Emergency Medicine

• *** Site will consider providers with IMLC licenses. Must have a Letter of qualification and a time frame of when license will be obtained when applied for at the time of presentation. If LQ is not submitted with presentation, provider will be redirected. 

• New ED with 75 exam rooms under construction and opening late 2024-25

• 24-hour Cath Lab

• Scribes work alongside physicians

• Additional 10-bed overflow unit

• No Call

• Must be BC/BE in Emergency Medicine 

• Residency requirements-  EM residency required

• Temporary Privileges: Most files are granted temporary privileges prior to the credentials meeting being held due to the rapid turn-around time.

• We do not need to request temps and there is not a separate process, or application, or fee in- order for a provider to be granted temps.

•   Temps are valid for 120 days (or until the file received full Board approval) – whichever occurs first.

• Once a hard-stop date for rapid processing of files is identified, below outlines the normal temporary privilege process:

• Temporary privileges may be granted by the CEO, upon recommendation of the President of the Medical Staff, when there is an important patient care, treatment, or service need, such as: (i) for the care of a specific patient or (ii) to an individual serving as a locum tenens for a member of the Medical Staff. Prior to the granting of temporary privileges in important patient care need situations, current licensure and current competence will be verified.

• EMR- Epic

• ED Volume- 65,000

• Specialty Back Up: All specialty backup available, except for Ophthalmology, OMFS, and hand surgery 

• MUST be open to working days and nights including weekends. Site is adding an addition shift and currently down 1 FTE nocturnist. MUST be open to working days and nights including weekends. Site is adding an addition shift and currently down 1 FTE nocturnist.

• MUST be open to working days and nights including weekends. Site is adding an addition shift and currently down 1 FTE nocturnist.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Must have active KY license and DEA at time of presentation
• Will accept providers with IMLC licenses that have Letter of Qualification 
• Must have clean file and claims history background- All claims history must be presented to MSP coordinator before presentation sent over.
• MUST be BE/BC in Emergency Medicine

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• ATLS
• BLS
• PALS