Physician - Emergency Medicine

Greenwood, MS

Specialty Emergency Medicine
Profession Physician

Locum Emergency Medicine Physician UMMC Greenwood Leflore | Greenwood, Mississippi

Start Date: August 2026
Minimum Commitment: 5 shifts/month
Schedule: 6a 6p or 6p 6a
Call: None

UMMC Greenwood Leflore is seeking Locum Tenens Emergency Medicine Physicians to provide ongoing coverage in Greenwood, Mississippi. This is an excellent opportunity for physicians looking for consistent 12-hour shifts with no call requirement and a minimum commitment of just 5 shifts per month.

Opportunity Highlights
  • 12-hour day and night shifts: 6a 6p and 6p 6a

  • Minimum 5 shifts/month

  • No call

  • 24 physician hours/day

  • Approximately 17,200 annual ED visits

  • Average 47 patients/day

  • EM coverage includes 12-hour coverage Mondays and 10-hour coverage Tuesday Thursday

  • Hospital Medicine provides 12-hour coverage daily

Physician Requirements
  • MD or DO

  • Completed Internal Medicine or Family Medicine residency

  • Minimum 2 years of recent clinical experience

  • Active, unrestricted Mississippi medical license

  • Active Mississippi DEA with required schedules

  • Acceptable board certifications:

    • ABEM

    • ABFM

    • ABIM

    • AOBEM

    • AOBFM

    • AOBIM

  • ACLS AHA required

  • ATLS required

  • PALS required

  • BLS required unless EM board certified

  • APBS/ABPS not accepted

Credentialing Requirements

Candidates must be prepared to provide a complete credentialing file with no outstanding items, including current CV, medical license, DEA, driver's license, Social Security card, diploma, residency certificate, board documentation, recent case logs, CME/CEU records, and malpractice coverage history.

Immunization Requirements
  • COVID vaccine

  • Current flu vaccine

  • Varicella: 2 doses or positive titer

  • MMR: 2 doses or positive titers

  • Tdap within 10 years

  • Hepatitis B: 3-dose series + positive titer

  • TB testing completed within 0 30 days prior to start