical procedures to include,but not limited to, the following:o
• Incision and drainage; Nail Trephination; Sling or swath of injuries; Bandage; Reduce dislocations and fractures whenappropriate; Stabilize and evaluate cervical spine injuries as appropriate;Lumbar puncture; Pericardiocentesis; Removal of foreign bodies as appropriate;Deliver newborn/perform emergency vaginal deliveries; Perform venouspunctures for lab studies and interpret results; Draw arterial blood gases forevaluation and interpret results; Suture or staple simple and multilayeredlacerations; Remove sutures, surgical staples; Tube thoracostomy; Open thoracotomy;Secure and maintain an adequate airway, by such means as: oral airways or oraltracheal intubation or nasal/tracheal intubation or crico-thyrotomy (needleand surgical); Splint and stabilize traumatic injuries to extremities;Administer intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous injections; Prescribeand administer medications as appropriate; Secure and maintain adequateintravenous access by peripheral and by central routes; Diagnostic PeritonealLavage (DPL); Bladder catherization; NG/OG tubes; Local anesthesia; Restraints;Procedural sedation; Selected screening ultrasoundexams•Be able to perform tasks to include, but not limited to, the following:o•Coordinate with transfer/accepting facility & other Emergency Departments; Request consults appropriately; Complete all requiredpaperwork; Obtain an adequate history, physical, assessment and plan in atimely and appropriate manner on each patient and develop treatment plan;Utilize paraprofessional staff as appropriate, including non-physicianproviders; Respond to cardiopulmonary arrest as appropriate; Interpretelectrocardiograms and laboratory tests; Preliminary interpretation of imaging studiesto include CAT scans; Direct medical care through radio communication with anambulance; Provide discharge instructions•Examine patient, render a medical assessment of theircondition, and take appropriate action•Provide immediate evaluation and management of emergencypatients•Provide definitive medical care to reduce the emergency medical condition and enable the patient to safely pursue follow-up care asan outpatient as required.

Follow-up of abnormal laboratory and/orimaging study, reports is the responsibility of the ordering physician. Revieweach report in accordance with established procedures

• Respond to “Code Blue” (cardiac or respiratory arrest) medical emergency alerts within the hospital and provideresuscitation treatment until more specialized treatment arrives.

Shouldresuscitation efforts be unsuccessful, the physician shall pronounce the patientdead and notify the next-of-kin, if the next-of-kin is physically present.

Although completion of the death certificate is primarily the responsibilityof the patient’s primary physician, the Emergency Services physician cancomplete this document if all the appropriate information isavailable

• Reassure and treat non-acute conditions in priority asestablished by medical triage
• Prepare appropriate patient profile changes
• Prepare and document appropriate history, physicalexaminations, and preoperative diagnosis. Maintain documentation of all treatmentprovided in accordance with directives
• Dispatch and provide medical control for ambulances inaccordance with procedures
• Accompany emergency services technicians on ambulance runs when indicated by the nature of the emergency and in accordance withleadership guidance and procedures
• Perform emergency room procedures compatible with theoperations capacity, supplies andequipment.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be Board Certified/Board Eligible in one of the following:o
• Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) or the AmericanOsteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM).o
• Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).o
• Family Practice by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
• Must have and maintain a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, orCommonwealth of the United States or the District ofColumbia
• Must be and maintain current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and AdvancedCardiac Life Support (ACLS) as certified by the American Heart Association (AHA)or equivalent.
• Must have and maintain a current DEA certificate.