Emergency Medicine Physician In Sewanee, TN

Team Health; Sewanee (TN); On-site; USD 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Independent contractor status

Tail coverage for liability insurance

Flexible scheduling

Professional development and CME

Job summary

TeamHealth is seeking a full-time emergency department physician to join the Highpoint Health – Sewanee team in Sewanee, Tennessee. You will provide safe, high-quality patient care on a continuous 24-hour ED schedule within a national network.

Board-eligible in emergency, family, or internal medicine is required, with ATLS/ACLS/PALS certifications. Meditech is the ED EMR, and physician liability tail coverage is included in the contract.

Qualifications

• Board-eligible in emergency medicine, family medicine, or internal medicine.
• ATLS, ACLS, and PALS are required.
• EMR: Meditech available for documentation and orders.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, high-quality patient care in the ED.
• Staff 24-hour physician coverage as part of the ED team.
• Collaborate with hospital staff to ensure efficient patient flow.

Skills

Emergency medicine knowledge

Board eligibility (EM/FM/IM)

ATLS/ACLS/PALS certified

Tools

Meditech EMS

Job description

Job Description

Provide safe, high-quality patient care as a full-time physician working on the emergency department team at Highpoint Health – Sewanee with Ascension St. Thomas in Sewanee, Tennessee.Clinicians benefitfrom the comprehensive operational and risk-management support of a national network. Located near the 10,000-acre University of the South campus on the CumberlandPlateau, offering a blend of rural practice, scenic outdoor recreation, and close proximity to the Nashville and Chattanooga areas.

Opportunity Overview

• 24-hours of daily physician coverage
• Annual volume: 5,887
• Patients per hour: .7
• 5% Admission rate
• EMR: Meditech

Focus on making your work meaningful, with the power to make the right decisions for your patients, as part of a community of clinicians who care as much as you do! Must be board-eligible in emergency medicine, family medicine, or internal medicine.ATLS, ACLS, and PALS are required.

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Benefits

• Independent contractor status
• Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage
• Flexible scheduling
• Association with a leading physician practice
• Access to professional development tools, educational resources and CME through TeamHealth Institute
• Stability of a respected industry leader
• Access to TeamHealth's clinician wellness program

About the City

Sewanee is known for both beauty and brains. This town of natural beauty is home to a top college that ranks fourth in the nation in the number of Rhodes Scholars, and its natural beauty is a tribute to the surrounding mountains and lakes of the Cumberland Plateau. It is home to The University of the South, one of the nation's top liberal arts colleges. Sewanee ranks in the top four nationally for the number Rhodes Scholars, has had dozens of Fulbright Scholars, and its acceptance rate to graduate and professional schools far outpaces its peers. Sewanee is an unincorporated town that is part of the Tullahoma area in Middle Tennessee and is within reach of Nashville and Chattanooga.