Emergency Medicine Physician

Job Quick Facts:

• Specialty: Emergency Medicine

• Job Type: Locum Tenens

• Facility Location: Mt. Pleasant, MI

• Service Setting: Inpatient/Outpatient

• Reason For Coverage: Supplemental

• Coverage Period: Jan 31, 2026 - Ongoing

• Coverage Type: Clinical only

• Shifts needed to be filled:

- 8p-8a: Jan 31 to Feb 1

• Shift Schedule: 8a-8p & 8p-8a

- 7 days

• Patient Volume per day: 54

• Annual ER Volume: 20,000

• Total IP admissions received from ED: 90%

• % of ED patients admitted to the hospital: 8 per day

• % of ED patients transferred: 2 per day

• Physicians in Practice: 5 (4 FT & 1 PRN)

• Mid-levels in Practice: 3 (1 FT & 2 PRNs)

• Support Staff: 1 FT & 2 PRNs (APPs); Midlevel shift is 11a-9p 7 days.

• Required to Supervise APPs: Yes

• Specialty Backup: Hospitalist, Anesthesiology, Cardiology

• 24-hr Support Services:

- Radiology (no MRI), CT, XR, Lab, Ortho, Pathology & OR.

• Duties:

- Responds to house codes.

- Monitors/Supervises paramedics/ambulance by radio

• Beds in the Dept: 18

• Trauma Level: IV

• EMR: Cerner

• Other Info:

- Not a Fast track in ED

- Hospitalist handles admissions mostly, responds and runs the codes; Anesthesia available for backup during the day

- L&D has a clinic

- Cardiologist does official EKG Interpretations

• Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered

Requirements:

• Active MI License

• BC in EM (or FP with 2+ yrs ER experience)

• DEA

• BLS

• Current ATLS/PALS (ATLS only for EM-boarded & may not be current)

• Clean record

• Local candidate

• COVID & Flu Vaccine (and other Immunizations)