Columbia SC VAMC Details:

EM locums contract Must be Boarded in Emergency Medicine (ABEM/ABOEM)
Fill day & night shifts; 10- 12 hr. shifts
Must commit to 2-4 shifts per month at a minimum to keep your credentials/PIV card current

• Annual volume 33,000
• Trauma Level 1B
• 11 bed ER- 8 fast track beds; 22 Beds total in ER
• Not responsible for the NP (signing off) as they re independent practitioners in the VA System. They cover Fast Track.
• Avg census at night is 18 per 12-hour shifts. Days ADC tends to be 22-25 pts
• Minimal to moderate acuity; do not take in trauma patients.
• No STEMI/CVA. No neurosurgery. No IR. No OB/GYN. Vascular is limited. No trauma
• ED physicians do not support CC in hospital. This is covered by the ICU staff.
• No ED Residents: they host 4th yr. medical students at times; however, it s ED Physicians choice to engage in teaching.
• MO...