Emergency Department Employment

*Contact Hendricks Regional Health for interest in any employment opportunities.

Sites

• Danville Emergency Department 

• Brownsburg Emergency Department 

Practice Description

• Community appropriate mix of adult and pediatric patients

• Outstanding relationship with our Nursing, Ancillary Staff, and Hospital Administration

• High medical acuity, less than 1% LWBS rate

• ED / ED Physicians' Press Ganey rating at 95-99th percentile for 2021.  

• Certified Primary Stroke Hospital, Pre-Hospital TeleStroke Program

• Chest Pain Center, Cardiac Cath lab on weekdays

• ED Staffed with trained Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) nurses at both sites.

• Multiple specialties including: General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatric and AdultHospitalists, Infectious Disease, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Urology, Gastroenterology, OB/GYN,and Cardiology

• Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Intensivists in house at main campus 24/7

• Special Care Nursery at main campus

• Community Paramedic Program

• Palliative Care Program at main campus

• Excellent Radiology coverage with MRI, CT, and Ultrasound. Many procedures available(Paracentesis, Thoracentesis, LP) if requested. All studies during day hours reviewed in real-time by our Radiologists. Tele-radiology used for after hours/overnight imaging

• Excellent Respiratory Therapy coverage with state of the art equipment, ventilators, CPAP/BiPAP,Vapotherm, Video Airway Devices

Education

• Ongoing relationship with Marian University-College of Osteopathic Medicine. Opportunity to have 3rd/4th year medical students rotate with physicians. 

• Director of Medical Education for the hospital is an Emergency Physician. 

• Opportunities for EMS education through our Hospital's EMT and paramedic training programs.

Electronic Medical Record

• EPIC at both sites

• Dragon Dictation at both sites

Workload / Shifts

• Work-Life/Life-Work balance and commitment to family are essential parts of our group culture. 

• Physicians: 8, 9, & 12 hour shifts. Split ~50% at each site. Shift requests due 3 months in advance. We all work equal share of holidays, weekends, and nights (unless more nights requested).

• Physician Assistants: 5, 10, &14 hour shifts. Danville and Brownsburg ED. We all work equal share of holidays, weekends, and evenings. No overnight shifts.  

• Dedicated Nocturnists at both sites. 

• Average 1.3-1.5 patients per hour.

• Excellent, collegial relationship between our Physician Assistants and our Physicians. 

• Team attitude & work ethic.

Hospitals

• 170 inpatient beds, 12 bed ICU, Pediatric Unit, Stroke Unit, Special Care Nursery

• ED has 26 beds (6 fast track beds, 3 critical care beds). 2 patient decontamination shower in building, mass decontamination unit in ambulance bay (can do 20 patients at a time). In department CT scan, radiology room, and ultrasound. Bedside ultrasound available. Constructed in 2004. It isstate of the art and has had at least 4 other EDs built on it's design. CT scanner is 64 slice scanner. MRI in hospital 3 Tesla. Helicopter pad outside ED.

• 6 inpatient beds

• ED has 12 beds (2 critical care beds). There is also a 4 bed observation unit in the ED. Facilityopened January 2018.

• CT scan, radiology, ultrasound, MRI available.

• Helicopter pad outside ED.

History and Indianapolis area

• Physician and Physician Assistant longevity

• Providing Emergency Medical Care at Hendricks Regional Health since 1993

• Independent Democratic Group 1993 - October 2020.

• Hospital Employed November 1, 2020 - Present at Hendricks Regional Health

• Great community with top-rated schools. Many of our staff live on the North and West sides of Indianapolis. Hendricks County is one of Indiana's fastest growing counties.

• Very low cost of living

• Favorable Indiana legal environment with peer Medical Review Panel process. 

Dr. Nossett serves as a track physician at the annual Indianapolis 500 race

EMS

• HRH is an EMS training facility for EMTs and Paramedics

• Two physicians provide EMS medical direction

• Hendricks Regional Health serves as sponsoring Medical Control Hospital for multiple Fire/EMSagencies in Hendricks, Morgan, and Boone counties, including: Brownsburg, Avon, Plainfield,Danville, Liberty, Mooresville, Pittsboro, Lizton, and North Salem.

• We also provide EMS Medical Direction to Hendricks County 911 Communication Center andHendricks County Tactical EMS Teams.

Stroke Care

• HRH has Primary Stroke Center certification.

• We have a state of the art Pre-Hospital TeleStroke Program that allows assessment of patientsremotely via secure mobile technology.

Cardiac Care

• Hendricks Cardiac Care