Locum Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician — Level I Trauma, Epic, APP/Resident Support (Dayton, OH)

Job ID: N/A

Location: Dayton, OH
Position type: Locum Tenens — Clinical only
Service setting: Inpatient/Outpatient
Coverage period: ASAP – ongoing
Reason for coverage: Supplemental

Schedule:

• Variable shifts (examples): 4p–1a, 9a–6p, 8a–6p, 3p–11p, 7a–3p

Patient volume / ED metrics:

• Annual patient volume: 101,692
• % of admissions received from ED: 81%
• ED admission rate: 12%
• Transfers from ED: 0.002%

Facility & department:

• Beds: 59
• Trauma level: I
• Number of ED physicians: 23
• Support staff: APPs and residents; fast track staffed by MD or APP
• 24-hour services: Radiology, Laboratory, OR, Anesthesia
• Other services: Blood Bank, Pathology, Neuro, Ortho
• NICU, ACLS, and transport team available; no air ambulance
• EMR: Epic

Clinical scope & responsibilities:

• Provide pediatric emergency care; supervise APPs and residents
• Monitor and supervise paramedics and ambulance communications by radio
• ED physicians write admission orders only; on-duty admission residents write care orders
• Initial EKG interpretations by ED MD, then reviewed by cardiologists
• Deliveries are not received in the ED

Specialty backup available:

• Radiology, Critical Care Intensivist, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Urology, Hematology/Oncology, Psychiatry

Requirements:

• Board-certified (BC) in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Active Ohio license or willingness to obtain
• BLS, ATLS, PALS
• Local candidates preferred

Compensation & logistics:

• Travel, lodging, and malpractice coverage provided