Urgent Care Physician

Shifts: Most shifts run 12 hours, and a few run 8 hours. Patients: You'll see children and adults. Imaging: You'll need to read and interpret chest and extremity X-rays on your own. Procedures: You should be comfortable doing pelvic exams, digital blocks, suturing, and incision and drainage without help.

Requirements: You'll need a clean NPDB report.

Location and Lifestyle: Georgia runs from mountains in the north to coastal marshes in the southeast, with pine forests and farmland in between. On your days off, you can hike or camp at one of Georgia's state parks.

About Interim Physicians: Ken Teufel, MD, founded the company that became Interim Physicians in 1979, a year after selling a solo family practice in small-town Texas to cover for physicians who couldn't get away. Dr. Teufel served as medical director for 42 years and was one of the founding fathers of locum tenens. The standards Dr. Teufel set still decide which physicians Interim presents to a facility. Interim staff members average 14 years with the company, so the recruiter who places a physician is the same one who calls about the next assignment. Clinicians and facility clients have rated Interim 9 or 10 out of 10 often enough to earn Clearly Rated's Best of Staffing Diamond award.

Frequently Asked Questions: Where is the facility located? The coverage is at several clinic locations across Georgia. Your recruiter will share the sites and exact locations once you've talked through the assignment. How long are the shifts? Most run 12 hours, with a few 8-hour shifts. How many shifts do I need to work? There is a monthly minimum, and your recruiter can share it. What procedures will I do? You should be able to suture, do incision and drainage, place digital blocks, and perform pelvic exams without assistance, and read chest and extremity X-rays on your own.