Hospitalist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage in Southwestern Virginia

This Job at a Glance

• Job Reference Id: ORD- -MD-VA

• Title: MD

• Dates Needed: ASAP - Ongoing

• Shift Type: Day Shift; Night Shift

• Assignment Type: Inpatient

• Call Required: No

• Board Certification Required: Negotiable

• Job Duration: Locums

About the Facility

This 140-bed acute care hospital serves Southwest Virginia and the New River Valley, providing 24/7 emergency care alongside advanced technology and comprehensive specialty services. The facility operates an open ICU model with 8 beds and maintains established clinical protocols and appropriate resources to support quality inpatient care delivery. Locum tenens hospitalist coverage is sought on an ongoing basis to ensure continuity of inpatient services.

About the Facility Location

Southwest Virginia is a region of natural landscapes offering diverse outdoor recreation across 11 state parks, rivers, and mountain terrain. Clinicians on assignment may engage in activities such as hiking, kayaking, fishing, horseback riding, and ATV trails, with access to notable natural features including the New River, the Mount Rogers Recreation Area, and Natural Tunnel - a 300-yard tunnel running through a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains. The region also provides scenic overlooks, creek exploration, and a range of park-based programs suited to varied interests.

About the Clinician's Workday

Clinicians will provide inpatient hospitalist coverage during day and night shifts on an on-site basis at this acute care hospital in Virginia. Responsibilities include managing adult inpatient medical conditions within an open ICU of 8 beds with no dedicated Critical Care team, requiring vent management, intubations, central line placement, and the ability to run rapid responses and codes. No call responsibilities are required outside of assigned shift hours. Prescriptive authority is required, and board certification is negotiable for this locum tenens assignment.

Additional Job Details

• Case Load/PPD: Variable

• Patient Population: Adults

• Location Type: On-Site

• Prescriptive Authority Required: Yes

• Government: No

• Shift Times: Day shift and night shift

• Procedures Required: Vent management; intubations; central line placement; rapid responses and codes

• CertificationsRequired: Board certification negotiable; prescriptive authority required

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