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Physician-Emergency Medicine

Employer
WMCHealth Network
Location
Suffern, NY
Posted Date
Dec 23, 2022
Reference
4763

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Specialty
Emergency Medicine
Position Type
Permanent

Job Details

Job Details:

Summary:

The primary function of an Emergency Department Physician (MD or DO) is to work under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Medicine, providing medical care to patients of all ages presenting to the Emergency Department (or in certain situations, at other areas on the hospital grounds). Emergency physicians work collaboratively with other members of the Emergency Department staff including but not limited to physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, technicians, and other ancillary members of the department. Emergency physicians will also interface with community medical providers, hospitalists, and EMS providers.

Training/License:

· Current New York State License to practice medicine

· Active unrestricted DEA license to prescribe medications

· Completion of at least three years of post-graduate training in Emergency Medicine

· Board-certified or board-eligible in Emergency Medicine

· Proficiency in all procedures, techniques, and skills listed in the delineation of privileges for Emergency Department Physicians

· Minimum of 50 hours of approved CME annually



Responsibilities:

· In the absence of the Director of the Department, the E.D. physician on duty is responsible for the operation of the department and provides medical direction to all staff.

· Evaluate, diagnose, and treat a broad array of acute and non-acute medical and psychiatric conditions in patients of all ages presenting for care in the Emergency Department.

· Work collaboratively with on-site emergency department non-physician providers (PAs/NPs)

· Order and interpret clinically appropriate tests

· Perform procedures within the scope of practice and expertise as defined by the delineation of privileges for emergency physicians

· Consult with private physicians and/or hospitalists concerning patients in the Emergency Department

· Provide safe discharge, admission, or transfer dispositions of patients in the emergency department

· Coordinate outpatient referral and follow-up care plans for patients being discharged from the emergency department

· Communicate diagnosis-specific education to patients and families/guardians.

· Coordinate inter-facility transfers for patients in need of services not offered at Good Samaritan Hospital

· Provide medical control to paramedics and ambulance personnel.

· Supervise medical, PA, NP, and/or EMT/paramedic students during clinical practice in the emergency department setting

· Use an electronic medical record (EMR) to document patient encounters in a timely fashion, place orders for patient care, and view results

· Maintain current emergency medicine knowledge and skills though independent study, continuing medical education, and maintenance of board certification

· Maintain current certifications in Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (BLS/ACLS), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), plus any other certifications, as required by the Medical Staff Office

· Practice emergency medicine in an ethical manner consistent with contemporary, evidence-based practice guidelines

· Exhibit professionalism in the healthcare facility at all times

· Participate in medical staff, department, and hospital affairs as applicable

· Abide by departmental and hospital initiatives for practice quality and performance improvement

· Understand basic principles of documentation, coding, billing, and practice expense costs

· Maintain knowledge and compliance with major federal and New York state regulation that affect the practice of emergency medicine, including, but not limited to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996


    About Us:

    Good Samaritan Hospital

    Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, is a 286-bed hospital providing emergency, medical, surgical, obstetrical/gynecological and acute-care services to residents of Rockland and southern Orange counties in New York; and northern Bergen County, NJ. The hospital is home to a recognized cardiovascular program, comprehensive cancer-treatment services, the area's leading Wound and Hyperbaric Institute and outstanding maternal/child services that includes a Children's Diagnostic Center. Good Samaritan Hospital also provides social, psychiatric and substance-abuse services and its certified home-care agency supports residents of the Hudson Valley and beyond.

    Company

    About Westchester Medical Center Health Network
    The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, NY, with 10 hospitals on eight campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. With Level 1, Level 2 and pediatric trauma centers, the region’s only acute-care children’s hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, skilled nursing, assisted-living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental-health systems in New York State, WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. For more information, visit WMCHealth.org.

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