Emergency Medicine - General

Emergency Medicine Position at UPMC Horizon

UPMC has ushered in a new era of health care excellence in Pittsburgh, western Pennsylvania, and locations around the world. UPMC Emergency Medicine enables health care professionals to efficiently and expertly address emergency medical situations. The Department of Emergency Medicine provides emergency care by a trained, board certified emergency physician 24-hours a day. This space is staffed with critical care trained; ACLS and PALS certified nursing staff. Emergency care at these facilities includes the immediate treatment of any medical or surgical emergency, the initiation of life-saving procedures in all types of emergency situations and the provision of emergency care for chronic medical conditions and minor illnesses and injuries for patients of all ages.

The physician will treat patients in the Emergency Room to ensure proper injury care and disease diagnosis. The physician must be able to evaluate a variety of acuity, think and act quickly to make a tentative diagnosis and determine the appropriate course of treatment. The physician will work as part of a team with providers and other members of the emergency staff. UPMC focuses on physician wellness that includes staffing ratios of generally less than two patients per hour. Regular – Full Time status. Work locations include UPMC East, UPMC Horizon – Greenville, UPMC Horizon – Shenango Valley, UPMC Jameson, UPMC McKeesport, UPMC Passavant – Cranberry, UPMC Passavant – McCandless, UPMC St. Margaret, UPMC Somerset, St. Clair Memorial Hospital, UPMC Greene, UPMC Washington, UPMC Central, PA- Harrisburg, Mechanicsburg, York, Hanover and Carlisle, UPMC Williamsport.

Qualifications include Emergency Medicine Board Eligible/Board Certified and must be qualified for a medical license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With UPMC, you can take advantage of competitive salary, health, life and disability insurance, medical malpractice insurance, defined contribution plan; 403b plan with employer match, professional dues and CME to Medical Staff Dues and CME allowance, and paid holidays.