Emergency Medicine Physician
Job at a glance
Job Description
Emergency Medicine Physician
Emergency Department
- Annual ED Volume: 11,000
- ED Beds: 9 and 4 monitored hall beds
- 15% Admission rate
- 12-hour shifts with 24 hours of physician coverage per day
- BC/BE in Emergency Medicine required
- Cerner Documentation
- Night shift bonus
- Cohesive, young group of ED residency-trained physicians, supported by an excellent nursing and ancillary staff
- Teaching site for the UT Austin Emergency Medicine Residency program
- Employs progressive STEMI, stroke, and trauma protocols for a critical access ED
- Transfer center allows for easy patient transfers to larger tertiary care centers nearby when necessary
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
Hospital
- 25-bed acute care hospital
- Located between Burnet and Marble Falls on Highway 281
- Supportive hospital administration and supportive medical staff, including a hospitalist program
- Seton Highland Lakes is the only Texas hospital named to the list of iVantage HealthStrong Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the U.S.
- 64-slice CT scanner
- Glidescope
- ED Sonosite Ultrasound
Community
Burnet (pronounced BURN-it ) is nestled in the picturesque Texas Hill Country just 50 miles northwest of Austin at the junction of Highways 29 and 281. The Highland Lakes area is well known for recreational activities such as golf, boating, fishing, camping and sightseeing. Area lakes include Lake Buchanan, Lake LBJ, Inks Lake and Lake Marble Falls.
Other USACS services at this location
Hospitalist Service
- Average Daily Encounters: 11
- 16 telemedicine physicians
- 8 hours of physician rounding
- Semi-closed ICU
Visas Accepted
- This location is accepting H1b visa candidates
Visa Opportunity Career
- Cap Exempt
About USACS
You got into medicine to do one thing: care for patients. You've come to the right place.
Ours is a physician-owned group, the largest in the nation, meaning we have built a model that allows our physicians to focus on our mission: to care for patients. It also means we are built to last, with the size, resources, and opportunities of a national company.
At US Acute Care Solutions you will get ownership in the group, access to the very best post-residency continuing medical education in the nation, and a culture devoted to constant improvement by practicing evidence-based medicine. But most importantly, you ll get colleagues who, as leaders of their own destiny, are committed to a culture of shared ownership over our common goal: outstanding patient care.