Emergency Medicine Physician

skilledwoundcare; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

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Job summary

Skilled Wound Care in Birmingham, AL is seeking an Emergency Medicine Physician to lead wound care initiatives in skilled nursing facilities. The role emphasizes a daytime schedule with no nights or rotating shifts, offering a true Monday–Friday work pattern.

You will use procedural skills such as debridement, manage chronic wounds, and work with SNFs. Qualifications include MD/DO, state license, and DEA eligibility.

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
• Unrestricted medical license in the state of practice.
• DEA license or eligibility to obtain one.
• Open background welcomed; wound care training provided.
• Experience in wound care is not required.

Responsibilities

• Surgical and bedside debridement and other procedures.
• Evaluation and treatment of chronic, non-healing wounds.
• Advanced dressings and wound protocols.
• Collaborative care in skilled nursing facilities and post-acute settings.

Skills

Procedural skills

Education

MD or DO

Job description

Job Title: Emergency Medicine Physician

Location: Birmingham, AL

Employment Type: Full-time or Part-time

Salary: $250,000 - $500,000 per year for Full-time

Emergency Medicine Physician Jobs in Birmingham, AL : Your Procedural Skills, a Better Way to Practice

You chose Emergency Medicine to treat whatever comes through the door. But years of rotating nights, weekends and holidays take a toll on your sleep, health and family life. Across the country, Emergency Medicine physicians are dealing with ED crowding and boarding, rising violence against staff, satisfaction-score pressure and staffing groups that cut hours and pay. Skilled Wound Care, a premier national physician group, is hiring Emergency Medicine Physicians in Birmingham, AL to work as wound care physicians and lead wound care initiatives in skilled nursing facilities across the area.

Why Emergency Medicine Physicians in Birmingham, AL Choose Wound Care

In a specialty where your schedule can mean nights, weekends and missed holidays, we offer a refreshing alternative:

• No Nights, No Rotating Shifts: No overnight shifts, no weekends, no holidays and no pagers. This is a true Monday-Friday daytime physician job, so you can finally keep a regular sleep schedule and be home for your family.
• Keep Using Your Procedural Skills: Surgical debridement and bedside procedures are part of your daily practice.
• A Calmer Clinical Setting: Leave behind crowded waiting rooms, boarding patients and the safety concerns of the modern ED.
• See Patients Heal: Follow patients through healing and build lasting relationships, instead of treating them once and never learning what happened.
• Clinical Autonomy: Direct patient outcomes based on your clinical expertise, not throughput metrics, satisfaction scores or a staffing company.
• Smarter Documentation: Our custom software is designed to slash admin time, so you're not stuck charting after your shift ends.

Emergency Medicine Physician Responsibilities

Use the latest advancements in wound healing to change lives in communities across Birmingham, AL :

• Surgical and sharp debridement and other bedside procedures
• Evaluation and treatment of chronic, non-healing and complex wounds
• Advanced dressings and specialized wound protocols
• Collaborative care in skilled nursing facilities and the post-acute setting, where you follow patients through healing

Emergency Medicine Physician Salary & Compensation

• Average Annual Earnings: 200,000-250,000 (no earning cap as an independent contractor)
• High Achievers: Top performers earn $300,000+ through performance bonuses
• Pay Structure: Per-patient and per-procedure pay, plus quarterly bonus programs

Emergency Medicine Schedule

We offer consistent weekday schedules with no nights or weekends, in part-time or full-time options:

• Part-Time : 2-3 days per week
• Full-Time: 4-5 days per week

Emergency Medicine Physician Requirements

• Medical Degree: MD or DO from an accredited institution
• Medical License: Unrestricted/clear medical license in the state of practice (or eligibility to obtain one)
• DEA License: Or eligibility to obtain one
• Open Background: We welcome Emergency Medicine physicians, as well as surgeons of all backgrounds and Family Medicine and Internal Medicine physicians. No previous wound care experience is required; we provide comprehensive wound care training

Great Place to Work® Certified!

Skilled Wound Care is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the 5th year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Skilled Wound Care. This year, 95% of employees said it's a great place to work - 39% higher than the average U.S. company.

Skilled Wound Care will ask all candidates to perform pre-employment confidential DiSC testing and appropriate relevant skills testing prior to hiring.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Skilled Wound Care, part of Skilled Physicians Group, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.