| Emergency medicine jobs require the services of a | | | | Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. |
| special person. A doctor has to be able to handle a | | | | Sometimes more than one doctor is on call in an ER. |
| chaotic environment and has to be certified in | | | | Other times there is only one doctor and he or she will |
| advanced life support for all ages. The hours are long, | | | | have the services of nurses and other support staff. |
| and in some areas, the job is covered by a medical | | | | If a doctor is a part of a emergency room service, the |
| service. The emergency room doctors come and | | | | positions are usually contracted out to physicians |
| work at a hospital for a specific time period. After | | | | outside of the hospital. They will often work in several |
| they've fulfilled their duties, they move on to another | | | | hospitals in a region, providing care for people that |
| place. In bigger cities, there is often a rotation between | | | | come in needing care. The service will cover all |
| ER doctors, but they only work at one hospital. | | | | housing and travel expenses while the doctor works in |
| Any injury or illness can come through an Emergency | | | | a specific location. Pay is competitive and benefits |
| Room door at any time. It's necessary for the doctor | | | | include medical and dental insurance, as well as life |
| to be able to handle all situations because they are the | | | | insurance and a retirement savings plan. |
| ones in charge of assessing and providing care. | | | | Emergency medicine jobs are ones that are at the |
| Everyone looks to them for direction. This is why | | | | front lines of saving people's lives. These doctors |
| emergency medicine jobs require certification in | | | | provide care to people at a time when they need it the |
| Advanced Trauma Life Support, Advanced Cardiac | | | | most. |