Hospitalist

Job Description

Job Description

Hospital-employed Hospitalist group seeks additional Internal Medicine residency trained physicians to join a robust, rapidly growing practice as a Hospitalist. Southeast Health is a 420-bed regional referral in Dothan, Alabama. It manages its own hospitalist program. The current practice includes more than 30 full time board- certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist physicians. Daytime Hospitalists work 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. shift on a 7 on / 7 off rotation. Average daily census is 15-20 patients per provider on day 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 health, dental, and vision insurance, along with retirement

» Option to earn quarterly bonus

» Paid malpractice with tail coverage

» CME and professional fees allowance

» Shift differential for nocturnists

and opportunity to pick up extra shifts

HOSPITALIST 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–no procedures required

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

» 22 ORs with 2 endovascular suites and open heart, IR and Vascular surgery

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

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

interventionalist

» 10 bed dedicated Neurocritical Care Unit

» An ACGME Internal Medicine Residency

program began July 2018 with an inaugural class of 13 residents which has since increased to 16 per class.

» An ACGME Transitional Year Residency with a class size of 12 per year.

ABOUT DOTHAN, ALABAMA

» Dothan ranked #1 small city for doctors by AdvisorSmith

» Nearby lakes and rivers and 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

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

for acute stroke / neuroendovascular care

» 28 bed inpatient psychiatric program

» Manage patients in clinical decision unit

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

» 12 hour work shifts, no call required

» Average schedule is 15 shifts per month

» Throughput initiative to decrease patient stays

» EPIC EMR

» Region's only facility offering TAVR and Watchman procedures

» Pain Management services provided through outpatient clinic on SEH 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. Each class has 210 students.