Emergency Medicine Opening in NH
Located in Berlin, NH.
Full Time & Permanent Position.
Responsibilities
Seeking a full-time Emergency Medicine boarded physician to join an established EM group at a northern NH Critical Access Hospital. Experienced Family Medicine physicians may be considered.
-6-24hr shifts per month, 8a-8a
-ACLS, PALS, NRP, and ATLS are required.
-Experience in CAH preferred
-Provide care for patients of all ages in an ED with 9 beds: 6 private rooms, 1 exam with 2 bays (curtains) for minor surgery, and 1 trauma room.
-Annual volume 8,200 patients (less during COVID-19 pandemic).
-Volume of patients per day ranges from 15 to 40; average 22-23 patients.
-Approximately 16% of patients are admitted, and 2.3% are transferred to a higher level of care. Payer mix over last 3 years has been 33.8% Medicare, 23.1% Medicaid, 37.6% commercial, and 5.5% self-pay/other. Recent age distribution (12/21 to 3/22) was 6.5% birth to age 5, 8.7% age 6-17, 58.2% age 18-64, 15.9% age 65-79, and 10.7% age 80+.
-One APP in also on currently from 12-8p, provided by returning locum APRN and PAs - full-time model recruitment to begin soon.
-EM physician leads codes for inpatients in conjunction with hospitalist.
-Hospitalist and respiratory on-site 24/7
-Anesthesia, General Surgery, OBGYN, Orthopaedics, on call 24/7 (other services on call specific days or by phone only)
-TelePsych, TeleNeuro, TeleICU, TeleED
-EMR- Meditec
Experience required
-Prefer EM physician with at least 3 years of experience, including some in a small hospital or CAH.
-Must be comfortable with rural nature of ED/hospital, solo coverage, and limited number of specialists on call.
-Prefer physician resides within 1 hour of AVH.
-H1-B and J-1 visa candidates will be considered if excellent communication skills.
