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Emergency Medicine Physicians

Make immediate medical decisions and act to prevent death or further disability. Provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients. May direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department.

$306,640
Median Pay
6-12 years
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EPOCH score: 24/25

Total Score4/6
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Key Responsibilities

  • Select, request, perform, or interpret diagnostic procedures, such as laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, emergency ultrasounds, and radiographs.
  • Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs and priority of treatment.
  • Perform emergency resuscitations on patients.
  • Stabilize patients in critical condition.
  • Perform such medical procedures as emergent cricothyrotomy, endotracheal intubation, and emergency thoracotomy.
  • Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions.
  • Consult with hospitalists and other professionals, such as social workers, regarding patients' hospital admission, continued observation, transition of care, or discharge.
  • Conduct primary patient assessments that include information from prior medical care.
  • Communicate likely outcomes of medical diseases or traumatic conditions to patients or their representatives.
  • Monitor patients' conditions, and reevaluate treatments, as necessary.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

Post-doctoral training

Time to Job Ready

6-12 years

Based on Job Zone 5. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

EHR systems (Epic, Cerner)CPOE systemsPatient tracking/flow systemsE-prescribing softwareMedical imaging viewers

Key Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityInformation Ordering

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Compensation Details

$127,350
10th Percentile
$306,640
Median
N/A
90th Percentile

Based on 35,100 employed workers

Also Known As

Attending Emergency PhysicianAttending PhysicianCritical Care IntensivistCritical Care Intensivist PhysicianCritical Care PhysicianDisaster Medicine PhysicianEmergency Department Doctor (ED Doctor)Emergency Department Physician (ED Physician)Emergency DoctorEmergency MD (Emergency Medicine Doctor)

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 29-1214.00