Emergency Services Physician
Location: Keesler AFB Mississippi
Description: Healthcare Resolution is looking of Emergency Services Physician right now, this vacancy will be placed in Mississippi. For complete informations about this vacancy opportunity please read the description below. Qualifications
Physicians shall meet the experience, training, and certification requirements for the appropriate level of emergency medical staff physician in accor! dance with regulations. Shall have successfully completed an approved Emergency Medicine (EM) residency acceptable to the USAF Surgeon General and be board eligible/certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) or American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine. (NOTE: The board of eligibility with an emergency medicine residency trained physician was approved by the AFSG Emergency Medicine Consultant, 20 April 2007.) Possess and maintain current certification in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. Current ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) certification is not required; however, successful completion of any ATLS course, with certification, at some point in the past is required. The Emergency Services Physician shall remain on-shift until the relief physician arrives. He/She shall ensure that continuity of care is provided to all patients.
TYPE OF WORK . The duties include but are not limite! d to the following:
The quality of Emergency Services! Physician service shall meet or exceed reasonable community standards of professional practice for the health care concerned as determined by the authority that governs military medical professionals in the same discipline. Be capable of performing the full range of emergency medicine services to include the ability and experience to adequately diagnose and treat diseases and injuries. Be able to adequately perform medical procedures to include, but not limited to, the following:
Incision and drainage Nail Trephination Sling or swath of injuries Bandage Reduce dislocations and fractures when appropriate Stabilize and evaluate cervical spine injuries as appropriate Lumbar puncture Pericardiocentesis Removal of foreign bodies as appropriate Deliver newborn/perform emergency vaginal deliveries Perform venous punctures for lab studies and interpret results Suture or staple simple and multilayered lacerations Remove sutures, surgical staples Tube thoracostomy Open thor! acotomy Secure and maintain an adequate airway, by such means as: Oral airways, oral tracheal intubation; nasal/tracheal intubation; crico-thyrotomy (needle and surgical) Splint and stabilize traumatic injuries to extremities Administer intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous injections Prescribe and administer medications as appropriate Secure and maintain adequate intravenous access by peripheral and by central routes Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage (DPL) Bladder catherization NG/OG tubes Local anesthesia Restraints Procedural sedation Selected screening ultrasound exams
Be able to perform tasks to include, but not limited to, the following:
Coordinate with transfer/accepting facility & other Emergency Departments Request consults appropriately Complete all required paperwork Obtain an adequate history, physical, assessment and plan in a timely and appropriate manner on each patient and develop treatment plan Utilize paraprofessional staff as appropriat! e, including non-physician providers Respond to cardiopulmonary arrest ! as appropriate Interpret electrocardiograms and laboratory tests Preliminary interpretation of imaging studies to include CAT scans Direct medical care through radio communication with an ambulance Provide discharge instructions
Examine patient, render a medical assessment of their condition, and take appropriate action. Provide immediate evaluation and management of emergency patients. Provide definitive medical care to reduce the emergency medical condition and enable the patient to safely pursue follow-up care as an outpatient as required. Follow-up of abnormal laboratory and/or imaging study, reports is the responsibility of the ordering physician. Review each report in accordance with established MTF procedures. Respond to “Code Blue†(cardiac or respiratory arrest) medical emergency alerts within the hospital and provide resuscitation treatment until more specialized treatment arrives. Should resuscitation efforts be unsuccessful, the physician shall pron! ounce the patient dead and notify the next-of-kin, if the next-of-kin is physically present. Although completion of the death certificate is primarily the responsibility of the patient’s primary physician, the Emergency Services Physician can complete this document if all the appropriate information is available. Reassure and treat non-acute conditions in priority as established by medical triage. Prepare appropriate patient profile changes. Prepare and document appropriate history, physical examinations, and preoperative diagnosis. Maintain documentation of all treatment provided in accordance with MTF directives. Dispatch and provide medical control for ambulances in accordance with MTF procedures. Accompany emergency services technicians on ambulance runs when indicated by the nature of the emergency and in accordance with MTF leadership guidance and MTF procedures. Perform emergency room procedures compatible with the MTF operations capacity, supplies and equipment. A! s workload permits during scheduled duty, attend the Emergency Serviceâ! €™s monthly staff meetings and any additional committee meetings as required by the individual MTF. The physician may also attend such meetings scheduled during other than their assigned duty shift.
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This vacancy starts available on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 15:56:05 GMT