Specialization:
Emergency Medicine

Job Summary:
HCA-Hospital Based Services is currently seeking an Emergency Medicine Physician to join our team at HCA Florida Westside Regional Medical Center in the Fort Lauderdale area (Plantation, FL).

• 55,000 ER visits per year
• 2.0 pph
• ED consists of 43 beds
• 55 hours physician coverage
• 20 hours of Advanced Practice Provider coverage
• EMR: Meditech, Pdoc, and dragon dictation
• Approximately 15% pediatrics
• Admission rate approximately 25%
• Comprehensive stroke faculty with new biplane
• Interventional cardiac catheterization facility
• 24 hour in house hospitalists
• 24 hour in house intensivists
• No floor code or consult responsibilities
• Newly Accredited EM Residency. Additional Educational opportunities with PA students, medical students, and podiatry residents
• Occurrence Based Malpractice
• Independent Contractor (1099)

Requirements: Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) or American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM). Must also have Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

HCA Florida Westside Regional Medical Center provides comprehensive healthcare to the residents of Broward County. Founded in 1974, HCA Florida Westside Regional Medical Center has evolved into a 224-bed medical center and healthcare complex continuously expanding and bringing on the latest technology that enables us to provide leading edge services to the population we serve. Construction of their new 3-story patient tower completed in the summer of 2019 added 72 private rooms to our facility and offer our patients more comfort and privacy during their stay. Their medical services, combined with programs in specialties varying from oncology to cardiology, from surgery to emergency care, illustrate why they are one of the best leading healthcare facilities in South Florida. HCA Florida Westside Regional Medical Center also offers the community the latest in minimally invasive spine and colorectal surgery - and are very excited to be one of only 9 Joint Commission certified centers in the United States for minimally invasive colorectal surgery.
In the latest news we have a second ER location in Plantation, Florida. This ER, conveniently located on State Road 7, and the former site of Plantation General Hospital, is staffed with an expert emergency team ready to provide the same level of exceptional, rapid care.
Plantation, Florida speaks for itself with affordable housing, excellent school system and only minutes to the well-known Sawgrass Mall. It is geographically located 10 miles west of Fort Lauderdale; 20 miles north of Miami/Dade County; and 15 minutes from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. Enjoy the pleasures of living in a community that offers picturesque beaches, a tranquil ambiance and magnificent tropical climate!