Hospitalist In Scottsbluff, NE

Job Description

Experience job satisfaction and career growth as a daytime hospitalist when you join our reputable hospital medicine team at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. You will be instrumental in providing quality medical care for low, mid and high acuity patients in this collaborative practice environment. This position is ideal for the hospitalist physician who desires to practice rural medicine, enjoys a high degree of autonomy as the quarterback of patient care in the hospital, and welcomes the ability to care for the full spectrum of inpatient medicine. 

Opportunity Overview

• Prestigious 188-bed regional tertiary medical center
• Level II trauma center 
• Epic EMR system 
• Open ICU setting 
• Well-regarded GME program for family medicine residents 
• Ability to sponsor J-1 and H-1B cap exempt applicants

We welcome board certified/board eligible applicants who are internal medicine trained and/or family medicine trained with extensive training or practice experience with a comfort level in an open ICU setting. Will entertain candidates who desire to put down roots in Nebraska’s landmark country or physicians interested in working in a collegial hospital medicine program while working a schedule that allows them to travel in to provide services yet live elsewhere. 

Contact us today to learn how you can be a part of this stellar program!

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Benefits

- Manageable daily patients encounters around 13 with 2 admissions daily
- 12-hour shifts 
- Open to considering a block schedule of 7 days on, 7 days off or will entertain a flexible and/or modified schedule
- Competitive earnings with hourly rate plus incentives 
- Excellent working relationship with our partners in hospital administration 
- Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage
- Stability of being part of the industry leader in hospital medicine, TeamHealth 
- Ability to support J-1 waiver and H-1B cap exempt needs

Facility

Regional West Medical Center, located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, offers 188 licensed beds, a Level II trauma center, and serves as a regional tertiary medical center for western Nebraska and surrounding states. This locally owned, not for profit acute care facility is the premier healthcare institution and the region's primary resource for comprehensive medical care. In addition to primary care and emergency/trauma care with air ambulance service, Regional West Medical Center provides services for acute rehab medicine, an array of surgical services, behavioral health, cancer center, cardiology, endocrinology, nephrology, neurosurgery, pulmonary/critical care, orthopedics, tele-infectious disease/neurology, and more. With excellence in patient care provided at Regional West similar to hospitals in urban areas, the hospital has multiple academic affiliations in place; for example a family medicine residency program through the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a hospital-based, two-year radiograph education program through the School of Radiologic Technology. The hospital also serves as a clinical training site for multiple disciplines such as nursing, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, social work and more.

About the City

Scottsbluff is a city located in the western part of the state of Nebraska. It is the largest city in the Nebraska Panhandle and the 13th largest city in Nebraska. The area is best known as the home of breathtaking Scotts Bluff National Monument that rises 800 feet above the North Platte River. The area is rich with geological and paleontological history making it an ideal home for the outdoor enthusiast. Scottsbluff is home to the Old West Balloon Fest and offers many exciting annual festivities and metropolitan amenities.

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