Facility: Hospital established in 1925, is an 86-bed acute and specialty care facility serving a primary service area of the western North Carolina counties of Jackson, Swain, Graham, and Macon as well as parts of North Georgia. It was named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission for performance on the measure sets of heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care.


Opportunity: Cardiology- General
*January 6, 2025- January 10, 2025
General Cardiologist - Hospital looking to expand provider pool, including the addition of clinic time M-F while covering call. Clinic coverage will be starting at 2 hours per day but will ramp up as needed. Onsite hospitalists will admit and bed patients and consult on necessary patients.

Facility is chest pain accredited. While onsite, it will also be expected that the locums provider reads all testing reports (EKGs, ECHOs, etc).

*Patients Per Shift: dependent on hospital census and follow-ups needed in clinic
*Bed In Department: 86 bed hospital
Call Type: Beeper
Call Response Time Required: 30Minutes
Phone Consults: 0-10
Call Ratio: 100%

Compensation: Competitive hourly rate with weekly pay plus malpractice. Paid travel and lodging available.