TeamHealth has an excellent opportunity for a full-time physician to join our emergency department (ED) team at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, Kentucky. This 14-bed ED averages 2.0 patients per hour with medium acuity, has a 12 percent admission rate, and an annual patient volume of 23,000. We staff 24 hours of daily physician coverage, as well as 18 hours of daily advanced practice clinician coverage. Jackson Purchase Medical Center has supportive and well-staffed nursing and Hospital medicine program. We ask that you be board certified or board eligible in emergency medicine, family medicine, or internal medicine. Other requirements include current ATLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications. J1 physicians are encouraged to apply!A dedicated group of leaders, clinicians and operators at TeamHealth and LifePoint create better experiences for clinicians, patients and communities nationwide. When you join a LifePoint team through TeamHealth, you will receive: access to leaders, operators and other clinicians who dedicate themselves to a successful partnership between LifePoint and TeamHealth; direction from two of the top leaders in the healthcare industry; and a work environment where integrated care is a focus for emergency medicine and hospital medicine clinicians to create better patient experiences.
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Position Highlights:
- LifePoint facility with an appreciative CEO and administration who has the ED's best interest in all decisions
- Secure schedule with flexibility for all clinicians
- J1 physicians enjoy the support of an immigration specialist
- 24-hour physician coverage with 18 hours of strong advanced practice clinician coverage
- Signing bonus for full-time commitments
- Independent contractor status with these benefits, company paid professional liability insurance (including tail), CME benefits through the TeamHealth Institute, and concierge service
Making Communities Healthier
Jackson Purchase Medical Center is a 107-bed (all private), Joint Commission-accredited facility. The hospital is the sole provider of acute care in Graves County and draws patients from the eight counties of the Jackson Purchase (the section of land between the Tennessee and Mississippi River that President Andrew Jackson purchased from the Chickasaw Indians in the early 1800s). At Jackson Purchase Medical Center, our goal is to deliver the best healthcare available in the greater western Kentucky region as we seek to make our community healthier.
Beautiful Kentucky town
Downtown Mayfield features a historic district with antique-era light fixtures and renovated sidewalks with brick inserts. Mayfield is an all American town where Glory Days is still celebrated on the main thoroughfare on the Fourth of July. In Mayfield, you"ll find the kind of western Kentucky charm indicative of the entire region. As a community, we strive to hold on to our roots but prepare for the future. Mayfield Graves County has things to offer for all ages and is a great place to live. Only 90 minutes from Nashville, Tennessee!