Emergency Medicine Opportunities in the Quad Cities of Illinois/Iowa
Emergency Medicine Physician Needed ASAPQUALIFICATIONS: Board Certified in Emergency Medicine PRACTICE DATA: This opportunity is a 3-campus rotation, with all 3 campuses no more than 20-minutes apart from each other. Physicians rotate between all 3 equally. The EPs receive the same compensation and benefits, no matter which facility they are rotating into, at any given time. The 3 Campuses are:1.Rock Island, Illinois (West Campus)2.Moline, Illinois (7th Street Campus)3.Bettendorf, Iowa (Terrace Park Campus)Rock Island Campus: This is a 34,000-volume, Level II Trauma Center. EPs work predominantly 10 and 12-hour shifts, with the potential for 8s, if a doc chooses to work fewer hours/day, more days/month. 144 hours/month (1,728/year) constitutes full time, within our hospital system. There are 41 hours of daily physician coverage, with an additional 12 hours of daily PA coverage. The aforementioned coverage creates an average patient-per-hour ratio of 1.8. There is no physical Fast Track, although the PAs deal with the predominant portion of the lesser acute pathologies. This ED is an EMS Base Station. They utilize an electronic charting system for documentation; along with an electronic discharge system, which includes instructions related to diagnoses, diets, immobilization, post procedure, wound care, medications, work/school releases, follow-up, and referral. This department does utilize ultrasound in the Department. This facility has a Hospitalist Program in place; therefore EPs do not admit, write holding orders, or respond to Codes. They see moderate to high acuity cases with a 22% admission rate. However, the Medical Director describes the acuity as being a fun, very manageable level of acuity, and that when you practice in this ED, it reminds an EP why they wanted to practice Emergency Medicine in the first place; this ED is what EM is all about. This facility has outstanding specialty and sub-specialty back-up, inclusive of Neuro Surge and Invasive CATH. This facility has a Door-to-Balloon time quicker than the national average. They ship very little, only bad burns and extreme PEDs. They ship primarily to St. Francis in Peoria, Illinois, which is a Level I Trauma Center and Burn Center. All diagnostics and ancillary services are available 24/7, including Invasive CATH. EPs read plain films initially, with RAD over-reading if necessary. RAD is only 100 feet from ED and there is 24/7 RAD back-up. This facility has the PACS digital, filmless system. They utilize VRC, which stands for Virtual Read Center. Once studies are received over the network, they can be instantly read by the TeleRad on duty. All studies are transmitted over a secured DES 3 encrypted VPN connection. Turn-around times for Lab is very good, with a CBC averaging 30 minutes. Turn-around time for Plain Films is also very good, averaging 15 minutes, or less. This ED is set up in pods, 6 beds/pod. Each EP is responsible for a singular pod, 6 beds. Paul Bolger, the Director, put a Chronic Pain Protocol in place, immediately after he was named Director. This protocol has eliminated drug seekers coming to this ED, because they now know that they will not get what they are striving for. This protocol is in place in all 3 EDs. Moline Campus: This is a 28,000-volume Community ED. This ED is single physician covered, along with 15-hours of PA coverage. They admit about 10% of the overall populace, with almost all actually being admitted to Rock island. EPs occasionally write a holding order, as a courtesy to the Medical Staff. EPs also respond to codes outside the ED. This facility has CT, Plain Film, Lab, MRI and Ultrasound available 24/7. Any CATH issues automatically go to the Rock Island campus. EPs read Plain Films, with RAD over-reading, if necessary. Bettendorf Campus: This is a 18,000-volume, community ED. The volume is increasing at a rapid pace. There is single EP coverage, with 12 hours of PA coverage. EPs occasionally write holding orders, as a courtesy to the Medical Staff. They also do respond to codes outside the ED. This facility has CT, Plain Film, Lab, MRI and Ultrasound available 24/7. Any CATH issues automatically go to the Rock Island Campus. EPs read Plain Films, with RAD over-reading, if necessary. PRACTICE STRUCTURE: Employee of Healthcare System NUMBER of MEMBERS in GROUP: 17ACADEMIC AFFILIATES: Trinity FP Residents sporadically rotate into all 3 EDs and from Osteopathic Medical School in Des MoinesOFFICE SPACE: Rock Island: This department was remodeled about 6 years ago. There are 18 beds in this ED, with most being hard-wire monitored. Moline: 12 beds, with 6 being hard-wire monitored. Newer facility providing up-to-date technologies.Bettendorf: 12 beds. Five years new, this ED was built to grow. PATIENT POPULATION:Rock Island: A general blend of populace, with a high acuity Moline: A general blend of populace, with a moderate acuity Bettendorf: A general blend of populace, with a low to moderate acuitySIZE OF CITY: Rock Island: 50,000Moline: 45,000Bettendorf: 30,000SERVICE AREA: 500K PATIENT TRAFFIC: Rock Island: 34,000 Moline: 28,000Bettendorf: 18,000.HOSPITAL: Trinity Regional Health System (TRHS) is a four-campus healthcare provider located on the western border of Illinois and the eastern border of Iowa. Its campuses in Moline and Rock Island, Illinois and Bettendorf and Muscatine, Iowa, total 600+ licensed beds and employ nearly 3,000 staff. Trinity Regional Health System includes a network of services including rural clinics and mental health facilities. Trinity is licensed for 338 beds on the West Campus and 38 post-surgical recovery care beds on the 7th Street Campus. In 2004, Trinity completed the Trinity at Terrace Park Campus in Bettendorf, Iowa, a 139 bed acute care hospital. Other Trinity subsidiaries include the Robert Young Center for Community Mental Health, Trinity Health Enterprises, Trinity Visiting Nurse and Homecare Association, and Trinity Health Partners, a physician group. In addition, Trinity operates primary care clinics in Coal Valley, East Moline, and Geneseo, Illinois. In Iowa, Trinitys Visiting Nurse and Homecare Association offers a Hospice Unit at Terrace Park, and the Trinity Enrichment Center and the Trinity Health Foundation are in Davenport. Trinity Regional Health System, itself, is a senior affiliate of Iowa Health System which is based in Des Moines, Iowa. Trinity Heart Surgery Program: The Trinity heart surgery team brings, to the Quad-Cities, university-level cardiac surgery in a community hospital setting with meticulous attention to patient outcomes. In fact, the Trinity heart surgeons outcomes are twice as good as national rates, according to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.LOCATION: The Quad Cities (Rock Island and Moline, Illinois / Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa) are located in Northwest Illinois and Southeast Iowa. They sit on Interstate 80, which runs East/West. The Quad Cities are directly across the state (west) from Chicago. They are 175 miles (2:50) West of Chicago, 100 miles (1:37) Northwest of Peoria, Illinois and 260 miles (4:15) North of St. Louis, Missouri.COMMUNITY: Sharing the Mississippi River, the Quad Cities encompasses cities and counties in both Iowa and Illinois, and comprises a vibrant community of 400,000 people. Moline, Illinois: The Quad City International Airport, the third largest airport in Illinois is located in Moline and serves the regional Quad City area. Currently, five airlines offer non-stop flights to eight cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Denver, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Orlando.