Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant

We are seeking experienced Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants for Emergency Medicine locum coverage at Emergency Departments in Rhode Island, with a projected start date of November 15, 2026.

Assignment Details

• Projected Start Date: November 15, 2026
• Ongoing locum coverage
• Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
• Emergency Medicine / Emergency Department
• Coverage available across two Rhode Island locations
• Clean professional and credentialing history strongly preferred

Schedule

• APP shifts based on 8-hour coverage blocks
• One location provides approximately 16 APP coverage hours per day
• Second location provides approximately 8 APP coverage hours per day
• Additional on-call APP position available from the existing APP team on an as-needed basis
• Physician coverage provided at both locations

Practice Setting

• Meditech EMR
• Collaborative physician and APP staffing model

Emergency Department Volume

• Higher-volume location:
• Approximately 33,000 annual ED visits
• Approximately 85 daily encounters
• 30 physician coverage hours per day
• 16 APP coverage hours per day
• Second location:
• Approximately 22,000 annual ED visits
• Approximately 69 daily encounters
• 30 physician coverage hours per day
• 8 APP coverage hours per day

Support & Staffing

• Emergency Medicine physicians onsite
• Dedicated APP coverage
• Additional on-call APP support available as needed
• Residents rotate on a limited basis

Responsibilities

• Provide Emergency Department coverage as an NP or PA
• Evaluate and manage patients presenting with acute illnesses and injuries
• Collaborate with Emergency Medicine physicians and ED staff
• Provide treatment within established APP scope of practice and facility privileges
• Support efficient patient flow within the Emergency Department

Requirements

• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Recent Emergency Medicine experience strongly preferred
• Comfortable working in a hospital-based Emergency Department
• Ability to work collaboratively with Emergency Medicine physicians
• Clean credentialing history strongly preferred
• Rhode Island licensure and specific certification requirements will need to be confirmed

Ideal Candidate

An experienced Emergency Medicine NP or PA with recent hospital-based ED experience who is comfortable working in a collaborative physician/APP model. These opportunities are particularly attractive for APPs seeking ongoing 8-hour Emergency Department shifts at facilities seeing approximately 22 000 annual visits.