Emergency Medicine Physician Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Kirksville, Missouri

Job description

About the facility

This 93-bed hospital operates as a Level III Trauma Center and accredited Chest Pain Center. The facility offers comprehensive emergency, surgical, cardiac, and specialty care services. It also functions as a teaching hospital affiliated with osteopathic medical education, providing a structured clinical environment to support locum tenens clinicians during all assigned coverage periods.

About the facility location

Missouri offers clinicians on assignment access to a range of recreational, cultural, and entertainment attractions suited to varied interests. The state features destinations such as the Branson Veterans Memorial Museum, which houses 10 halls of exhibitions spanning American military history, as well as outdoor recreation at Lake of the Ozarks State Park and waterparks across the region. Live entertainment including tribute shows and variety performances, alongside family-oriented destinations such as multi-floor interactive museums and aquariums, provide diverse options for leisure during time away from clinical duties.

About the clinician's workday

The Emergency Medicine Physician will provide locum tenens clinical coverage during 12-hour day and night shifts at this on-site Level III Trauma Center emergency department, evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients of all ages presenting with medium-acuity emergency conditions. The department operates 11 beds and receives approximately 12,000 annual visits. Clinicians will independently manage emergency procedures and coordinate patient admissions or transfers as clinically indicated throughout each assigned shift. No call responsibilities are associated with this position, and prescriptive authority is required.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: Approximately 12,000 annual ED visits; 11-bed Emergency Department
• Patient population: All Ages
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• Shift time(s): Day shift and night shift; 12-hour shifts
• Procedures required: Emergency procedures as clinically indicated
• Certifications required: Board certification not required; prescriptive authority required

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