Hospitalist/Nocturnist $100K Sign-on Dothan, AL

Description

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionHospital-employed Hospitalist group seeks additional Internal Medicine residency trained physicians to join a robust, rapidly growing practice. Southeast Health is a 420-bed regional referral center in Dothan, Alabama and it manages its own hospitalist program. The current practice includes more than 30 full-time board-certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist physicians. The Nocturnists work 12 shifts per month with flexible, individualized scheduling. The shift time is 7 p.m.– 7 a.m. Average daily census is 9-10 patients per provider on night shift. Our facility serves a diverse patient population spanning multiple age groups, socio-economic classes, and ethnicities.

 

BENEFITS INCLUDE

» Paid interviewing expenses

» $100k signing bonus

» Competitive salary with comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to dental/health insurance, malpractice, CME and retirement

» Shift differential for nocturnist physician providers

» Option to earn quarterly bonus

» CME and professional fees allowance

» Paid malpractice with tail coverage

 

PRACTICE HIGHLIGHTS

» Provide coverage for unassigned patients who present to ED requiring inpatient care, care for transfers and in- hospital consults

» Admit and co-manage with intensivist support adult patients in critical care

» 12 hour work shifts, 7p-7a

» Minimum requirement is 12 shifts/month

» Flexible, individualized scheduling

» 24/7 pulm/critical care support for all CC admissions

» 24 hour subspecialty support available for all specialties including presence of in house radiology physician 24/7

» EPIC EMR

ABOUT

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

» 420 licensed bed facility

» 3,000+ dedicated employees

» 400+ active Medical Staff

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

» Level 2 trauma center staffed

by EM residency trained physicians

» One of 3 Comprehensive Stroke Centers in Alabama with a dedicated lab for neuroendovascular procedures

» 24/7 Neurosurgery coverage with employed neurosurgeons and a fellowship trained neuroendovascular interventionalist

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

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

» Region's only facility offering TAVR

 

» Pain Management services provided through outpatient clinic on SEH campus

» 28-bed inpatient psychiatric program

» ACGME accredited Internal Medicine

and Transitional Year residency programs offer the opportunity to work with residents

» 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. Each class has 210 students.

ABOUT DOTHAN, ALABAMA

» Ranked #1 small city for doctors by AdvisorSmith and one of the Top 10 fastest growing cities in AL

» 90 miles to the Gulf Coast FL beaches

» Cost of living index is 92.8 vs. the national average of 100

» 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

» Average annual temperature is 68 degrees

» Over 20 miles of outdoor trails for hiking, walking and biking