• Must have successfully completed an approved Emergency Medicine (EM) residency training program and be either board eligible or board certified in EM, or be residency trained in a primary care specialty and board certified in EM.
• Must hold current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). Current Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification is not required; however, successful completion of an ATLS course, with certification, at some point in the past is required.
• Must meet the experience, training, and certification requirements for the appropriate level of emergency medical staff physician in accordance with regulations.

Specific Tasks:

• The Emergency Services Physician shall remain on-shift until the relief physician arrives in order to provide continuity of care.
• Be capable of performing the full range of emergency medicine services to include the ability and experience to adequately diagnose and treat diseases and injuries.
• Examine the patient, render a medical assessment of the patient’s condition, and take appropriate action to provide immediate definitive medical care to reduce the emergency medical condition.
• Respond to “Code Blue” alerts within the hospital and provide resuscitation treatment until more specialized treatment arrives.
  Reassure and treat non-acute conditions in priority established by medical triage.
• Prepare and document all appropriate history, physical examinations, profile changes, and preoperative diagnosis.
• Dispatch and provide medical control for ambulances, using MTF procedures. Accompany EMTs on ambulance runs where indicated by the nature of the emergency and MTF guidance and procedures.
• When scheduling permits, attend the Emergency Service’s monthly staff meetings and any additional meetings as required.
• Provide house staff teaching, resident lectures, attend department grand rounds, and other scheduled academic activities.