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Physician / Emergency Medicine / Pennsylvania / Locum or Permanent / Emergency M

Cross Country Locums, Altoona, PA, United States

Duration: Full Time


  • Work Dates Needed: Apr - Ongoing
  • Schedule: Days and nights; night coverage preferred
    • Only candidates who are willing to work nights will be considered
    • Avg 4-8 shifts per month
    • 10hrs shifts Altoona
      • 6a-4p, 8a-6p, 11a-9p, 1p-11p, 3p-1a, 5p-3a or 9p-7a
    • 12hr shifts Bedford
      • 7a-7p, 7p-7a
  • Worksite Setting: Inpatient
    • Trauma 3
    • Avg annual volume: 45k
    • Avg vol per 24hrs: 137
    • 70hrs of physician coverage, and 24hrs of APP coverage daily
    • Peds, adult and geriatric
    • Procedures include, but are not limited to, intubations, chest tubes, central lines, joint and fracture reductions, joint aspirations, laceration repair, I and D and other procedures that are within the scope of an emergency medicine residency trained physician
    • Providers will work solo
  • Specialty Support:
    • Altoona:
      • Trauma Level 3
      • Stroke Center
      • ICU
      • CT Surgery
      • Cath Lab
      • Ortho
      • Peds
      • Psych
      • L&D
      • On call OB
    • Bedford:
      • Stoke Center
      • No L&D, or OB call for ED
  • Licenses, Certifications, Requirements: Active PA license or IMLC w LOQ, ABEM, DEA, minimum of 2 years EM experience required, drive in candidates only
  • EMR: Cerner