Emergency Medicine Physician
career
Emergency Department
- ED Volume: 32,000
- Open 24 hours per day, seven days a week
- ED renovation to be completed in August 2024
- Sentara Martha Jefferson Emergency Services is also capable of treating a wider range of urgent and emergent medical conditions, including respiratory distress, head injuries, abdominal pain, dehydration, orthopedic injuries (fractures), sports injuries and lacerations (cuts requiring sutures)
- EMR: Epic
- Clinicians work both at main hospital and Sentara Martha Jefferson Outpatient Care Center at Proffit Road
Benefits
Financial Benefits:
- $4,000 tax-free CME/BEA annually
- $6,500 plus your state and DEA license in year one for new graduates
- Groundbreaking 100% Paid Parental Leave
- Pioneering Paid Military Leave
- Student loan refinancing as low as 2.99%
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx coverage
- Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
- Unmatched medical malpractice including tail and free litigation support
- USACS malpractice claims are less than 1/2 the national average!
Intangible Benefits:
- Location flexibility and career stability of a national group
- National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected physicians
- Clinical Management Tools (CMTs) provide evidence-based support
- 24/7/365 live physician support
- Professional Development Programs including:
- Scholars (Leadership Training)
- Efficiency Academy
- Engagement & Experience Academy
- USACS Annual Assembly opportunity
- Internal USACS STAT traveling physicians
Hospital
- Sentara Healthcare is committed to delivering a distinctive combination of cutting-edge technology along with the Caring Tradition, and the promise of personalized care tailored to the needs of each individual patient
- Advanced clinical services offered include cancer care, cardiac care, emergency care, maternity, neurology, orthopedics and surgery
- 176-bed facility featuring all patient-friendly private rooms
- Recently expanded surgical and medical care units
- Sentara eCare Health Network® uses innovative and secure technology to link patient medical records between our hospitals, physicians and other healthcare sites
- Specialty Services: Orthopedic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Neurosurgery, General Surgery including colorectal and bariatric specialists, ENT, Urology, GYN including a pelvic pain surgical specialist, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Infectious Disease, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Critical Care, Palliative Care, and Podiatry
Community
In the shadow of The Blue Ridge Mountains, historic Charlottesville has been ranked as a “Best Place to Live in America” by Frommers. Anchored by the University of Virginia, Charlottesville is a dynamic city alive with enterprise, innovation, education and a diverse, energetic population. It is a smooth-running city without skyscrapers and gridlock traffic. Recreation and entertainment options abound, along with a food scene that boasts more restaurants per capita than most larger cities.
Median housing prices are affordable, with options to own or rent that span city, suburban, and country settings, all within easy commuting distance of our modern hospital.
Charlottesville offers desirable school systems with a variety of public and private school options. Located in the heart of Virginia, it is just an hour west of Richmond and a little over two hours from Washington, D.C. Amtrak and CHO Airport connect to major cities, including destinations as far west as Chicago, while residents have easy access to key highways, such as I-64, US-29, I-81, and I-95.
Other USACS services at this location
Hospitalist Service
- Average Daily Encounters: 99
- Physician 16-18 / APP 12-14
- Staffing Model:
- 9 physician/APP daily hospitalist team
- Team approach model with Hospitalist and Emergency Department under one Integrated Acute Care Director
- EMR: Epic
- ICU Model: Closed
- Broad subspecialty support
- Flexible schedule with emphasis on work-life balance
- Observation is staffed by HM with responsibilities shared between physicians and APPs
About USACS
You got into medicine to do one thing: care for patients. You've come to the right place.
Ours is a physician-owned group, the largest in the nation, meaning we have built a model that allows our physicians to focus on our mission: to care for patients. It also means we are built to last, with the size, resources, and opportunities of a national company.
At US Acute Care Solutions you will get ownership in the group, access to the very best post-residency continuing medical education in the nation, and a culture devoted to constant improvement by practicing evidence-based medicine. But most importantly, you’ll get colleagues who, as leaders of their own destiny, are committed to a culture of shared ownership over our common goal: outstanding patient care.
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