Physician - Pulmonology - Flexible Schedule, Not for Profit, No Call, 8 Weeks Off

Benefis is one of Montana’s largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Montana is currently recruiting for a progressive Pulmonary physician to join our busy team of Physicians and APPs to support outpatient and procedure volumes. The department currently employs two Pulmonologists and a Nurse Practitioner who have outpatient practices, in addition to three experienced Critical Care Pulmonologists (who also work in ICU).

Position Details:

• The department is equipped with a plethysmography, a spirometer and complete pulmonary function testing lab as well as a new cardiopulmonary exercise laboratory, state of the art navigational bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound. Specialty procedures performed in the bronch lab include:  Bronchothermoplasty, Cryotherapy/Bronchial Blocker, APC Cautery, Super Dimension, EBUS, Lung Stent, Laser Phototherapy, and Pleurex Cath Insertion
• Opportunity to teach 3rd and 4th year medical students and to participate in an internal medicine residency program
• Opportunity to develop pre- and post-transplant coordination if desired and participate in tumor board twice a week at our regional cancer center.

Work Hours and Call Coverage:

• General outpatient clinic is open and staffed M – F from 8:00 – 5:00 pm
• Flexibility in physician schedule including 4-day work week
• No call - current call is taken by inpatient team

Why we stand out 

• Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures 

• Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20+ year tenure 

• Over 460 employed physicians and advanced practice providers on medical staff 

• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more! 

• Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care 

• Native American programs designed to ensure patients and their families receive care that is culturally sensitive, respectful, and supportive of their unique needs and traditions. 

• International airport with direct flights to: DEN, SLC, SEA, ORD, LAS and PHX 

How we support you

• Nationally competitive compensation structures with guaranteed salaries + productivity and performance bonuses  
• 8 weeks paid time off annually 
• Generous sign-on / relocation bonus 
• Annual $6,000 CME/license/dues  
• 5-7% retirement match + 457b program 
• Paid malpractice + tail 
• Physician wellness programs focused on personal and professional development  
• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues  
• J1 waiver sponsorships for specific specialties with established immigration council  

Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montana’s base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.

Benefis Health System is one of Montana’s largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation and not-for-profit status, led by a CEO with a 25 year tenure.  We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker’s “Best Places To Work in Healthcare” for 7 years.  Benefis covers ¼ of the state’s land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular, radiation and medical oncology, advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the-art emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.

Visit our website  www.benefis.org for more information 

Submit your CV today to learn more, EricaMartin@benefis.org or ProviderCareers@benefis.org