Emergency Medicine Physician

Excel Medical Staffing is seeking an Emergency Medicine Physician for 520 hours/year. The Chinle Service Unit serves a population of 37,000. Covering an area of 3600 square miles, the hospital and clinic are the only medical services in the immediate area. The CCHCF is a 60-bed hospital, which provides medical, surgical, pediatric and obstetric care. The Emergency Department and the Urgent Care Department care for approximately 35,000 patients per year. The Emergency Department consists of nine (9) beds and emergency care services are provided on a 24-hour basis for adults, adolescent children, and infants. The Urgent Care consists of six (6) beds and is staffed by mid-level providers (Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners) who see patients that present for acute care and who have been triaged as lower acuity. The Urgent Care is an extension of the Emergency Department; utilizing the same central triage and staff, and subject to the same EMTALA regulations. The Urgent Care operates form 8 am 3 am. The Emergency Department also provides care for patients with less acute illnesses who present to the department after 12 am.