Medical Director Physician

As a system medical director, 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 across the organization. Through our model of shared ownership, you will have the opportunity to influence 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.

• Collaborate 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
• This career serves the following: Baptist Health Citizens Hospital, Baptist Health Princeton Hospital, Baptist Health Shelby Hospital, and Baptist Health Walker Hospital.

About Baptist Health Princeton Hospital

• ED Volume: 28,000
• 33 Beds
• Level III trauma designation
• EPIC documentation
• 30.2% Admission rate
• Work alongside APP students and medical interns
• 505 patient beds, providing tertiary care
• Nationally acclaimed for excellence in clinical care
• First and only hospital in Birmingham to receive full accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers Accreditation Review Committee
• Receives highest scores of any Birmingham hospital for quality and patient satisfaction
• Medical specialties represented include Cardio, Emergency Medicine, Gastro, Neuro, Oncology. Ortho, Pulmonary, Psychiatry, Radiology/Medical Imaging, Rehab, Surgery, OB/GYN, Urology, and Wound Care

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

The Area

Birmingham is classic southern charm and hospitality. This vibrant, beautiful city is nestled in the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and serves up nationally-recognized dining, shopping and entertainment, world-class attractions and events and lots of other great things to see and do!