Emergency Medicine Opening in Bakersfield, CA
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Emergency Medicine
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Bakersfield, California, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
9/27/24
**Emergency Medicine Opening in Southern California**
- Bakersfield, CA: located 115 miles from Los Angeles
**Details:**
- Full-time, permanent position
- H1B visa candidates welcome to apply
- Candidates are required to complete a four-year residency program or a three-year program plus one-year of a fellowship in order to hold a faculty position in this four-year Residency Program
- Schedule: 13, 9-hour shifts per month required
- Starting salary: $330,000
- Physicians are allowed to moonlight, if desired. If moonlighting inside the organization, earn $2,500 per 9-hour shift. Can also moonlight outside the organization, if preferred.
- Additional shifts are available for extra compensation
- UCLA Academic Appointment
- SIM Lab and POCUS
- Commencement bonus
- Relocation reimbursement
- Annual retention bonus
- Excellent medical, dental, vision insurance options
- Vacation, Sick, Holiday, Paid Education Leave
- CME Reimbursement
- Retirement, vested day one
- Malpractice and tail coverage provided
- Loan Forgiveness Program Qualification - 2 options: (1) Steven M. Thompson Grant (Up to $105,000 for 3 years of service, can apply up to three times), and (2) the CalHealthcares Grant (Up to $300,000 for 5 years of commitment).
**About the Group:**
- Only designated level II trauma center in the area
- Serves as a tertiary medical center (222 beds)
- UCLA affiliated teaching hospital
- Group trains over 200 medical students, residents and fellows annually
- Graduate medical education programs in the specialties of Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Psychiatry and Pharmacy as well as Fellowship Programs in Child & Adolescent and Addiction Psychiatry and Infectious Disease
- Accredited stroke center
- Ten outpatient clinics for nearly 120,000 patients
**Community Details:**
- Growing community with over 500,000 residents in town and almost 1 million in the county
- Excellent schools, great neighborhoods and affordable housing
- Proximity to world-class beaches and the high Sierra mountains
- Warm, temperate climate with long summers - Bakersfield is ranked as one of the sunniest cities in the US
- Rated as one of the Best Places to Live in California (CA) by US News
- Easy-access to museums, concerts, river rafting, golf courses, national parks, rock climbing, and more
- Located in California's San Joaquin Valley just 90 minutes north of Los Angeles California (CA) and 2 hours from Disneyland!