Vanderbilt Community Emergency Medicine - Job Opening

Description

The Vanderbilt Department of Emergency Medicine Regional Team is seeking highly motivated, patient-centered, team-oriented physicians who are board certified in Emergency Medicine to join our expanding and thriving community practice in Middle Tennessee.

Positions are primarily available in two locations:

• Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital (VTHH): A 19 bed emergency department with an annual volume of around 26,000 visits. The hospital has 135 inpatient beds, a 15 bed ICU, a Labor & Delivery unit, Cath lab with STEMI capability, and strong working relationships with a wide variety of specialists to include Urology. Avg pph is approx 1.5-1.8 with 12 hour shifts available

·         Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital (VBH): A 14 bed emergency department with an annual volume of around 21,000 visits. The hospital has 60 inpatient beds, an 8 bed ICU, and access to multiple specialists to include Plastics. Avg pph is approx 1.5-1.8 with 12 hour shifts available

Both sites use Epic as the EMR.

All VUMC community sites benefit from strong working relationships with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, with ready access to multiple sub-specialists and streamlined transfer of patients when needed to VUMC and between regional facilities making care and movement convenient for Emergency Physicians and patient's families.

Both sites are convenient to Nashville and many of its desirable suburbs including Franklin, Brentwood, and Murfreesboro, with exemplary schools and a wide variety of outdoor activities.

All members of the VUMC faculty have access to unique educational and professional development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package that includes college tuition support for up to three children, parental leave, and other benefits.

Positions can be split between the sites above, with potential for engagement in other VUMC sites depending on availability as well as with further expansion and development of our community team.  Future sites are projected closer to the Murfreesboro area making this an ideal location for settling community physicians and their families.

The VUMC Department of Emergency Medicine is committed to building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applicants from all backgrounds and orientations.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Compensation information:

1.       Base clinical effort at 1440 Clinical hours per year (120h/mo)

2.       Base Salary:

 

a.       New Graduate from residency: $298,800

b.       Over 1 year of experience: $313,920

3.       Incentive – Eligible for to a 20% bonus on top of base salary above based on team and individual performance (Around 60,000)

4.       Benefits (On Top of Base Salary)

a.       Full Medical Benefits (Medical, Dental, vision), Disability, life

b.       Retirement: Up to a 5% match on a 403(b)

c.       Eligible for federal loan forgiveness as a not for profit company

5.       Salary increase potential with enterprise cost of living wage adjustments

6.       Total Base Compensation between 350-400k per year depending on benefit utilization 

7.       Estimated Hourly compensation: $245 per hour before incentive and $270 /hr after

 To apply:

 Please click on the link below to submit a copy of your CV as well as a cover letter that includes a little about your background as well as your career aspirations.

 

The Vanderbilt Department of Emergency Medicine

VUMC – An Overview

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has built a strong reputation as a leader in medical education, research, and patient care throughout the nation over the course of its 147-year history and operates as one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. VUMC is the largest comprehensive research, teaching, and patient care health system in the State of Tennessee. VUMC consists of a growing array of inpatient hospitals and ambulatory facilities. At its core, the Medical Center is driven by discovery and the immediate translation of new knowledge into innovation in patient care and physician and nurse education. It is a unified medical center with a unified strategy. Inv