Emergency Room Physician
Carilion Clinic · Roanoke, VA · 2 wk ago
HealthcarePart-time
Responsibilities
- Triage & Assessment: Rapidly assess incoming patients to prioritize treatment based on symptom severity and life-threat.
- Stabilization: Perform resuscitation, administer emergency medications, and perform immediate interventions to prevent death or further disability.
- Diagnostics: Order and interpret lab work, X-rays, and other diagnostic tests to identify medical conditions.
- Team Leadership: Direct a multidisciplinary team of nurses, physician assistants, and technicians in a high-stress environment.
- Care Transition: Formulate treatment plans, then coordinate with inpatient specialists, hospitalists, or the intensive care unit (ICU) for patient admission or safe discharge.
Requirements
- Education: A Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited medical school.
- Residency: Completion of a 3- to 4-year emergency medicine residency program.
- Licensing & Certification: A valid, unrestricted medical license in the practicing state and board certification in Emergency Medicine (such as through the American Board of Emergency Medicine).
Skills
- Exceptional clinical judgment
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to act quickly under pressure