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-ongoingPrimarily Night coverage (7p-7a) to cover 4-6 shifts per month but will occasionally need all shifts listedM-S 7a-7p; 9a-9p; 7p-7aTrauma Level Designation: Level IIIMinimum Years Experience: 2Active PA License - Required PAs ONLY, job cannot accept NPsATLS - Not Required ACLS, BLS, PALS - must be through AHA or Red Cross - Required Stroke Certified - Required Must be local enough to drive inMay be required to help perform Triage/Tech responsibilitiesNIHSS must be kept current annually as well as Stroke CME. AnnualEMTALA education is also mandatory and will be sent out to the provider by the ED Administrative AssistantExperience should be Emergency Department experienceNo CallCandidates 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 generallyperformed by employed staff)Will not work soloEMR / Charting: CernerTypically 1-2 patients/hour per provider per shiftThe MD shifts run 3p-1a, 5p-3a and 9p-7a so a physician is always present at nightSpecialties Onsite: There is a trauma service in hospital 24/7 that also covers acute care general surgery consults 24/7Specialties 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 patientsTypical Cases Seen: I and D's, laceration repairsPAs 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 etcAdult 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 malpracticeWeekly direct deposit24/7 dedicated recruiter supportProfessional onboarding and credentialingRecruitWell's Core Values:Open communicationSense of urgencyTeamworkAccountabilityDriven to winHigher consciousness