A health services organization in Missouri is actively seeking a licensed Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join its Emergency Medicine department in Stoddard County. This locum tenens role involves providing inpatient emergency medicine care, including evaluating patients, supporting admissions and discharges, and performing acute procedures in a collaborative clinical setting.
About the Opportunity:
- Shift: Day shift
- Schedule: Monday through Sunday (3 12-hour shifts per week)
- Hours: 11am to 11pm
- Setting: Inpatient
Responsibilities:
- Assess, diagnose, and treat acute and critical conditions in an emergency setting
- Conduct thorough physical examinations, obtain medical histories, and triage incoming patients
- Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to support differential diagnoses and treatment decisions
- Perform acute procedures such as suturing, fracture reduction, splinting, and foreign body removal, and assist with airway management or resuscitation as needed
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and allied health staff to implement care plans, facilitate discharges, and arrange admissions
Qualifications:
- Active Missouri Nurse Practitioner license
- Board Eligible or Certified in Emergency Medicine
- BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification
Desired Skills:
- Experience using EPIC EMR
