GEORGIA  Southeast Coast                                                 to $345K

If you are board certified physician, residency trained in Emergency Medicine, or a 2010 graduating Emergency Medicine resident, this great opportunity provides a marvelous practice environment along with a top tier income package.  Join an established group with strong stability in one of their finest sites along the southeast Georgia coast.  This facility is an award winning hospital with all the bells and whistles, and a superb level two trauma center seeing a census of 50,000 annually.  The physical plant is spacious and state of the art with in-department radiology including a 16-slice CAT Scan, bedside ultrasound and a dedicated nursing staff.  The physicians are a peer group, all residency trained and boarded in Emergency Medicine, with an average age range from mid 30s to mid 40s, all with young families.  They are looking to replace a physician who recently passed away.  There is a great opportunity to work straight nights and earn an escalated income package as well.

Physicians work 10 hour shifts and average 36 clinical hours a week with outstanding coverage.  There are 40 hours of physician coverage daily as well as 36 hours of mid-level provider coverage.  Mid-levels cover the dedicated Fast Track and also work with the physicians in the main ED.  The patient mix is standard community hospital range with an acuity level of around 13%.  Mid-levels see about 45% of ED patients.

There are two academic affiliations with medical students rotating through the ED.  A full hospitalist program is in place with no admit orders being written by ED physicians.  They also enjoy a full electronic medical records system.  Back-up is outstanding with timely response in all major specialties including Pediatrics, Surgery, Ortho and Cardiology.  Complex Neuro cases, PICU and NICU are transferred to Shands in Jacksonville or up to Savannah.  Administrative support of the ED is excellent with the VP of Clinical affairs actually an ex-ED nurse who is a strong champion of the department.

As an employee of this group, an incoming physician will receive a guaranteed salary of $120 per hour, but actually be paid on a fee-for-service basis averaging in the $140 per hour range.  A physician interested in working exclusive night shifts will earn an additional $20 per hour.  The group also provides a strong benefit package including health care for physician and family, long term disability, $10K for CME and full malpractice and tail coverage.  In addition, the group provides a fully funded $49,000 annual contribution to a self-directed 401K account for each physician, bringing this package to $311K based on 1,726 hours a year, or $345K for a dedicated night shift physician based on the same number of clinical hours.  Physicians are welcome to work extra shifts if desired.

Location, location, location sells this position more than any other factor.  If you are a dedicated beach comber, live on St. Simon’s Island and enjoy a short commute to work.  Cost of living and real estate in the area have taken a nose dive so this is the perfect time to score a great beach-front home and take advantage of the outstanding schools, a wonderful work environment, job security and a terrific lifestyle.

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