LOCUMS Family Medicine/Internal Medicine Hospitalist Needed in Roanoke Rapids, NC

ECU Health North Hospital in Roanoke Rapids, NC is seeking a board-certified FM/IM Hospitalist to help provide locums coverage. New providers will need to come in the day before the scheduled start date for orientation. 

Coverage Needed:

Nights 7p-7a

December 25
December 26
December 27
December 28
December 29

Highlights include: 

• Opportunity to work within a well-established healthcare system
• Inpatient only
• Call schedule: Day shift physicians rotate admission among themselves in morning and afternoon blocks. Any night call and/or admissions are covered by the physician working from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. 
• EHR for ECU Health is EPIC
• ACLS certification required (AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION)
• The team includes 11 physicians.
• Avg # of patients/day/provider: 15
• Avg # of admissions/day: 2-3/provider
• Avg # of admissions/night: 4-8
• Responsible for ICU/Critical Care duties
• We have a critical care physician that assists with ICU patients during morning hours and Tele ICU Service in the afternoon and weekends to assist with care of critically ill patients
• Keeps stroke and brain bleeds after consulting with Neurology and a Neurosurgeon (Tele Neurology service to assist with Neurology cases)
• Traditional and interdisciplinary rounding, consults, admissions, management of vent patients in ICU is preferred; procedures are optional. Cardiology, orthopedics, nephrology, general surgery, urology, infectious disease and psychiatry specialists are available locally. 

ECU Health North Hospital
ECU Health North Hospital is a 204-bed acute care hospital that includes a medical staff of over 60 physicians. With a service area that includes Halifax, Northampton, and Warren counties, the hospital offers a broad range of medical and surgical services including 24-hour emergency care, primary and specialty care, and diagnostic services.