Locum Physician (MD/DO) - Hospitalist in Dublin, GA

Doctor of Medicine | Hospitalist
Location: Dublin, GA
Employer: LocumTenens.com
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Shift Information: Days - 3 days x 12 hours
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

This Job at a Glance

• Job Reference Id: ORD-226986-MD-GA
• Title: MD
• Dates Needed: ASAP - Ongoing
• Shift Type: Night Shift
• Assignment Type: Inpatient
• Call Required: No
• Board Certification Required: Yes
• Job Duration: Locums

This growing 190-bed community hospital operates within a Level 3 Trauma designation, with trauma patients assigned directly to the Surgicalist service. The facility provides inpatient care across medical and surgical services, including an open ICU model, and maintains established clinical protocols and appropriate resources to support locum tenens clinicians. APPs work in collaboration with attending physicians, and sub-specialty support is available to facilitate coordinated, patient-centered care delivery.

Dublin, Georgia offers clinicians on assignment access to a range of cultural and recreational attractions suited to varied interests. Cultural destinations include the Dublin-Laurens Heritage Center, the Dublin-Laurens Museum, Theatre Dublin, and the Old Post Office. Local commerce is available at the Market on Madison, and outdoor experiences such as TroupCorn Maze Adventures provide additional options for leisure during time away from clinical duties.

Clinicians will provide inpatient hospitalist coverage during 12-hour night shifts (1900-0700) on an on-site basis, managing 18-24 patients per day with 12-20 nightly admissions. Responsibilities include rounding on up to 8 CCU patients within an open ICU model, responding to codes and rapid response calls, and independently resuscitating patients prior to additional support arriving. Competency with critical care time billing, vasopressor titration, anti-arrhythmic and nicardipine drip management, central line placement, paracentesis, and initial ventilator management (vent bundle required) is expected. Subsequent vent management is deferred to the Intensivist, who staffs ventilated patients for 8 in-house hours daily. Daily grand rounds occur at 11:00 AM with centralized MDRs, and follow-up care is coordinated through referrals to community primary care clinicians.

• Case Load/PPD: How many patients are they rounding on per day? 18-24
• Location Type: On-Site
• Prescriptive Authority Required: Yes
• Government: No
• Shift Times: Night shift: 1900-0700; 12-hour shifts; no call required; rounders 0700-1900; admitter 0800-2000; nocturnist 1900-0700
• Procedures Required: Vent bundle required; vasopressor titration; central lines; paracentesis
• CertificationsRequired: Board certification required (IM or FP); active Georgia license required; Georgia DEA required; prescriptive authority required; 

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