Locums – Altoona, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Job Clinical Role: Do you know someone that might be a good fit for this position? Please ask about our generous referral fees! Locum job opening Seeking a board certified or truly board eligible Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine ASAP-ongoing Primarily Night coverage (7p-7a) to cover 4-6 shifts per month but will occasionally need all shifts listed M-S | 7a-7p; 9a-9p; 7p-7a Trauma Level Designation: Level III Minimum # Years Experience: 2 Active PA License – Required PAs ONLY, job cannot accept NPs ATLS – Not Required ACLS, BLS, PALS - must be through AHA or Red Cross – Required Stroke Certified – Required Must be local enough to drive in May be required to help perform Triage/Tech responsibilities NIHSS must be kept current annually as well as Stroke CME. Annual EMTALA education is also mandatory and will be sent out to the provider by the ED Administrative Assistant Experience should be Emergency Department experience No Call Candidates Typical Day: Wide variety of ED patients with a focus on lower acuity patients. See patients, perform some administrative tasks (radiology review, blood work review when needed although generally performed by employed staff) Will not work solo EMR / Charting: Cerner Typically 1-2 patients/hour per provider per shift The MD shifts run 3p-1a, 5p-3a and 9p-7a so a physician is always present at night Specialties Onsite: There is a trauma service in hospital 24/7 that also covers acute care general surgery consults 24/7 Specialties on Call: Neurology, Ophthalmology, Cardiology with cath lab, OBGYN, Orthopedics, Endocrinology, Plastics, GI, Hematology/Oncology, CT surgery, Intensivist, Nephrology, Neurosurgery, Pediatric hospitalist (minor pediatric admissions), Podiatry, thoracic surgery, Vascular. Also 24/7 crisis counselors in ED who evaluate psych patients Typical Cases Seen: I and D's, laceration repairs PAs are expected to see any patient complaint but are not expected to perform invasive procedures such as central lines, intubation, lumbar puncture. There aren't any patients that the APP isn't "allowed" to see but in general the attending will see the critically ill patients and evaluate STEMI/Stroke patients while the PA is expected to see the minor complaint patients and perform minor procedures including lacerations/I&D etc Adult Percentage: 80.00% Peds Percentage: 20.00% Allow RecruitWell to set up a phone call with you and the client to discuss more! What RecruitWell Provides: A rated malpractice Weekly direct deposit 24/7 dedicated recruiter support Professional onboarding and credentialing RecruitWell's Core Values: Open communication Sense of urgency Teamwork Accountability Driven to win Higher consciousness