Locum Emergency Medicine Physician — Council Bluffs, IA (Flexible 8-hr Shifts)

Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Assignment type: Locum tenens — emergency medicine coverage in a busy ED; collaborative team environment.

Schedule

• Shifts per month: 4–12
• Shift length: 8 hours
• Available shift times:
  • 06:30–14:30
  • 13:30–22:30
  • 21:30–06:30

ED volume & acuity

• Annual volume: ~22,000 visits
• Disposition mix:
  • Discharged: ~77%
  • Admitted: ~14%
  • Left before treatment complete: ~4%
  • Observation: ~2.8%
  • Transfer: ~2.5%
• Limited trauma responsibilities

Clinical systems

• EMR: Epic
• Speech recognition: Dragon
• No scribes

Core responsibilities

• Provide emergency care across a range of acuity levels
• Triage, evaluate, diagnose, and treat ED patients
• Perform emergency procedures and interventions as indicated
• Respond to codes and emergent events
• Collaborate with nursing staff, consultants, and other care team members
• Complete accurate, timely documentation in Epic using Dragon

Requirements

• Active Iowa medical license
• Active DEA registration
• Current ACLS, BLS, PALS, and ATLS certifications
• Prior emergency medicine experience required