Altus Emergency Center Lake Jackson
ER Physician - Neighbors Emergency Center - Texas
Provides immediate medical attention to patients who require emergency care in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with other healthcare professionals to ensure the best possible patient outcomes. Ensures delivery of high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective emergency medical care while aligning with organizational goals, regulatory standards, and industry best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- • Immediate Evaluation and Diagnosis: Assess patients’ medical conditions upon arrival in the emergency room.
- • Administering Treatments: Provide urgent medical treatments, including performing necessary surgical procedures.
- • Stabilization: Ensure patients are stabilized before further treatment or transfer to other medical departments.
- • Collaboration: Work closely with other healthcare professionals, such as nurses, paramedics, and specialists, to ensure comprehensive patient care.
- • Diagnostic Tests: Interpret various diagnostic tests
- • Communication: Communicate effectively with patients and their families about diagnoses, prognoses, and treatment plans.
- • Record Keeping: Document and maintain detailed records of patients’ visits, diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes.
- • Professional Development: Stay updated with advancements in emergency medicine and participate in ongoing professional development activities
Schedule
- • Full Time Physician – commitment obligations of 144 hours/month
- • Part Time Physician – commitment obligations of 72 hours/month
- • PRN Physician – commitment obligations of 24 hours/month
Required
- • Completed residency in any Specialty
- • At least 1 year of Emergency Medicine experience
- • Active Texas State Licensure
- • Current PALS/ACLS/ATLS Certifications
- • Experience managing multiple clinical sites and leading cross-functional teams
- • Medical degree from an accredited medical institution or program
- • Deep knowledge of current medical practices, procedures, and equipment
- • Excellent written and oral communication skills
- • Ability to work and think quickly in a high-stress environment
Preferred
- • BLS preferred
- • Experience in a free-standing emergency department or urgent care setting (preferred)
- • Internal, Family or Emergency Medicine backgrounds are preferred
Benefits & Perks
- • competitive salary and benefits package
- • opportunities for professional development and advancement
Job Type
Full-time, Part-time
Description
Altus Community Healthcare has incorporated 5 brands, with 33 facilities across various locations in Texas. ACH has many low volume, freestanding emergency centers, running 24 hours daily.
We own and/or operate six brands including Altus / Express ER/(formerly) Austin Emergency Centers / Exceptional ER / STAT Specialty Hospitals / Neighbors ER
This role ensures the delivery of high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective emergency medical care across specified locations while aligning with organizational goals, regulatory standards, and industry best practices. Focus is on providing high-quality patient care as part of a healthcare team.
Location: Baytown, All Texas locations
Job Type
Responsibilities
The KPI framework is divided into three primary categories, each focused on enhancing patient care, operational efficiency, and provider engagement.?
Requirements
Full-time, Part-time
Description
Altus Community Healthcare has incorporated 5 brands, with 33 facilities across various locations in Texas. ACH has many low volume, freestanding emergency centers, running 24 hours daily.
We own and/or operate six brands including Altus / Express ER/(formerly) Austin Emergency Centers / Exceptional ER / STAT Specialty Hospitals / Neighbors ER
This role ensures the delivery of high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective emergency medical care across specified locations while aligning with organizational goals, regulatory standards, and industry best practices. Focus is on providing high-quality patient care as part of a healthcare team.
Location: Baytown, All Texas locations
Job Type
- Full Time Physician – commitment obligations of 144 hours/month
- Part Time Physician – commitment obligations of 72 hours/month
- PRN Physician – commitment obligations of 24 hours/month
Responsibilities
- Immediate Evaluation and Diagnosis: Assess patients’ medical conditions upon arrival in the emergency room.
- Administering Treatments: Provide urgent medical treatments, including performing necessary surgical procedures.
- Stabilization: Ensure patients are stabilized before further treatment or transfer to other medical departments.
- Collaboration: Work closely with other healthcare professionals, such as nurses, paramedics, and specialists, to ensure comprehensive patient care.
- Diagnostic Tests: Interpret various diagnostic tests
- Communication: Communicate effectively with patients and their families about diagnoses, prognoses, and treatment plans.
- Record Keeping: Document and maintain detailed records of patients’ visits, diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes.
- Professional Development: Stay updated with advancements in emergency medicine and participate in ongoing professional development activities
The KPI framework is divided into three primary categories, each focused on enhancing patient care, operational efficiency, and provider engagement.?
- Quality KPIs : Quality KPIs prioritize patient experience and clinical outcomes. Each metric is tied to a specific goal.
- Throughput KPIs: Throughput KPIs evaluate operational efficiency, specifically the speed and smoothness of patient flow in the facility.
- Citizenship KPI : The Citizenship KPI rewards contributions that enhance the overall team dynamic, which, while intangible, can significantly influence workplace morale and performance.
Requirements
- Completed residency in any Specialty
- At least 1 year of Emergency Medicine experience
- Active Texas State Licensure
- Current PALS/ACLS/ATLS Certifications (BLS preferred)
- Experience in a free-standing emergency department or urgent care setting (preferred)
- Experience managing multiple clinical sites and leading cross-functional teams
- Medical degree from an accredited medical institution or program
- Deep knowledge of current medical practices, procedures, and equipment
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work and think quickly in a high-stress environment
- Internal, Family or Emergency Medicine backgrounds are preferred
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