We are seeking an experienced Locums Hospital Medicine Physician to provide inpatient coverage at a 190-bed, Level III Trauma Center in Dublin, GA. This is a high-acuity hospitalist role in an open ICU model, requiring strong critical care skills and comfort managing complex patients independently.

Position Details

Shift Length: 12-hour shifts
Shift Coverage:

Rounder: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Admitter: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Nocturnist: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM

Coverage Includes: Days, nights, weekends, and on-site call
Off-site Call: None
Hospital Beds: 190
Trauma Level: Level III

Patient Volume

Daily Census: Approximately 98–104 patients
Critical Care:

Up to 8 CCU patients per provider
Initial ventilator management required (first 24 hours only)

Responsibilities

Inpatient rounding and admissions
ICU admissions and critical care rounding
Initial ventilator management (vent bundle required)

Ongoing vent management deferred to intensivist after first 24 hours

Run codes and manage acute decompensations
Independently resuscitate critically ill patients prior to specialist arrival
Perform and manage critical care drips and interventions, including:

Vasopressor titration
Antiarrhythmics
Nicardipine drips

Document and bill critical care time appropriately

Procedures

Required:

Central lines
Initial ventilator management

Preferred (not mandatory):

Paracentesis
Thoracentesis

ICU Support Model

Open ICU hospitalist model
Intensivist on-site 8 hours daily for ventilator management and support after initial 24-hour period

Requirements

MD or DO
Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
Proven competency with ICU-level patients
Comfortable running codes and managing critical care independently
Experience with critical care time billing required

Dublin, Georgia is a small, friendly Central Georgia community offering a low cost of living, Southern charm, and a relaxed pace of life, with easy access to Macon and Savannah.

Locums Hospital Medicine Physician

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