Physician / Pediatrics / Texas / Permanent / Emergency Medicine Physician Job

Company: Kurz Solutions
Location: El Paso
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

Job Description

MD/DO - Emergency Medicine Physician
All-America City ranked among safest in the US

The Community - El Paso, TX
El Paso is situated in the far western corner of the state of Texas. El Paso stands on the Rio Grande, across the border from Ciudad Ju rez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The two cities, along with Las Cruces (in the neighboring state of New Mexico), form a combined international metropolitan area, sometimes referred as the Paso del Norte or El Paso-Ju rez-Las Cruces. The region of over 2.7 million people constitutes the largest bilingual-binational work force in the Western Hemisphere. In 2010, El Paso received an All-America City Award. El Paso has been ranked the safest large city in the U.S. for four consecutive years and ranked in the top three since 1997. The city is the headquarters of one Fortune 500 and three publicly traded companies, as well as home to the Medical Center of the Americas, the only medical research and care provider complex in West Texas and southern New Mexico, and the University of Texas at El Paso, the city's primary university. The city hosts the annual Sun Bowl, the second oldest bowl game in the country.

Fort Bliss
El Paso has a strong federal and military presence. William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Biggs Army Airfield and Fort Bliss call the city home. Fort Bliss is one of the largest military complexes of the United States Army and the largest training area in the United States. Also headquartered in El Paso are the DEA domestic field division 7, El Paso Intelligence Center, Joint Task Force North, U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector and U.S. Border Patrol Special Operations Group (SOG).

REQUIREMENTS

• Examines, diagnoses, stabilizes, and treats, urgent and emergent conditions.
• Prepares and reviews case histories and clinical records. Medical records must be completed prior to the completion of the contract provider's shift.
• Examines patients and determines requirements for clinical laboratory, radiologic, and other testing.
• Interprets test results and evaluates examination findings. Prescribes treatment, including procedures as deemed necessary.
• Manages emergency services. Formulates plans and procedures for emergency services.
• Coordinates emergency services with other medical activities. Uses consultants in other specialties as appropriate.
• Provides consultative advice to clinical rotators and residents in methods and procedures for diagnosis and treatment of emergency conditions.
• Performs and documents appropriately emergency procedures required to treat emergency conditions to include but not limited to endotracheal intubation, lumbar puncture, central line placement, ultrasound procedures, incision and drainage, suturing of wounds, and chest tube placement.QUALIFICATIONS
  • Shall have a minimum of one (1) year of experience, within the past three years, working as an Emergency Medicine Physician.
  • Shall have successfully completed an approved Emergency Medicine (EM) residency and be board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) or American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine.
  • Must have and maintain a current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Texas.
  • Possess and maintain current certification in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
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