Emergency Medicine Physician Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana

This emergency department sees an annual patient volume of 36,000, averaging 1.6 patients per hour, with 44 ED beds. Shift times include 6a3p, 10a8p, 3p12a, and 8p6a. Advanced practice clinicians provide 24 hours of weekday coverage and 18 hours on weekends. There is no scribe support, and the EMR system is Cerner ED Launch Point. Providers do not place admitting orders. The facility is a Level II Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center and holds additional designations as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, Chest Pain Center, LVAD Center, and ECMO Center, with specialized units including NICU, PICU, SICU, CICU, MSICU, and serves as an EMS Base Station.
The facility is located in Fort Wayne, IN.
The facility is seeking locum coverage due to ongoing staffing challenges, ideally starting ASAP. Board certification in ABEM or AOBEM is required. For those not yet boarded in EM, ACLS and PALS are needed in addition to BLS and ATLS. The need is short-term (36 months), with a preference for providers who can cover night shifts. To help stabilize the program, 1520 shifts per month are requested. Temporary or emergency privileges are rarely granted.

Dates Needed: October - Ongoing
Case Load/PPD: 36000 annual volume
Shift Type: Day Shift; Night Shift
Assignment Type: ER
Assignment Duration: Locums
Call Required: No
Board Certification Required: Yes
Patient Population: All Ages
Government: No
Reference ID: ORD-196889-MD-IN