Overview
Ansible Government Solutions LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting Emergency Medicine Physicians to support the VA Western New York Healthcare System at Buffalo located at 3495 Bailey Avenue Buffalo NY 14215. Services are to be provided in accordance with medical licensing and Emergency Medicine scope of and Locum Tenens positions with generouscompensation packages are available.
Ansible Government Solutions LLC (Ansible) is a ServiceDisabled VeteranOwned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wideranging challenges in the fields of national security health care and information technology. To address these challenges we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers success as if it is their own.
Responsibilities
- Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of minor wound care respiratory illness gastrointestinal illness burns musculoskeletal trauma dermatological illness ENT eye and urological problems.
- Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of minor procedures such as local infiltration anesthesia incision and drainage simple laceration repair nail trephination electrocoagulation nasal cautery gastric lavage bladder catheterization peripheral venous line insertion and spinal immobilization.
- Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of abdominal and gastrointestinal disorders (including trauma) of the esophagus stomach small bowel and colon rectum and anus liver and biliary tree and pancreas.
- Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of cardiovascular disorders (including trauma) involving cardiac failure differential diagnosis of chest pain cardiac structural disorders cardiac rhythm and conduction defects pericardial disorders disease of peripheral arteries and veins shock and cutaneous disorders.
- Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of emergent disorders caused by antigens organisms and other foreign substances such as reactions of hypersensitivity; reactions from venoms bites and stings; reactions caused by infectious agents; disorders due to chemical drug and physical agents; and disorders associated with the environment to include barotraumas near drowning electrical injury hypothermia and radiation injury.
- Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of emergent disorders of the hematopoietic system such as anemia coagulopathy and management of acute neoplastic disease complication.
- Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of emergent disorders of endocrine metabolic and nutritional natures relating to acidbase disturbances adrenal parathyroid and thyroid disturbances.
- Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of emergent disorders of the head and neck (including trauma) involving the ears nose oral cavity larynx/trachea face and vestibular system.
- Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of emergent disorders (including trauma) of the eye involving the lids and lachrymal apparatus conjunctiva cornea sclera internal aspects of the globe and orbit.
- Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of emergent disorders (including trauma) of the musculoskeletal system involving shoulder girdle upper extremity and hand lower extremity and foot thorax and vertebrae and arthropathies.
- Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of emergent disorders (including trauma) of the nervous system including cerebral edema coma cranial nerve disease cerebrovascular disease and infection.
- Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of emergent disorders of psychiatric origin including depression anxiety reactions suicide and psychosis.
- Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of emergent respiratory disorders including pulmonary infection trauma neoplasia metabolic and complications of cardiovascular disease.
- Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of emergent renal and urologic disorders including acute/chronic renal failure infections obstructive uropathy and hematuria and trauma.
Initial evaluation emergent treatment and management of emergent OB/GYN disorders such as trauma infection and pregnancy (ectopic and intrauterine). - Suture minor lacerations.
- Major procedures: shall be performed in the VAMC emergency department when safe and appropriate to do so for procedures such as central venous line placement arterial catheter placement emergency chest tube or needle thoracostomy to relieve tension pneumothorax peritoneal lavage defibrillation and synchronized cardioversion endotracheal intubation lumbar puncture proctoscopy/anoscopy pericardiocentesis simple closed fracture and dislocation reduction arthrocentesis local and up to moderate systemic anesthesia (intravenous/regional) pericardiocentesis temporary pacemaker placement chest tube thoracostomy and cricothyroidotomy.
- Stabilization and transfer: Patients suffering traumatic injuries where immediate treatment and release is not medically indicated and when clinical level of care is not available at the VAMC the contractors physician (s) shall provide initial stabilization and readying of such patients for transport to an appropriate facility for care.
- Shall provide discharge education and follow up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all emergency department patients.
Qualifications
- Active Physician license from any U.S. State Commonwealth Territory or the District of Columbia
- ABEM or AOBEM Board Certified or Board Eligible
- Minimum of two 2 years recent experience working in an Emergency Department (ED) setting.
- American Heart Association BLS
- American Heart Association ACLS
All candidates must be able to:
- Sit stand walk lift squat bend twist and reach above shoulders during the work shift
- Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
- Lift up to 20 lbs
- Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
- Push/pull with 30 lbs of force
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Required Experience:
Senior IC