Internal Medicine Physician

Rural Physicians Group (RPG) is looking for a hospitalist to join our team at Astria Sunnyside Hospital who is passionate about rural medicine, is looking to make a difference in medically underserved communities, and wants to enjoy a flexible schedule with more autonomy.

We are on a mission to help rural hospitals meet the needs of the people they serve. Our expansive network of passionate, experienced hospitalists, surgicalists and APPs works full-time to solve the healthcare crisis in rural communities, partnering with hospitals to offer continuity of care and improved patient outcomes.

THE OPPORTUNITY

• 25 bed critical access hospital
• Level 4 Trauma Center
• EMR: Cerner with Dragon dictation
• 7 ICU beds
• Avg. Daily Census: ranges from 8-20, average 10
• Several onsite support specialties in addition to ED
  

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Contractor (1099) Status - enjoy tax benefits of owning your own business
• Compensation options: daily stipend plus collections or wRVU model bonus
• Eligibility for bonus pool (up to 20k quarterly based on RPG metrics)
• PRIME $100 bonus for physicians working 10+ shifts per month + $3,000
• Quarterly Prime Bonus
• Hospital will submit billing
• Housing provided by RPG
• Malpractice Insurance provided by RPG
  

SCHEDULE & ACCOMODATIONS

• Consistent placement -plan your schedule 90 days out
• In an effort to provide continuity of care and consistency with our small rural communities and hospitals, we require a minimum of 5-day stretch per month (you may work more!)
• Dedicated and convenient private and comfortable quarters/call-room
• Meals provided in physician's lounge

QUALIFICATIONS

• Board certified in family or internal medicine
• Active state licensure or ability to obtain
• Ability to perform full scope of practice
• Clean malpractice and disciplinary history
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Prior experience preferred
• Proficiency and willingness to perform mainline procedures.

Rural Physicians Group is an expansive physician network of rural-focused hospitalists, surgicalists and APPs that are passionate about helping rural hospitals meet the needs of the communities they serve. We offer a true, permanent solution to the crisis facing more than 1,300 rural hospitals across the United States, and we are actively growing our network of exceptional providers to help us achieve this mission.

By working with Rural Physicians Group, our hospital partners receive full-time, dedicated providers on site, filling a critical void in care coverage and allowing for better patient outcomes. Better outcomes lead to expanded inpatient services. Expanded inpatient services revitalize the hospital. And a revitalized hospital improves the entire community. This is the way rural medicine should be. An extraordinary solution to a very complex problem.

The Astria Health system, headquartered in the heart of the state of Washington s wine country in the beautiful Yakima Valley, is the largest non-profit healthcare system based in Eastern Washington. Astria Health is the parent non-profit organization of Astria Sunnyside Hospital and Astria Toppenish Hospital and delivers care throughout the Valley through its Astria Health Hospitals and its Astria Ambulatory Care model focused on delivering the highest level of ambulatory and outpatient care in convenient locations in both the Lower and Upper Yakima Valley. Astria Ambulatory Care is designed to meet the changing lifestyles and diverse needs of those living and working throughout the region.

Astria Health delivers both inpatient hospital care and emergency services, ambulatory care, and outpatient services throughout the Yakima Valley. Inpatient Hospital and Emergency care is provided at two community-focused Astria Health Hospitals; Astria Sunnyside Hospital and Astria Toppenish Hospital. Astria Health's continuum of care services includes hospitals, outpatient Astria Health Centers, Astria Therapy Services, Astria Home Health, and medical services customized specifically for the region and based on specific community need. The Astria Health system ensures healthcare sites and providers are conveniently located in towns and cities throughout the Region to ensure convenient access to quality healthcare at all times.