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1mo agoEmergency Medicine Physician
Cascade Health System · Cascade Medical Center — Portland
Portland, ORFull-time · 14 shifts/month, equitable rotation, no overnights after age 55
Epic · ~1.8 pts/hr
Free for clinicians · Stay anonymous until you choose to share
Emergency Medicine Jobs
Emergency Medicine Jobs on VitalPost
Emergency Medicine Jobs on VitalPost brings together ER physician openings across the full range of practice — permanent staff positions, locum tenens coverage, and per-diem shifts — at community hospitals, academic centers, freestanding EDs, and high-volume trauma centers.
These roles fit board-certified and board-eligible emergency physicians (MD or DO): whether you're finishing residency and hunting for your first attending job, building a locum schedule around family or a fellowship, or picking up per-diem shifts to supplement a primary role.
VitalPost is free for clinicians, and you stay anonymous until you choose to share. Browse listings, compare settings and schedules, and message employers on your terms — replying never reveals you. Applying does: an application releases your name and contact details to that employer and sends your CV when you have one on file, and VitalPost shows you exactly what will be sent before you confirm. When an employer posts pay, signed-in clinicians can see it, so you can weigh compensation before you ever raise your hand.
About emergency medicine roles
Emergency medicine physicians diagnose and stabilize patients of all ages across the full spectrum of acuity — from minor injuries and infections to stroke, trauma, and cardiac arrest — often under time pressure and without a prior history. The work is shift-based rather than clinic-hours, spans nights, weekends, and holidays, and centers on rapid decision-making, resuscitation, and procedures. EM roles range from single-coverage rural EDs to multi-provider urban trauma centers, and increasingly include freestanding emergency departments and hybrid urgent-care/ED settings.
What the role pays
BLS OEWS · May 2025- National mean
- $317,480
- National median
- $335,550
Highest-paying states (annual mean)
- North Dakota $424,750
- Rhode Island $411,330
- Iowa $401,640
- Missouri $400,590
- Maryland $387,020
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (May 2025). These are wages across all employment settings; individual offers vary widely, and many physicians paid through self-employment or partnership are not fully captured.
See the full salary-by-state breakdown →Open emergency medicine roles
1 live listing on VitalPost — free to apply. Browsing is anonymous, and messaging on VitalPost stays anonymous until you choose to share; applying releases your name, contact details, and — if you have one on file — your CV to that employer.
Emergency Medicine jobs: frequently asked questions
- What are the requirements for emergency medicine physician jobs?
Most employers require an MD or DO with completed EM residency training and board certification or board eligibility through the American Board of Emergency Medicine or its osteopathic counterpart. You'll also need an active state medical license, a DEA registration for controlled substances, and typically current ACLS, PALS, and ATLS certifications. Some rural or lower-acuity EDs will consider physicians from other residency backgrounds, but that varies by facility.
- What licenses do I need, and can one license cover multiple states?
You need an unrestricted medical license in each state where you practice. If you plan to work locums or per-diem across state lines, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact can speed up licensure in participating states for physicians who qualify. The Federation of State Medical Boards maintains resources on individual state boards, and each board sets its own rules — so confirm requirements with the specific board where you intend to work.
- What drives pay in emergency medicine?
Compensation in EM is shaped by geography (rural and underserved areas often pay more to attract coverage), patient volume and acuity, and the employment model — independent/democratic groups, hospital employment, and staffing companies structure pay differently. Shift differentials for nights, weekends, and holidays, productivity or RVU incentives, and whether malpractice and tail coverage are included all move the total. Pay varies widely, and on VitalPost, when an employer posts it, signed-in clinicians can see it on the listing.
- What's the difference between permanent, locum, and per-diem ER jobs?
Permanent roles are ongoing employed or partnership positions with a set schedule and benefits. Locum tenens assignments are temporary contracts — days to months — usually as an independent contractor (1099), often with travel and housing covered and no long-term commitment. Per-diem means picking up individual shifts as needed, typically at facilities near you. Many EM physicians blend all three over a career, and VitalPost tags listings so you can filter for the arrangement you want.
- Can I job search anonymously on VitalPost?
Yes. Create a free clinician account and browse listings and message employers without exposing your identity — they can't see your name or contact details until you choose to share them, and going back and forth in a conversation keeps you anonymous. Applying is the deliberate exception: submitting an application releases your name and contact details to that employer and sends your CV when you have one on file. VitalPost spells out exactly what will be sent and asks you to confirm before the application goes out, so you can explore opportunities discreetly, even while currently employed, and reveal who you are only when a role is genuinely worth it.
- Is board eligibility enough, or do I need to be board certified?
It depends on the employer and setting. Many hospitals and larger groups require board certification (or a defined path to it) for credentialing and payer contracts, while some community, rural, or freestanding EDs will hire board-eligible physicians or those still within their certification window. Academic and trauma centers tend to have the strictest requirements. Check each listing's stated criteria, and see ACEP for background on emergency medicine practice standards.