Emergency Medicine Physician

Job Description

Job Description

Level 2 trauma center with high acuity seeks additional Emergency Medicine trained physicians to join our well-established hospital-employed Emergency Medicine team. a 420-bed community hospital serving a population of 600,000+ as the area’s regional trauma center. We are in Dothan, Alabama with an easy drive to Florida's Gulf Coast beaches. Candidates must be EM residency trained and ABEM or AOBEM certified or prepared.

 

PRACTICE BENEFITS

» OPEN TO NEW GRADS! Schedule will average 14 shifts per month

» Compensation: $220/hr base + night differential of $25/hr + $20 per hour worked during the last scheduled double coverage shift of a day. Additional Bonus potential $30k (year 1-3) and $40k starting year 4 and beyond.

» $100k sign on bonus at start of employment 

» Student loan repayment options available

» Paid malpractice that includes tail coverage

» Employer funded retirement plan

» Annual allowances for professional dues and CME

» Paid interview expenses

 

PRACTICE HIGHLIGHTS

 

» All ED physicians are residency-trained and board-certified in Emergency Medicine

 

» High acuity with 60,000 annual patient visits

 

» Independent fast track staffed with mid-level providers

 

» Region's only Level II trauma center

 

» One of only four Comprehensive Stroke Centers in Alabama

 

» Medical Hospitalist program provides ED unassigned coverage, care for transfers, and inpatient consults

 

» Clinical Decision Unit, managed by Hospitalists, holds ED patients up to 24 hours for observation and either admits or discharges

 

 

 

ABOUT US

 

» One of the largest not-for-profit referral centers in Alabama

 

» Serves over 600,000 in a 75-mile radius

 

» 22 ORs with 2 endovascular Suites and open heart surgery suites

 

» 24/7 Neurosurgery services with 2 employed neurosurgeons and 1 fellowship trained neuroendovascular interventionalist

 

» 10 bed dedicated Neurocritical Care Unit

 

» 24/7 Neurohospitalist coverage for general neurology inpatient consults

 

» 32 ICU beds with dedicated Intensivists

 

» Interventional cardiology, EP and radiology labs, lithotripsy, 3 MRIs (1 a 3T), 3 CTs including a fixed 64-slice CT and PET scanner

 

» 28 bed inpatient psychiatric program and outpatient center with psychiatric hospitalist coverage

 

» Robust surgical services including general, vascular, cardiothoracic, urologic, orthopedic, and reconstructive.

 

» 24/7 cardiology services with 2 employed cardiothoracic surgeons

 

» Region's only health system offering EP Cardiology, TAVR, and Watchman procedures

 

» Wound Care Center with traditional and advanced treatments including hyperbaric oxygen therapy

 

» Women’s Imaging Center, Family Birth Center with 27 LDRPs, Level III NICU

 

» Pain Management outpatient clinic located on Southeast Health campus

 

» The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is Alabama’s first osteopathic medical school and the first in the U.S. to be developed by a regional medical center.

 

» ACGME accredited Internal Medicine and

 

Transitional residency programs offer the opportunity to work with residents

 

 

ABOUT DOTHAN, ALABAMA

 

» Ranked #1 small city for doctors by AdvisorSmith

 

» Nearby lakes and rivers less than 100 miles to Gulf Coast beaches

 

» Robust business environment ranked #1 in retail sales in Alabama (per capita)

 

» Highland Oaks, a Robert Trent Jones Golf Course, and other public and private golf courses and driving ranges

 

» Regional Airport served by Delta Airlines

 

» Recognized as a “Playful City” with 19 parks, 6 public swimming pools, 47 tennis courts including a 20-court complex built to professional standards