Emergency Medicine Physician Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Potosi, Missouri

• Job Reference Id: ORD-226972-MD-MO
• Title: MD
• Dates Needed: ASAP - Ongoing
• Shift Type: Day Shift; Night Shift
• Assignment Type: ER
• Call Required: No
• Board Certification Required: No
• Job Duration: Locums

This community-based hospital serves the surrounding county and neighboring communities, providing essential healthcare services including emergency care, inpatient treatment, diagnostic imaging, and outpatient services. The facility maintains a 10-bed Emergency Department and is structured to support locum tenens clinicians during all assigned coverage periods. Established clinical protocols and appropriate infrastructure are in place to facilitate quality, patient-centered care delivery.

Potosi offers clinicians on assignment access to a range of outdoor and recreational opportunities suited to varied interests. The area features Sunnen Lake, the scenic trails, campgrounds, and streams of the nearby Mark Twain National Forest, and the Fourche Valley Golf Club. The historic downtown area includes preserved architecture, local dining, boutiques, and museums rooted in the region's mining and cultural heritage, while the neighboring Village of Caledonia adds antique stores, handmade crafts, and a quiet rural atmosphere set among rolling hills.

The Emergency Medicine Physician will provide locum tenens clinical coverage during 12-hour day and night shifts (6:30 AM - 6:30 PM or 6:30 PM - 6:30 AM) at this on-site emergency department, evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients of all ages presenting with a variety of emergency conditions. The department operates 10 beds and receives approximately 13,000 annual visits. Clinicians will perform necessary emergency procedures and coordinate patient admissions or transfers as clinically indicated throughout each assigned shift. No call responsibilities are associated with this position, and prescriptive authority is required.

• Case Load/PPD: Approximately 13,000 annual ED visits; 10-bed Emergency Department
• Patient Population: All Ages
• Location Type: On-Site
• Prescriptive Authority Required: Yes
• Government: No
• Shift Times: Day shift: 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM; Night shift: 6:30 PM - 6:30 AM; 12-hour shifts
• Procedures Required: Emergency procedures as clinically indicated
• CertificationsRequired: Board certification not required; prescriptive authority required

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