Job ID: 2177
Type: Physicians
State: MT
Area: Central Montana
Specialty: INTERNAL MEDICINE
Description: Seeking BC/BE Internists to join a busy Internal Medicine Department
Department consists of 5 Internists and 4 Advanced Practice Clinicians as well as a Rheumatologist and an Endocrine Nurse Practitioner
2 Internal Medicine providers focus on geriatrics and serve as the providers for several nursing homes in town, when they do not have outpatient clinic appointment
The department has an outpatient Infusion Suite (non-chemo) for connective tissue and immune-compromised patients, Dieticians and Diabetes educators on the floor, and 2 phlebotomists to execute outpatient lab orders before and after appointments
Support staff includes 11 front office staff to register, schedule, and prior-authorize medications, 22 clinical staff, and a prescription nurse used to refill medications
The practice is also starting to build a care coordination team to deliver proactive care while the clinical team focuses on the patient in front of them (phone or visit)
--Physicians typically see 18-25 patients per day based on preference and complexity
--The clinic is open from 7:00 - 5:00 pm and most providers have patients scheduled from 8:30 - 4:30 pm, allowing time for early morning blood work or infusion
--Call is handled by a large hospitalist program and therefore has a minimal impact on outpatient providers
--There is opportunity to pick up additional hospitalist shifts if that is of interest
This position is a guaranteed salary with RVU incentives. We offer generous benefits including; health, dental, disability, retirement match, malpractice insurance with tail coverage, generous CME and PTO plans and much more!
Community/Facility info: This health system has two campuses with 344 licensed acute care beds, a 124 bed nursing home and 12 bed residential Hospice. We serve an area of 15 counties with approximately 225,000 people.
Facts about the health system:
•We are the largest hospital in Montana.
•Level II Trauma Center
•Mercy Flight air-transport is based out of our state-of-the art Emergency Department.
•Cancer Institute, opened in December 2005, houses CyberKnife, one of only a few in the nation and the only one in the entire state.
•Heart Institute
•State-of-the-art operating rooms and equipment.
•October 2009, a new patient tower opened which includes Women and Children's Services, Neonatology, Radiology and a Heart and Vascular Institute.
This community has a population of just under 60,000. Settled around the Missouri River, this area provides numerous arts, cultural, outdoor and entertainment activities.
Contact: For more information please contact Ryan Hawkins at [email protected] or call 716-689-6000.