How to hire an emergency medicine physician

How to hire an emergency medicine physician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step emergency medicine physician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an emergency medicine physician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new emergency medicine physician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the emergency medicine physician you need to hire. Certain emergency medicine physician roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Hiring the perfect emergency medicine physician also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of emergency medicine physician salaries for various roles:

   Type of Emergency Medicine Physician	Description	Hourly rate
   Emergency Medicine Physician	Physicians and surgeons diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses. Physicians examine patients; take medical histories; prescribe medications; and order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests... Show more	$37-163
   Endocrinologist	Endocrinologists specialize in the glands and the hormones our body makes. These doctors deal with the biochemical process, like how your body changes food into energy and how it grows... Show more	$66-188
   Internist	An internist is a physician of internal medicine whose primary duty is to diagnose and treat different illnesses and injuries. Their responsibilities revolve around conducting initial assessment and examination, reviewing medical records and histories, providing consultations, prescribing medicines, and coordinating with different health care workers to ensure optimal care and service to patients... Show more	$57-199

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Medical Care
   • Critical Care
   • IM
   • Family Practice
   • Acls
   • IV
   • Health System
   • Physician Coverage
   • Physician Assistants
   • Community Hospital
   • Tertiary Care
   • Emergency Care
   • Customer Service

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Lead surgeries on: hemorrhoid thrombectomy, abscess drainage, CPR, as well as complicated plastic surgeries due to injury.
   • Start IVs, draw blood, perform EKGs, administer joint and IM injections, and write admission orders.
   • Interpret labs, x-rays, CTs, MRIs, and ECGs.
   • Assist with management of acute cardiac arrest, including intubation and ACLS protocol.
   • Order and interpret lab data, radiologic exams, EKGs and diagnostic studies.
   • Perform therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, suturing, wind care, and infection management.

   More emergency medicine physician duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the emergency medicine physician job description is a good way to get more applicants. An emergency medicine physician salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for an emergency medicine physician in Tennessee may be lower than in Rhode Island, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level emergency medicine physician. Additionally, an emergency medicine physician with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average emergency medicine physician salary

   $162,369yearly

   $78.06 hourly rate

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   Entry-level emergency medicine physician salary

   $77,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 23, 2026

   Average emergency medicine physician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Rhode Island	$140,103	$67
   2	Florida	$131,519	$63
   3	Virginia	$131,437	$63
   4	Nevada	$130,010	$63
   5	California	$129,980	$62
   6	New Mexico	$123,672	$59
   7	Oregon	$122,254	$59
   8	New York	$121,914	$59
   9	North Dakota	$120,465	$58
   10	Ohio	$120,373	$58
   11	Connecticut	$120,269	$58
   12	Texas	$120,217	$58
   13	Louisiana	$119,155	$57
   14	Washington	$118,369	$57
   15	Pennsylvania	$118,024	$57
   16	Minnesota	$117,448	$56
   17	Iowa	$116,481	$56
   18	Arizona	$116,472	$56
   19	Alabama	$113,266	$54
   20	Georgia	$112,855	$54

   Average emergency medicine physician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	University of Southern Indiana	$266,893	$128.31
   2	Pardee Hospital	$253,508	$121.88
   3	PeaceHealth	$251,467	$120.90	141
   4	Great River Health	$242,640	$116.65	8
   5	Rutland Regional Medical Center	$242,216	$116.45	2
   6	Aurora Health Care	$239,093	$114.95	27
   7	Sampson Regional Medical Center	$237,820	$114.34	27
   8	Emergency Service Partners	$237,795	$114.32	1
   9	Franklin County Medical Center	$235,637	$113.29
   10	Fairview Health Services	$234,524	$112.75	97
   11	Pediatric Academic Assoc	$233,953	$112.48
   12	Altru Health System	$232,811	$111.93	1
   13	Asante	$230,501	$110.82	15
   14	MaineGeneral Health	$230,420	$110.78	11
   15	UT Physicians	$227,576	$109.41
   16	Baylor Scott & White Health	$226,621	$108.95	446
   17	CHRISTUS Health	$225,535	$108.43	351
   18	Medstaff National Medical Staffing	$223,062	$107.24
   19	Northwestern Medicine	$222,073	$106.77	52
   20	Kaiser Permanente	$222,003	$106.73	141

4. Writing an emergency medicine physician job description

   A good emergency medicine physician job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of an emergency medicine physician job description:

   Emergency medicine physician job description example

   An inpatient health center in St. Lucie County, Florida is looking to add an Emergency Medicine Physician to their team. The area is known for its fantastic climate, with winters that almost never drop below freezing. The county sports fantastic recreational opportunities, with plenty of museums, as well as major cities and parks nearby. The Everglades are close enough for a weekend trip, and Orlando is close enough for a day trip. This is a great job for someone who loves year-round outdoor recreation.
   Certification: MD/DO Title: Emergency Medicine Physician Board Status : Board Certified Residency/Training: Emergency Medicine Setting : Inpatient
   
   Compensation & Logistics
   Position Type : Locum Tenens 1099 Availability : Part-Time Scheduling : Ongoing Need 6: 00AM – 6: 00PM 7: 00AM – 7: 00PM 10: 00AM – 10: 00PM 1: 00PM – 1: 00AM 5: 00PM – 5: 00AM 7: 00PM – 7: 00AM
   
   KPG Provider Services is a West Coast Focused Company with offices in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. We are focused on offering the best, most rewarding opportunities while providing excellent compensation and support.
   
   Outstanding service is at the core of our culture. Our Medical Professionals will experience a service relationship characterized by respect, a sense of urgency, and attention to detail.
   
   Our team offers benefits like geographic expertise, understanding commuting times, and top market compensation rates.
   
   In short, we focus intently on the things that matter to you with a commitment to achieve exceptional outcomes. Call us and experience the difference!
   
   For a complete listing of our current openings visit www.kpgproviders.com!

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5. Post your job

   To find the right emergency medicine physician for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with emergency medicine physicians they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit emergency medicine physicians who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   To find emergency medicine physician candidates, you can consider the following options:

   • Post your job opening on Zippia or other job search websites.
   • Use niche websites that focus on engineering and technology jobs, such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post your job on free job posting websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit emergency medicine physicians, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new emergency medicine physician

   Once you've found the emergency medicine physician candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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