Emergency Medicine Physician - Department of Emergency Medicine - St. Luke's Hospital

The Emergency Department at St. Luke’s Hospital is seeking an emergency physician for a full-time faculty position for our New Bedford, Massachusetts location.

• 86,000+ annual ED visits
• Fully democratic, physician-led practice
• Robust compensation package with quarterly incentive plan distribution
• 2.5 - 3.0 patients per hour resulting in extraordinary RVU entitlement
• Generous, immediately vested pension
• Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
• Continuing medical education funding
• Layered attending physician staffing with full advanced health practitioner support
• Significant growth opportunities in our emergency medicine network
• Exciting and collaborative environment with standardized clinical practices, quality systems, and fully integrated EHR to ensure excellence in patient care
• Experienced medical staff and supportive nurse leadership
• An atmosphere promoting work-life balance

St. Luke’s is a community hospital in Southeastern Massachusetts continually growing in scope and technologies to meet the diverse needs of the surrounding communities. It offers a wide range of inpatient medical and surgical services, with expertise in neurosurgery, cardiology, orthopedic and general surgery. The Emergency Department at St. Luke's is one of the busiest in Massachusetts and will be expanding to accommodate a Rapid Assessment Zone.

• 60+ bed full service ED
• Dedicated Rapid Assessment Zone
• State-of-the-art trauma room
• Two negative-pressure decontamination rooms
• Psychiatric observation area with dedicated ED Behavioral Health Team
• Epic EMR
• 20% admission rate from the ED

Join the Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) & Associated Physicians of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (APHMFP) Emergency Medicine network of practitioners clinically serving multiple community EDs and Urgent Care Centers affiliated with the tertiary, academic Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston.

• 200 emergency medicine physicians and advanced health practitioners
• Deliver care to over 350,000 patients annually and growing
• Clinical affiliations with a variety of health systems in the greater Eastern Massachusetts region
• Charter member of Medicare Pioneer ACO and alternative quality and shared-risk contracts with major commercial payers

Job Requirements

• Residency trained; Board eligible / certified in Emergency Medicine
• Massachusetts state licensure

Pay Range
$285,000 – $375,000

To Apply:
Please send CV with cover letter to Susan Connolly, Associated Physicians of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians, at shconnol@bidmc.harvard.edu.

Join Longwood Specialty Physicians (LSP), a network of practitioners committed to providing community care close to home and delivering world-class medical expertise in the communities it serves. As part of its dedication to excellence, Longwood Specialty Physicians is part of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), renowned organizations that offer access to innovative research, advanced education, and a network of 680+ providers. Together, they support the delivery of exceptional care, promote professional development, and foster balance between work and home for their teams. LSP compassionately serves patients in the community setting to create a healthy future for them and their families.

More About New Bedford and the Surrounding Area
Located in the heart of the scenic south coast, New Bedford is a wonderfully diverse, culturally rich community known for its famous whaling era seaport. New Bedford offers beautifully maintained parks and public beaches alongside museums, and unique shops and galleries in its downtown historic district making it a great place to live, work, and raise a family. New Bedford is surrounded by beautiful beach communities with many housing options and excellent school systems where many professionals call home. Its proximity to Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, Horseneck Beach, Newport, the "Farm Coast", and local wineries make this area of Massachusetts a great place to live and work. It is one of the beating hearts of sailing nationally, has some of the best saltwater fishing in the country. New Bedford is just 32 miles from downtown Providence, RI and an hour south of Boston. For more information on New Bedford and the surrounding area, visit http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/ and
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Compensation Information:
$285000.00 / Annually - $375000.00 / Annually