HBS - Locums: Emergency Medicine Physician - HCA Houston Northwest

Specialty EMERGENCY MEDICINE - 74503 - MDs (79400)

State TX

Location 710 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Houston, TX 77090

Requirements Position specific questions• Reason for the need? Medical director transition anticipated need increased volumes• Is there a specific start date needed? 2/1/2025• Duration of need? uknown• What’s the schedule? On-site call coverage weekends nights• Monday-Wednesday: 6a-4p 8a-6p 12p-10a 2p-12a 4p-2a 8p-6a• Thursday-Sunday: 6a-4p 8a-6p 2p-12a 4p-2a 8p-6ao Are there specific dates needed? Noo If call is involved what is call volume? How often do they get called back on-site? n/ao Call/Rotation schedule? n/a• Will they take an APP or SFA when applicable? Yes will likely need several for surge coverage• Who should be the timesheet approver each week? Teresa Sands Johnson• What are expectations for orientation? ie shadow day? EMR training?• If comfortable with Meditech 1 orientation shift 2 shadow shifts
Candidate Parameters• Any specific fellowships/ certifications/ procedures/ competencies we are looking for? ABEMprepared/certified ACLS/PALS/ATLS• Experience level? Experienced high volume level II trauma center
Credentialing questions:• Will emergency privileges be an option? Yes• Are case logs needed? If so what are the requirements? Yes just need case logs for requestedprivileges standard EM privileges
Hospital/unit questions• Number of beds? 423 hospital beds 49 ED beds• Census? ~70000 visits/year• How many daily admissions? 25• Are there any consults and if so how many per day? Varies we have multi-specialty supportand consultant backup 24/7• What’s the patient population? Urban• Trauma center? Types of cases? Acuity? Trauma level II 24/7 trauma surgeons on site
Comprehensive Stroke Center Primary Chest Pain Center• What does the support staff look like? As above• How will follow up cases be handled? when applicable- inpatient or outpatient: n/a
Specialty Specific Questions:Emergency Medicine• What are the shift times? As above• Is call involved? No• What procedures are required? Standard EM privileges• What does the support staff include? As above• What is the average patient census? As above• What are the most common cases the locum will see? Emergency cases• Annual ER admissions? 25• Does the unit use robots? If so what kind? No• How often are the locums called back on site if on call? n/a• How many EM physicians are typically on staff per shift? 2-3 single coverage overnight for 4hours and during the morning for 2 hours

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Dates Needed 2025-09-08T00:00:00 -