Job Summary



Are you searching for a job that allows you to coordinate health care for patients and manage health problems according to federal and state rules and regulations? We would love for you to become a respected member of our team! You will use compassion, dedication, and your expertise to foster treatment team unity, build trust, and nurture rapport with our patients. As a valued provider, you will have the opportunity to meet all aspects of patient care challenges with enthusiasm to develop positive patient relationships, because one of the primary goals of our company is keeping our patients happy and healthy. If you are flexible, dedicated, enjoy working in high-energy environments, and want to enhance your already top-notch skills, then consider working for us.



Job Responsibilities

• Function autonomously to conduct patient histories and physicals for complex critical, chronically ill, and acute patients.


• Order, perform, and analyze diagnostic and therapeutic tests concerning the needs of the patient, and follow up on a regular basis to ensure their needs are being adequately met.


• Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to ensure the health and comfort of all patients.


• Implement measures to assist patients in regaining and sustaining physiologic endurance to include serving in the first assisting role.


• Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.


• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals and monitoring the effectiveness of all interventions.


• Facilitate the staff and the patient as well as the family decision-making process by providing educational tools for self-management of acute or chronic illnesses.

Locums, Inc. is seeking Physicians with Emergency Medicine experience for full-time services in a rural clinic in the Gallup, NM area working with the native Navajo people.  The position is for 3 months with extensions possible. All valid state or Federal licenses acceptable.  Board certified and Board eligible physicians in Emergency Medicine are both accepted.

About the Opportunity:

- Period of Performance is approx. 1/1/21 to 3/30/21 w/ possible 3-month extensions until 12/31/21

- 12 hour shifts, 4 days a week. 8am - 8pm and 8pm - 8am with COVID-19 pandemic swing shifts when necessary.  Rotating day/weekend/holiday shifts

- Estimated 3 patients/hour

- 70% Adult and 30% Pediatric patient volume

- Provide local populace with Emergency medical care in an in-patient and telemedicine setting as well as high-acuity urgent care services

- Located near the Canyon de Chelly National Monument.  Perfect for the outdoor enthusiast with access to spectacular biking, hiking, and fishing. 

Requirements:

- Active and unrestricted state or Federal license

- Board Certified or Eligible in Emergency Medicine (ABEM)

- Active and unrestricted DEA

- Active CPR, BLS, ACLS, PALS certifications mandatory

- Full vaccinations and immunizations

- 3 References

- Must have been practicing Emergency Medicine within the last 6 months