Locum Emergency Medicine NP Assignment - Nashville, TN area
Job Description
Hospital is seeking Locum Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants
-- On-site, days, nights, and weekends; no call
-- Shift times: 6am-4pm, 9am-8pm, 4pm-10pm, or 7pm-6am
-- Average census of 130 patients per day
-- 30-35 daily admissions
-- Mostly adult, some pediatric
-- Level III Trauma Center; APPs see mostly acuity level 3-5
-- 2-3 physicians during day shift (9am-11pm) and 1 physician from 11pm-9am
-- No consults
-- Most common cases include chest pain, abdominal pain, MVC, extremity injury, cough/illness, abscess, laceration repair, and vaginal bleeding in pregnancy
-- Required procedures include I&D and laceration repair
-- Support staff includes RNs, LPNs, and techs
-- Culture and microbiology results are called by a pharmacist
-- Psych robot used
-- 4-5 years of ED experience
-- 1 shadow shift if familiar with Meditech
JOB ID 3184