Exciting Full-time Emergency Medicine Physician opportunity to join our talented & stable team at UK King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY! The hospital has a new ED opening in March 2025 and will include 75 exam rooms or treatment spaces including rooms designed for treating patient specialty care needs. This award-winning hospital was also recognized as a "Best Place to Work in Kentucky for 2024". We offer a generous compensation package plus a $50,000 bonus to work a minimum of 10 shifts per month. Join our team and experience a superb work/life balance with a rare schedule that only has 12-hour shifts.

Position Profile:

• 65,000 annual ED volume
• Current ED has 52 beds (all private), with 49 main, 2 Trauma, & 1 Psych
• Additional 10 bed overflow unit
• 12 hour physician shifts
• Daily APP coverage with an experienced APP team
• EPIC EMR with Scribes
• Stroke Center with 24 hour stroke team
• 24 hour Cath Lab

Highlights of this Opportunity:

• Superb work/life balance with flexible schedule with 12 hour shifts & only 10 shifts/month for FT
• Best Place to work in Kentucky in 2024
• $50K Sign On Bonus
• Generous hourly rate and night shift differential
• Stable team with high retention rate

Qualifications:

• Must be EM-trained & BC through ABEM/AOBEM

UK King's Daughters Health System is 455-bed regional referral center serving eastern Kentucky, southern Ohio and western West Virginia that offers cardiac, medical, surgical, pediatric, rehabilitative, psychiatric, cancer, neurological, pain care, wound care, and home care services.

Awards and recognition:

• Just awarded "Best Place to work in Kentucky for 2024"
• Women's Choice Award Best Hospitals, Emergency Care
• Women's Choice Award Best Hospitals, Patient Safety
• A Grade from Leapfrog Agency for Hospital Safety
• Best Places to Work – Modern Healthcare

Ashland, Kentucky is the centerpiece of the metro triangle that borders the Ohio River and is the anchor for the tri-state area of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. The tri-state offers a variety of outdoor recreation, natural beauty, art, entertainment and cultural events. Huntington, WV, which is just 15 miles southeast of Ashland, recently earned the title of America’s Best Community.

• Largest urban area of Eastern KY, with a population of more than 300,000 people
• Vital center for healthcare, commerce, & banking
• Nearby district of Huntington has been revitalized with restaurants, cafes, & shopping, and offers some of the best public & private schools