Job description template

Emergency Medicine Physician Job Description Template

A copy-ready emergency medicine physician job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows emergency medicine physicians earn a median of $335,550 ($161.32/hour); the middle 50% earn $184,830–$418,890.

Job title

Emergency Medicine Physician

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable emergency medicine physician to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will evaluate patients quickly, resuscitate critically ill patients and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate patients quickly
  • Resuscitate critically ill patients
  • Perform emergency procedures
  • Order and interpret tests
  • Treat injuries and acute illness
  • Coordinate with specialists
  • Decide on admission or discharge
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • Doctoral or professional degree
  • Current license or certification as required by [state]
  • Working knowledge of resuscitation and airway management
  • Decisiveness and multitasking
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • ABEM board certification
  • State medical license
  • ACLS, PALS and ATLS
  • Experience with defibrillators

Skills

  • Trauma care
  • Rapid diagnosis
  • Emergency procedures
  • Point-of-care ultrasound
  • Calm under pressure
  • Teamwork

Work environment and schedule

Emergency physicians work in hospital emergency departments, urgent care and freestanding ERs. Shifts of 8–12 hours cover days, nights, weekends and holidays.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a emergency medicine physician job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “Emergency Medicine Physician” is the clearest; alternates include ER Doctor, Emergency Physician, ED Physician.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of an emergency medicine physician so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Emergency Medicine Physician training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our Emergency Medicine Physician hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

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