Physician / Emergency Medicine / Texas / Locum tenens / EM MD/DO - Kilgore, TX Job

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Description

Emergency Medicine Physician – Locum Tenens Kilgore, Texas

Start: October 2026
Schedule: 12-hour day or night shifts
Setting: Freestanding Emergency Department
Coverage: Ongoing
Minimum Commitment: 5 shifts/month
Call: None

Opportunity Highlights
  • Ongoing locum coverage beginning October 2026

      
  • Approximately 50 shifts available per month

      
  • Choose from day or night shifts

      
  • 7:00 AM–7:00 PM or 7:00 PM–7:00 AM

      
  • Minimum commitment of just 5 shifts per month

      
  • Practice independently in a lower-volume ED environment

      
  • EPIC EMR

      
  • Generally no NP/PA coverage, with potential APP support during winter months if volumes increase

      
  • Board Eligible physicians accepted

      
Practice Requirements
  • EM or FM residency trained

      
  • ABEM, AOBEM, or ABFM accepted

      
  • ABPS not accepted

      
  • Active Texas medical license required

      

ABFM physicians:
Must have at least 2 years of ED experience at facilities with 10,000+ annual ED visits.

ATLS & ACLS Requirements

EM Board Certified physicians:

  • Initial ATLS required; does not need to remain current

      

Non-boarded EM/FM physicians:

  • Current ATLS required

      
  • Current ACLS required

      
Onboarding & Credentialing
  • Onsite hospital orientation

      
  • EPIC proficiency test-out available

      
  • EPIC training required if test-out is not completed

      
  • Genesis online modules

      
  • Fit testing

      
  • OB Hypertension & Postpartum Hemorrhage training via UpToDate

      
  • Standard privileging timeframe: 60–90 days

      
Immunization Requirements
  • Hepatitis B series or positive titer

      
  • MMR series or positive titer

      
  • Tdap within the last 10 years

      
  • Varicella series or positive titer

      
  • TB screening within the last year

      
  • Flu vaccine required during flu season

      
Why Consider This Opportunity?

Flexible ongoing coverage + 12-hour shifts + no call + lower-volume freestanding ED setting. This opportunity offers physicians the ability to commit to as few as 5 shifts per month while providing consistent coverage beginning October 2026.




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