Emergency Medicine - Physician

Hospital Details

• West Penn Hospital is a 308-bed academic medical center that provides emergency services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and inpatient and outpatient care for the full range of medical and surgical conditions
• West Penn is the first hospital in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania to achieve Magnet Recognition (2006) and the first to achieve Magnet re-designation (2012) from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• West Penn Hospital's obstetrics program is one of the busiest in the region, with more than 3000 deliveries each year, and its Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit admits about 700 critically ill newborns annually, making it one of the region's largest referral centers
• Primary Stroke Center designation and collaboration with Allegheny General Hospital
• Full cardiac capabilities
• The Allegheny Health Network (AHN) provides for a continuum of care that includes world-class treatment in every specialty and sub-specialty
• The Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute provides the most advanced diagnostic and treatment services for all types of cancer
• Through the Allegheny General Hospital - Western Pennsylvania Hospital Medical Education Consortium, West Penn Hospital sponsors numerous graduate medical education programs
• Established Hospitalist program

Emergency Department

ED Volume: 22,000

• Recently renovated, state-of-the-art Emergency Department
• Efficient layout with 23 private patient treatment rooms (5 in a separate 'rapid-treat' area) and dedicated X-ray and CT rooms in the department
• Broad pathology with a high admission rate
• Well-equipped including GlideScope and ED ultrasound
• Computers in each room; Physician order entry
• Emergency Physicians do not write admitting orders or respond to floor codes
• EMS Medical Command Center with an on-site medical coordinator, and EMS teaching opportunity through the Star Center
• EMR: Epic with Abridge AI for ambient generative AI documentation

Community

West Penn is situated in eastern Pittsburgh's Bloomfield community, adjacent to Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and Oakland, and easily commutable from the city's most desired residential areas and suburbs. A friendly, hardworking character and sense of pride permeate the region and its unique neighborhoods.
Pittsburgh hosts world-class education including universities like Pitt and Carnegie Mellon, plus nationally regarding public and private schools. The city and the region feature dozens of parks and other outdoor recreational attractions including the riverfront and mountains. Pittsburghers are dedicated to their sports teams, including its major-league clubs - the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates. A beautiful downtown Cultural District is home to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, and Civic Light Opera and numerous theaters and galleries. Other attractions include the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History, Andy Warhol Museum, and Carnegie Science Center.

Career Details

You got into medicine to do one thing: care for patients. You've come to the right place.
Ours is a Physician-owned group, the largest in the nation, meaning we have built a model that allows our Physicians to focus on our mission: to care for patients. It also means we are built to last, with the size, resources, and opportunities of a national company.
At USACS you will get ownership in the group, access to the very best post-residency continuing medical education in the nation, and a culture devoted to constant improvement by practicing evidence-based medicine. But most importantly, you'll get colleagues who, as leaders of their own destiny, are committed to a culture of shared ownership over our common goal: outstanding patient care.

USACS Benefits

Financial Benefits
Employee Ownership: arrow_forward_ios
$100,000 equity ownership for all full-time Physicians after 3 years of service
401(k): arrow_forward_ios
Industry-leading, 10% practice-funded 401(k) up to $36,000
Continuing Education:
$4,000 tax-free CME/BEA annually
$8,000, including your state and DEA license, in year one for new graduates
Parental Leave: arrow_forward_ios
Groundbreaking 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
Military Leave: arrow_forward_ios
Pioneering paid leave for deployments
Student Loan Refinancing: arrow_forward_ios
As low as 2.99%
Insurance:
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and Rx coverage
Disability:
Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
Malpractice Coverage:
Unmatched medical malpractice, including tail and free litigation support. USACS malpractice claims are less than 1/2 the national average!
Intangible Benefits
Location Flexibility and Job Stability: arrow_forward_ios
Careers nationwide, from New York to Hawaii. Internal USACS STAT Traveling Physicians.
Clinical Guidance:
National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected USACS Physicians.
Bedside Support:
Evidence-based Clinical Management Tools (CMTs) and experienced Physicians available 24/7/365 to assist you.
Onboarding and Ongoing Support:
Dedicated Clinician Advocates for a personalized concierge-style service and the USACS Annual Assembly, open for all Clinicians to attend.
Professional Development:
Scholars (leadership training), Efficiency Academy, Provider Engagement & Patient Experience Academy, and more.

About USACS

US Acute Care Solutions provides acute care to health care systems across the U.S. We're Physician owned and outcome oriented. We seek the best talent to staff clinical teams delivering hospital management solutions.