Teaching Hospital

33 ED beds

22% Admission rate

Additional facility information

The 129-acre wooded campus included the main hospital, as well as a 50-bed rehabilitation hospital, outpatient rehabilitation center, and a community health and fitness center.

Health System was named one of the top 20 Large Community Hospitals in the U.S. by Thomson Reuters (2012).

Reason for coverage Need: Understaffed

Number of shifts needing coverage: 40 shifts

How long will job be open: Until staffed

Requirements:

Vent Mgmt., Central Lines, Chest tubes, Trauma, Ultrasound, Procedural

Sedation, Emergency Cricothyroidotomy,

Difficult airway mgmt. / Rapid sequence intubation

BC/BP in EM

Board eligible (5 years) must maintain

Program Structure:

Number of beds: 312

Shifts: 6a-4p, 10a-9p, 2p-1a, 8p-6a NIGHT SHIFT REQUIRED

Nightshift: 1 doc and 1 APC

Swing shift: 2 docs, 1 APC

ICU size: 32

Semi-closed, must have permission from Intensivist to admit to ICU.

Intensivist: Yes 24 hour coverage of MD/NP

Sub Specialty Support: Cardiology, Cardiovascular surgery, Gyn, Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Ortho, Pulm, Surgery, Urology, Vascular Surgery

Volume / Clinical:

Census: 49000 / ~139/day

# of patients per MD: ~35 (with APC help)

Rapid Response Requirement: ED providers not required to respond.

Code Requirement: ICU will respond to all codes, and ED APC will respond only if ICU not available.

Acuity Level/Transfers: Trauma- EDMD calls trauma surgeon prior to arrival of all Level 1 traumas. Level 2 and above surgeon called only if needed.

Transfer- Case manager/charge nurse contacts CHRISTUS transfer center who will then work on finding placement. Texas residents stay in Texas, Arkansas residents transfer to Arkansas. Level III Trauma, Heliport for pt. transport

EMR: Meditech

Credentialing:

Time Needed: 60-90 days

Temp privilege's: Yes under certain circumstances. Approval from MSO and CMO required.

Certifications Required: EM-ATLS (must have had ATLS -does not need to be current)

Notes/Other :

Trauma III, Stroke & Chest Pain

Does not allow residents to work in ER (no 3rd/4th year residents)

Moderate Sedation exam must be completed for requested privileges -exam is emailed via a link directly to the provider to complete (xxxxxxxxxxx*)

Flu-annually between October and March

TB within 12 months (not required to keep current)

Covid-2 vaccines or waiver for religion/medical (hospital will approve waiver)

Immunization Records-MMR, VZV, Hep B, Tdap

Employee health will complete any necessary screens -MSO will coordinate

1x1 orientation completed day prior to first shift-must be on a week day, orientation from 8:45am to 2:30pm

Computer Based Training must be completed prior to orientation (if not completed then orientation may add 2 additional hours to orientation).


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