Locum Physician (MD/DO) - Hospitalist in Fort Payne, AL - Echo Locum Tenens | Sound Physicians : Job Details

Seeking Hospitalists for Dekalb Regional Medical Center in Fort Payne, Alabama for locum coverage.

Echo Locum Tenens is a direct affiliate of Sound Physicians, offering priority scheduling ahead of third-party agencies. Enjoy flexible shifts with no minimum requirements, competitive pay, covered travel and lodging, malpractice insurance with tail coverage, and full-service credentialing, logistics, payroll, and licensing support.

Program details:

• 134-bed facility
• Open ICU (12 beds)
• Procedures are Required (Intubations, Lines, Vent Management)
• The general surgery team is great and helps with central lines, thoracentesis, and paracentesis, but the hospitalist needs to be comfortable doing procedures.
• On a given day there is only one hospitalist and an ER physician in-house. Surgeons are not always present.
• While in-house, hospitalists are expected to run codes and rapid responses. The ER physician will respond but if they see the hospitalist is in-house, they usually go back down to the ER.
• Vent management is required. There is no Pulm/Crit care support available at the hospital.
• EMR: EPIC MedHost
• IM/FM accepted
• Active Alabama license and DEA required
• Expedited privileges offered

Click apply for immediate consideration.

Nicci Attaway - Recruiting Team Lead |

2202.P-004945