Pediatrician - Full-Time or Part-Time - Rural Healthcare

OPEN POSITION: Physician - PediatricianSCHEDULE: - Full-Time, 4 or 5 Days per Week- Part-Time, 2 or 3 Days per Week- Monday to Friday- 8:00am to 5:00pm- No Nights- No Weekends- No Holidays- On-Call 1:3FULL-TIME COMPENSATION:- Negotiable Sign-On Bonus- $250,000+ Annual Base Salary, dependent on experience- Productivity Bonus Structure- $200,000 Student Loan Repayment Plan- Relocation Package- Malpractice Insurance w/ Tail- Health / Dental / Vision / Life Insurance- CME Allowance + 5 Days Paid Time Off- 4 Weeks Paid Vacation Time- Paid Holidays- License / DEA / NPI Fees Reimbursed- 401k- Package Details NegotiableLOCATION: Alma, GeorgiaCOMPANY PROFILE: This community-centric rural healthcare system has been serving the residents of Bacon County for more than 75 years.  They are proud to be a rare critical access hospital (CAH) with an obstetrics department that delivers approximately 180 babies per year, who are attended to by dedicated and compassionate staff in their Level I Well-Baby Nursery.  The system boasts a 25-bed general acute care hospital accredited by the Joint Commission, a community care center, a sleep center, a child development center, and an 88-bed long-term care facility.  They currently have a staff of 21 physicians and nurse practitioners across 12 specialities, and are hiring due to a combination of physician retirement and growth in their patient population.POSITION DESCRIPTION: The new pediatrician will work in a rural healthcare setting, seeing patients in a critical access hospital (CAH), as well as its affiliated clinic located directly across the street.The hospital has a Level I Well-Baby Nursery and sees approximately 180 births per year.  Complex cases are transferred to a Level III NICU in Savannah.The pediatrician will see an average of 20 to 25 patients per day, with ample support from a dedicated team and administrative time built into the schedule.The duties of the pediatrician role include, but are not limited to:- newborn rounding- well child exams- school physicals- sick visits- evaluate, diagnose, and provide treatment- refer patients to specialists as needed- discuss procedures, test results, and treatments with patients and families- recommend preventive health measures and habits- prescribe medications and formulate ongoing treatment plansThe system uses the MEDITECH electronic health record.The pediatrician’s call schedule is 1:3 with a required 30-minute callback timeframe.  The on-call duties are phone triage only, as overnight deliveries and inpatient complications are attended to by the on-site hospital staff.  On-call volume is very low.This will be an autonomous role, with the pediatrician joining a 7-physician primary care practice (4 family medicine and 3 internal medicine providers) as the first pediatrician.  There is a strong built-in referral base through the obstetrics department and the pediatrician will have a full panel of patients.REQUIREMENTS:- Georgia medical license- DEA- Board Certified or Eligible, Pediatrics- J1 visa candidates welcome to apply- current residents welcome to applyHOW TO APPLY:To apply for this position, please send your resume to Jenn Kunkel at jenn@chsrecruiting.com or call (773) 998-1272.Please visit www.chsrecruiting.com/jobs for a full list of openings at CHS Recruiting.

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