Emergency Medicine Physician
Job Location:
Weslaco, TX - USA
Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Posted:
1 October 2026 (5 days ago)
Application Deadline:
29 December 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
JOB OVERVIEW
- Job Id: H-MD
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Emergency Medicine
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Weslaco Texas
- Coverage Period: ASAP Ongoing
- Shift Schedule: 12-hour shifts 7a-7p and 7p-7a
- Reason for Coverage: Coverage
- Travel Lodging and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
- Average Daily Volume: 65 patients per day
- Case Mix: Emergency Medicine including medical and trauma cases; procedures include bedside ultrasound and conscious sedation
- No. of Beds in Department: 14 ED beds 8 inpatient beds
- Trauma Level: N/A
- EMR System: Cerner
- Specialty Backup Available: Yes including Seizures Respiratory Gastroenterology
- Support Staff Available: Physicians NPPAs nursing staff
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Credentialing Timeline: 120 days
- Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
- Bedside Ultrasound
- Conscious Sedation
- Board: BC in ABEM/ABOEM or ABIM/ABFM with EM experience
- Licenses: Active Texas medical license or IMLC DEA CSR if applicable
- DEA / CDS: Active DEA and CDS required
- Certifications: ACLS ATLS PALS BLS required
- Experience: Board certified within 5 years of residency/fellowship or EM experience
- Other Qualifications: CME: 4 hours Stroke CME and 16 hours Trauma CME annually; Case logs for past 2 years; Immunizations: MMR Hep B Varicella Tdap Covid annual flu annual TB
- Provide comprehensive emergency medical care to patients in the micro hospital ED.
- Manage medical surgical and trauma emergencies including resuscitation and stabilization.
- Perform emergency procedures such as bedside ultrasound conscious sedation intubation and central line placement.
- Collaborate with nursing staff NPPAs and consulting specialists (Seizures Respiratory Gastroenterology).
- Document patient encounters and maintain compliance with regulatory and credentialing requirements.
Required Skills:
Locum Tenens