Emergency Department Physician- WA State

JOB SUMMARY

Ensures that patients presenting in the Emergency Department in need of immediate attention are stabilized and properly cared for according to current acceptable medical practice.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Make sure all medical records are properly kept and maintained. Carry out immediate evaluation and management of emergency patients that are brought in for treatment. Work simultaneously with staff from the emergency department and compliant facility. Respond to all forms of cardiac/cardiopulmonary arrest with immediate effect. Provide instructions for discharge and complete necessary paper work for patients. Appropriately make use of other available personnel whether professional or not so as to be able to immediately stabilize the patient in a situation where there are multiple emergency cases. Review all medical (laboratory and x-ray) reports concerning patients. This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and it may be amended from time to time as management may deem necessary.

UNIT MANAGEMENT

Maintains patient confidentiality. Follows all Hospital District policies and Procedures. Attends mandatory Hospital District sponsored in-service and education programs, annually. Adheres to the Forks Community Hospital Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance program.

QUALIFICATIONS

Current Washington State Physician and Surgeons License. Knowledge and Abilities to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions. Ability to read literature, charts, medical records, prescriptions, scientific and technical journals and business correspondence. Required certifications as per privileges.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION

All duties and responsibilities as listed above.

Physical Expectations:

All Employees at FCH, will from time to time, will be required to bend, carry, climb, ( i.e. Stairs) lift, push, reach, and stoop during the normal functions of completing the duties of specific jobs. If, for any reason, physical expectations cannot be completed, as far as feasible and possible, FCH is committed to accommodation. The policy of Forks Community Hospital is to recruit, hire, train and promote all persons in all job groups in accordance with law, without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability is recognized as and declared to be a civil right.ures that patients presenting in the Emergency Department in need of immediate attention are stabilized and properly cared for according to current acceptable medical practice.

Shift:

4-6 24 hour shifts per month, (9a-9a)

Specialty Type:

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Emergency Medicine General Certifications:

N/A Please

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