Position: ER – Physician
Reports To: ED Medical Director
Schedule: PRN
Position Location/Department: Sheridan Community Hospital
Job Summary:
Sheridan Community Hospital is a rural Critical Access Hospital dedicated to delivering high-quality emergency and and acute care to our community. We are committed to providing exceptional, compassionate care witht the support of a close-knit and collaborative team.
We are seeking and experienced and adaptable Emergency Room Physician to join our Emergency Department team on a PRN basis. This position provides 24/7 emergency coverage in a single-coverage setting. The ideal candidate is comfortable working independently in a rural hospital environment and is confident managing a full spectrum of emergency conditions. Emergency Department Physician triages, assesses, plans, and provides patient care to patients in an emergency unit. Assesses patient, performs comprehensive physical examinations, and compiles patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination. Orders and interprets appropriate laboratory and radiographic tests. Conducts patient education, writes prescriptions, and prepares discharge summaries and maintains clinical records in line with regulations and standards. .
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides medical treatment to patients with emergency and critical conditions. Instructs and counsel patients, perform physical examinations, conduct and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic studies, and laboratory test
- Resuscitates and stabilizes patients and transitions care to an appropriate endpoint whether that be ICU, general inpatient bed, another provider, another hospital, or home.
- Obtains health histories and assesses the state of patient health in order to determine health care needs and documents findings in the medical record.
- Performs, orders and interprets routine laboratory tests; notifies patients of results.
- Refers patients to appropriate specialists for follow up care.
- May routinely perform such therapeutic procedures as (but is not limited too): Laceration repair, wound care, cast and splint application, abscess incision and drainage, procedural sedation, regional block anesthesia, arthrocentesis, lumbar puncture, thoracentesis, urethral catheterization, establishing venous access, arterial puncture and blood gas sampling
- Interprets and integrates data to determine appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as needed.
- Administers medications and injections; sutures minor lacerations.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Discounts appropriately in the medical record by accurately recording and reporting patient conditions; assures medical records are completed as required, when patients are transferred participates in any scheduled review for quality and completeness of documentation.
- Instructs patients and family regarding medications and treatment instructions. Provides necessary patient information.
- Manages medical and surgical emergencies
- Attends required meetings; participate in committees as required.
- Participates in professional development activities and maintain professional affiliations
- Maintains and ensures confidentiality of Protected Health Information (PHI).
- Performs other related work as required.
