Emergency Medicine Physician

Sound Physicians · Tucumcari, NM · 2 mo ago

HealthcareFull-time

Board-certified/eligible in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or General Surgery.
ACLS, PALS, moderate sedation exam, required for non-ABEM/ABOEM physicians.
ATLS required.
Caselogs, including intubations, in the previous 12 months.
Authorized to work in the United States.

Rapid Assessment and Stabilization of Patients
Initiate life-saving interventions (airway management, resuscitation, IV access, medications, etc.) and decide which patients can be treated locally versus transferred.
EM Physicians and rounds on inpatients on weekends.
Provide immediate stabilization for critically ill or injured patients, often with limited resources.
Coordination of Transfers and Consultations
Identify patients requiring higher levels of care (e.g., trauma, cardiac, stroke, or complex medical conditions).
Arrange safe and timely transfer to tertiary care centers, including communicating with EMS, regional hospitals, and specialists.
Broad Clinical Scope and Resource Management
Manage a wide variety of medical, surgical, obstetric, and pediatric emergencies due to the limited on-site specialty coverage.

Rapid 24-hour or 48-hour shifts.

Advanced scheduling 90 days out to plan for travel.

Hourly rate includes the cost for travel.

Tucumcari is a quiet, close-knit community with a population under 6,000.
Famous for its vintage motels, neon signs, and murals along historic Route 66, attracting travelers and history enthusiasts.
Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital has a dedicated sleep room for the physicians.
They also provide all meals while working.
Traveling to Tucumcari, NM: Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) in Amarillo, TX, is roughly a 2-hour drive. The airport has regular service through Southwest, American Airlines, and United Airlines.

Rewarding compensation structure.

Rich Healing, Clinical Recruiter | rhealing@soundphysicians.com | (817) 616-0687

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