What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Emergency position at Cass Health?
Position Summary
The ER Physician treats injuries and illnesses in an emergency room setting, establishing effective patient care and referring patients to appropriate followup care.
Education and Experience Requirements
EDUCATION:
Required:
Degree of Doctor of Osteopathic (DO) or Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Preferred:
Second specialty
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Required:
Board certified in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
BLS, NRP, ACLS, PALS & ATLS
Current DEA number and prescriptive authority
Current Iowa license
Current State of Iowa controlled substance
Preferred:
Maintains membership in state, national and local professional organizations that enhance professional practice and personal growth
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Required:
Completed residency in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
Preferred:
Essential Job Functions
Evaluate physical developmental and psychosocial health status of patients through comprehensive health history and physical examination and using diagnostic instruments or lab procedures basic to screening of physical signs and symptoms.
Access normal and abnormal findings from history and physical examination laboratory reports.
Plan, implement, and evaluate care according to standard of practice and reserach.
Consult as necessary with other health professionals to provide for acute and ongoing health care or referral of the patient.
Provide services in accordance with the Emergency Department's policies.
Manage the medical plan of care based on current standards of practice and research.
Participates in the development of patient care protocols.
Participate in joint review and revision of adopted protocol for medical care plans.
Participates in the overall Emergency Department program evaluation.
Initiate and maintain accurate records, appropriate legal documents and other health reports.
Participate in periodic review of the patient's health records.
Available to work a combination of weekend, weekday, and weeknight shifts to help ensure coverage of all ER shifts with the other emergency department provider team members.
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