Emergency medicine focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department.
The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury. A high-pressure, fast-paced, and diverse specialty, emergency medicine is primarily hospital emergency department-based, but with extensive pre-hospital responsibilities for emergency medical systems. The care provided by the emergency physician is episodic in nature and involves a full spectrum of physical and behavioral conditions. The care provided is needed due to the patient requiring immediate medical attention. The types of treatments and procedures performed by a physician in emergency medicine vary on the injury of a patient. Accidents are always happening. There will always be the need for physicians to specialize in emergency medicine.
Median Salary: $320,419 per year
Projected Growth: 24% from 2014-2024
Green Bay, WI 54305-340005/29/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Green Bay, WI 54305-340005/29/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Clinton, NC 28328-260305/29/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Clinton, NC 28328-260305/29/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Greensburg, IN 47240-132705/29/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Greensburg, IN 47240-132705/29/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Jacksonville, FL 3224605/29/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Jacksonville, FL 3224605/29/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Dallas, TX 3791905/29/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Dallas, TX 3791905/29/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Alamogordo, NM 88310-870005/29/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Alamogordo, NM 88310-870005/29/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Alamogordo, NM 88310-870005/29/2026
Physician Assistant | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Alamogordo, NM 88310-870005/29/2026
Physician Assistant | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Osage Beach, MO 65065-305005/29/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Osage Beach, MO 65065-305005/29/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Corpus Christi, TX 78414-410005/29/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Corpus Christi, TX 78414-410005/29/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Beaumont, TX 77702-180905/29/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Beaumont, TX 77702-180905/29/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Beaumont, TX 77702-180905/29/2026
Physician Assistant | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Beaumont, TX 77702-180905/29/2026
Physician Assistant | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Laredo, TX 78046-237605/29/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Laredo, TX 78046-237605/29/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Osage Beach, MO 65065-305005/29/2026
Physician Assistant | Emergency Medicine | Permanent