ER doctor looking to leave ER

[Anonymous]

I’m an ER doctor and I don’t want to do this job anymore for many reasons related to my health and well-being. Does anybody have experience transitioning from being an ER doctor to another medical job? I’m not in a position to start my own practice right now and would be open to non-clinical positions. I have been practicing medicine for 25 years and do enjoy taking care of patients. I just can’t work in the ER setting anymore.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for doing it for 25 years. I wish you good luck.

[Anonymous]

Look at one medical

[Anonymous]

I know someone who left an ER position and moved to a local university as head of their medical services. He seemed happy as it was a lot lower stress. Not sure if pay was comparable or if he took a pay cut

[Anonymous]

Look at bio med and Pharma sector, chief medical officer roles etc
Health insurance brokerages for medical advisor roles
I also know someone who left and started a med spa

[Anonymous]

Urgent care, military health care/VA? online?

[Anonymous]

Work in a hospital and some of our ER docs have left to do:
Urgent care
Community hospital ERs
Free standing ER
Health insurance and other medical advisor roles
Teaching.

[Anonymous]

Telemedicine?

[Anonymous]

Urgent care seems like a good transition and I bet they'd be happy to have somone with your experience. Kinda like an ER but with limited hours and also limited scope of services. I assume it pays less though.

[Anonymous]

My sister did this transition. She went from ER to hospitalist mostly in the ICU. Community hospital so they started using her where she was needed. She liked that speed better. She is in a big city and ended up running the sick line/appointments for a posh peds practice. She has great hours and pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Urgent care seems like a good transition and I bet they'd be happy to have somone with your experience. Kinda like an ER but with limited hours and also limited scope of services. I assume it pays less though.

Does urgent care even staff doctors anymore.?

Every time we go we get a NP or PA, maybe there is on doctor overseeing?

But anything remotely complicated gets sent to ER, so no doc may b needed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Urgent care seems like a good transition and I bet they'd be happy to have somone with your experience. Kinda like an ER but with limited hours and also limited scope of services. I assume it pays less though.

Does urgent care even staff doctors anymore.?

Every time we go we get a NP or PA, maybe there is on doctor overseeing?

But anything remotely complicated gets sent to ER, so no doc may b needed?

I m a physician and I can tell you that when you have NP or PA saw you and a doctor never saw you , in the same visit, that s in reality, no doctor really overseeing you. It s just NP and PA.

The hospital system or the NP PA didn’t want to involve the doc because it take them more time and or they don’t know what they don’t know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Urgent care seems like a good transition and I bet they'd be happy to have somone with your experience. Kinda like an ER but with limited hours and also limited scope of services. I assume it pays less though.

Does urgent care even staff doctors anymore.?

Every time we go we get a NP or PA, maybe there is on doctor overseeing?

But anything remotely complicated gets sent to ER, so no doc may b needed?

I m a physician and I can tell you that when you have NP or PA saw you and a doctor never saw you , in the same visit, that s in reality, no doctor really overseeing you. It s just NP and PA.

The hospital system or the NP PA didn’t want to involve the doc because it take them more time and or they don’t know what they don’t know.

Could someone translate this gibberish, for those of us who didn't go to medical school but wasted our time on frivolous pursuits, such as learning to put together a coherent sentence?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Urgent care seems like a good transition and I bet they'd be happy to have somone with your experience. Kinda like an ER but with limited hours and also limited scope of services. I assume it pays less though.

Does urgent care even staff doctors anymore.?

Every time we go we get a NP or PA, maybe there is on doctor overseeing?

But anything remotely complicated gets sent to ER, so no doc may b needed?

I m a physician and I can tell you that when you have NP or PA saw you and a doctor never saw you , in the same visit, that s in reality, no doctor really overseeing you. It s just NP and PA.

The hospital system or the NP PA didn’t want to involve the doc because it take them more time and or they don’t know what they don’t know.

Could someone translate this gibberish, for those of us who didn't go to medical school but wasted our time on frivolous pursuits, such as learning to put together a coherent sentence?

That’s a prescription for adderall

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Urgent care seems like a good transition and I bet they'd be happy to have somone with your experience. Kinda like an ER but with limited hours and also limited scope of services. I assume it pays less though.

Does urgent care even staff doctors anymore.?

Every time we go we get a NP or PA, maybe there is on doctor overseeing?

But anything remotely complicated gets sent to ER, so no doc may b needed?

I m a physician and I can tell you that when you have NP or PA saw you and a doctor never saw you , in the same visit, that s in reality, no doctor really overseeing you. It s just NP and PA.

The hospital system or the NP PA didn’t want to involve the doc because it take them more time and or they don’t know what they don’t know.

I meant is there one doctor overseeing the FACILITY. Or are thee just no doctors.