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 Clinicians 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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