Emergency Medicine Medical Director
career
Emergency Department
- ED Volume: 71,000
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
- 318-Bed Acute Care Hospital
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Program
- Cerner EMR System
- Level 2 Trauma Center
- STEMI Receiving Center
- Primary Stroke Center
Community
CHMC is located at the southern end of downtown Los Angeles, just a few blocks from Staples Center and LA Live. Los Angeles offers a multitude of cultural and entertainment options. Choose from the Hollywood Bowl, Greek Theater, Huntington Library, or Getty Museum. Cheer on your favorite team - LA Lakers, LA Clippers, LA Dodgers, LA Kings, USC Trojans, and UCLA Bruins.
Other USACS services at this location
Critical Care
- Average Daily Encounter: 22
- 28 ICU Beds
- 24/7 ICU coverage, two 12-hour shifts, and one overlapping 10-hour APP shift
- Critical Care team manages all medical and surgery ICU patients, not trauma ICU patients
- ICU runs codes but not rapid response
- Cardiothoracic surgery program
Details
Emergency Department Medical Director position open at California Hospital. This is a busy level 2 trauma center right in Downtown LA, blocks from where the Lakers play. We moved into a beautiful new 47 bed Emergency Department in January 2025 that has all private rooms and well equipped trauma bays. The volume of penetrating trauma is one of the highest in LA (about 25% of the total trauma volume). Subspeciality back up is very robust. The hospital is also a STEMI receiving center and a Primary Stroke Center. There are two Associate Directors to support the Medical Director, as well as an EMS, Quality, and Ultrasound Director.
About USACS
As a medical director at USACS, you will be responsible for collaborating with the hospital and nursing leadership while offering support to your physician staff. You will serve as a leader both within the emergency department, and as a leader within the organization. Through our model of shared ownership, you will influence on broad company decisions and help facilitate the development of new leaders.
With USACS, you'll be part of a team unique in today's industry. USACS provides physicians with ownership, unparalleled benefits and the opportunity to practice within a values-based model emphasizing quality, long-term wealth building a culture of shared ownership. USACS physicians enjoy the security and resources of a large, national group without sacrificing the advantages typically found in local EM groups.
Prior experience is required to be considered for this position.
Details
- Oversee the operations of the ED in collaboration with nursing leadership and hospital administration
- Supervise the EM staff, per the bylaws, policies and procedures of the institution
- Represent the ED in the community and within the hospital medical staff
Salary
- Excellent compensation package with both W-2 and 1099 options available. Base pay range of $165/hour to $270/hour. PLUS, industry-leading benefits including: $75,000 of Equity Ownership given to all full-time physicians after 2 years of employment, up to $35,000/year from our 10% company-funded 401(k), $4,000/year of tax-free BEA/CME ($6,500 plus State and DEA license fees in year one for new graduates), 100% Paid Parental leave, 100% Paid Military leave, Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision/Rx coverage, Short- and Long-term disability (own occupation) and Medical Malpractice with tail and free litigation support. Additional leadership stipend of $208,100/year.
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