Description
Specialization:
Emergency Medicine
Job Summary:
HCA-Florida Westside Hospital is currently seeking an Assistant Chief for their Free Standing Emergency Room in the Fort Lauderdale area- Plantation, FL that just recently moved to a brand new building in Feb 2026.
**Easy admissions to Westside Hospital (a comprehensive Stroke and STEMI center) that has an affiliation with HCA FL Westside Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Qualifications
Candidates must be Board Certified or in American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) or American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM). Must also have Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
Benefits
Fully comprehensive benefits package including: health, dental, vision, Life, 401K option with match, stock option, AMA dues paid, business expense account, Occurrence Based Malpractice, a very competitive rates and leadership stipend
About the Hospital
HCA Florida Westside Hospital provides comprehensive healthcare to the residents of Broward County. Founded in 1974, HCA Florida Westside Regional Hospital has evolved into a 250-bed medical center and healthcare complex continuously expanding and bringing on the latest technology that enables us to provide leading edge services to the population we serve. Their medical services, combined with programs in specialties varying from oncology to cardiology, from surgery to emergency care, illustrate why they are one of the best leading healthcare facilities in South Florida. HCA Florida Westside Hospital also offers the community the latest in minimally invasive spine and colorectal surgery - and are very excited to be one of only 9 Joint Commission certified centers in the United States for minimally invasive colorectal surgery.
Community
Plantation, Florida is a suburb of Ft Lauderdale that is nested in an area out West that is quiet, with nice gated communities and excellent school systems. It is only minutes to the well-known Sawgrass Mall. It is geographically located 10 miles west of Fort Lauderdale; 20 miles north of Miami/Dade County; and 15 minutes from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. Enjoy the pleasures of living in a community that offers picturesque beaches, a tranquil ambiance and magnificent tropical climate with no state income tax!
At its founding in 1968, Nashville-based HCA was one of the nation's first hospital companies. Today, we are the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, a company comprised of locally managed facilities that includes about 165 hospitals and 115 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and England and employing approximately 204,000 people. Approximately four to five percent of all inpatient care delivered in the country today is provided by HCA facilities. Richard M. Bracken serves as Chairman of HCA and R. Milton Johnson is the company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
HCA is committed to the care and improvement of human life and strives to deliver high quality, cost effective healthcare in the communities we serve. Building on the foundation provided by our Mission & Values, HCA puts patients first and works to constantly improve the care we give them by implementing measures that support our caregivers, help ensure patient safety and provide the highest possible quality. Investing in our communities is important to us. HCA typically invests about $1.5 billion annually to keep our facilities modern and up-to-date technologically and to expand and add services where needed. Focusing primarily on communities where the company is a leading healthcare provider, HCA selectively adds new facilities in order to better serve our communities.
And because two HCA founders were physicians, we value highly the strong relationships we've created with local physicians. We endeavor to provide them with a wide array of services and modern facilities in order to help them deliver the best possible care.