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.