Job Description
Critical Access hospital in Western MN
Very popular lake community
Busy in the Summer with tourists and travel.
Needing a FP/ED physician to help support their Clinic/ED starting this Summer and continuous/ sporadic coverage over the next 6+ months
This is a 24hr shift/ unique overlap between managing clinic patients and covering the ED.
1400 ED visits per year
Physician can expect to see maximum 6 clinic patients
During the night, about 3-4 patients for ED.
Estimated number of patients seen per 24 hr. shift at max is 16- likely less.
Support staff is two APP's and at times another MD will be on staff.
Common Visits - boating accidents/ hooks, sutures, GI, & Appys.
Trauma cases will be transferred to Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD about 1 1/2 hours.
Lodging and travel reimbursed
Facility prefers physicians familiar with the rural communities.
Housing provided - will not have to stay at hospital in the evening.
Ideally would love Locum to offer coverage Monday- Friday but will take partial weeks and weekend coverage.
60-90 credentialing - would like to have a Locums available to start picking up coverage mid-end of July.