Hospital Employed Group Looking for Emergency Medicine Candidates! Thriving Southeast Metro!

Huntsville Hospital; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a thriving healthcare team in a vibrant Southeast metro area! This opportunity offers a balanced work-life schedule, teaching opportunities, and the chance to work in a progressive environment with excellent resources. As a Level I Trauma Center, Huntsville Hospital provides a supportive atmosphere for Emergency Medicine Physicians, making it an ideal place for career growth. Enjoy the benefits of living in a fast-growing city with a rich cultural scene and outdoor activities, all while contributing to a community known for its high quality of life.

Qualifications

• Board certification in Emergency Medicine is preferred.
• Experience in a Level I Trauma Center is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality emergency medical care to patients.
• Supervise and train medical students and residents.

Skills

Emergency Medicine

Patient Care

Trauma Management

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Residency in Emergency Medicine

Job description

Emergency Medicine Physicians Needed in Thriving Southeast Metro!

Huntsville Hospital seeks Emergency Medicine Physicians to join our current staff of 70+ physicians. We operate a progressive 100+ bed Emergency Department and staff two emergency departments. The Main Emergency Department is a Level I Trauma Center, Stroke Center, and Cardiac Center, with a beautiful facility, excellent resources, and subspecialty backup, seeing approximately 75,000 patient visits annually. It has 91 beds plus 8 fast track beds, a 16-bed Observation Unit, and a separate OB ED staffed by our OB Hospitalist Team.

The Pediatric ED, located at the stand-alone Women and Children's Hospital, has 16 beds and 2 rapid assessment rooms, seeing around 36,000 patients per year with a 10% admission rate. Picking up shifts in this ER is not mandatory.

The Madison Hospital, approximately 12 years old, is 14 miles away and features a 26-bed ED serving about 50,000 patients annually with an 11% admission rate.

Our physicians typically work 14-15 nine-hour shifts per month, promoting an excellent work/life balance.

Teaching opportunities are available with 3rd/4th-year medical students from UAB and Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Residents at UAB-Huntsville. Huntsville Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center and the Regional Referral Center for North Alabama and Southern Tennessee. It is Alabama's only Top 50 Heart Hospital by Truven Health Analytics and one of America's 50 Best Cardiac Surgery Programs by HealthGrades.

Huntsville is located in the fastest-growing major metropolitan area in Alabama, with the highest per capita income in the Southeast. It offers a vibrant, high-tech, multicultural community with excellent schools, dining, and entertainment options. The population of the metro area is approximately 385,000, nestled at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, providing numerous outdoor activities.

Public schools in Huntsville have more National Merit Scholars per capita than anywhere else in the country. The city is a hub for technology, space, and defense industries. Huntsville/Madison County boasts more Doctorate degrees per capita than any other area in the nation.

Major attractions include the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Broadway Theater League, Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville Botanical Garden, Huntsville Museum of Art, Constitution Hall Village, Early Works Children's Museum, Monte Sano State Park, and Bridgestreet Town Center. The city also hosts a Minor League Hockey Team, a Minor League Baseball Team, and an MLS Soccer team.

Huntsville has been recognized as one of the Top 10 Smartest Cities in the World by Forbes, and one of the Top 10 Best Places to Raise Children in the U.S. by Business Week. It was ranked #1 Best City to Live Nationwide by U.S. News in 2022, #2 in 2023, and #7 in 2024.