Emergency Medicine Locum Tenens Physician

Job Description

HPA Healthcare is seeking a Board-Certified Emergency Medicine physician for a high-paying locum tenens assignment in North Carolina.

The physician will work 12-hour day or night shifts in a 22-bed emergency department with approximately 32,000–34,000 annual visits. The coverage model consists of one attending physician supported by two NP/PAs providing split coverage. Physicians typically personally manage approximately 18–20 patients during a 12-hour shift.

This opportunity pays $325 per hour/$3,900 per 12-hour shift, which is higher than the currently advertised competing rate for the same assignment. There is no call. Hospital-owned apartment accommodations are provided, and approved transportation expenses may be reimbursed up to the facility’s $500 aggregate travel cap.

Candidates must be Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and already enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid and PECOS.

Assignment Highlights

• Provider pay: $325 per hour
• Shift compensation: $3,900 per 12-hour shift
• Top 10% of the North Carolina Emergency Medicine locums market
• $10 per hour above another agency’s advertised rate for the same assignment
• 12-hour day and night shifts
• Scheduled clinical hours only
• No call
• 22-bed emergency department
• Approximately 32,000–34,000 annual ED visits
• Approximately 90–100 total ED visits per day
• Physician typically manages approximately 18–20 patients per shift
• One attending physician supported by two NP/PAs
• Hospital-owned apartment provided
• Approved transportation expenses capped at $500
• Temporary privileges available
• Approximately 14-day credentialing timeframe
• Meditech 6.1
• Active North Carolina license or IMLC eligibility accepted
• North Carolina Medicaid and PECOS enrollment mandatory
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