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Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Family Practice-Without OB
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Academic/Training Program Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Sac City, Iowa, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 8/17/16
Full time, BC/BE Family Medicine Physician Needed in Iowa

UnityPoint Health – Loring Hospital in Sac City, Iowa seeks a full time, BC/BE Family Medicine Physician.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
• Full time
• BC/BE
• UnityPoint Health providers practice in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, mental health and various medical subspecialties. With a unique approach to coordinated care, we focus on helping the patient get better by any means we have available. From referrals to specialists to helping coordinate home care, our family physicians are placed at the center of care. You are the patient's health coach and advisor.
• Attractive Compensation and Benefits Package through UnityPoint, including Malpractice, Health, Disability, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Dues and Fees, CME expenses, Retirement Plans, and Vacation and Education leave.

ABOUT THE FACILITY
• Loring Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital in Sac City, Iowa serving a four county market consisting primarily of Sac, Buena Vista, Calhoun, and Pocahontas counties.
• Loring’s primary service area includes Sac County, which has a total population of approximately 10,331 people.
• With 140 jobs and over a $4 million in worker salaries, Loring Hospital is the second largest employer in the county. Loring has three primary care physicians, two nurse practitioners, and over 40 visiting specialty physicians providing services to the patients in our area.
• Loring is directly affiliated with UnityPoint Health in Fort Dodge, Iowa via Critical Access Hospital Network and Management agreements.
• At Loring you can find the following services available: Cardiac Rehab, Emergency Services, Loring Family Hospice, Home Health Care, Laboratory, Nursing Services, Pharmacy, Pulmonary Rehab, Respiratory Therapy, Outpatient Services, Radiology Services, Physical Therapy and Rehab, Surgical Services and an independent senior living facility.

ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
• Sac County includes the communities of Sac City, Lake View, Wall Lake, Auburn, Early, Schaller, and Odebolt, with Sac City being its county seat.
• Sac City is located along Business Highway 20 in northwest Iowa and is 2 hours from Des Moines, the state capital, and Omaha, NE.
• At the present time Sac City has 120 businesses within a 16 square block area of its downtown area.
• Sac City boosts:
• An industrial base with a municipal airport for private air travel.
• Excellent public schools offering well-rounded academics and extra-curricular programs.
• Golf, bike and walking trails, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, hiking, camping, fishing, and hunting.
• Recreation associated with three area lakes each within 25 miles of easy driving distance.
• A wide variety of very affordable residential styles, ranging from beautiful Victorian mansions lining Main Street, many new and modern duplexes, to modern contemporary homes. Acreages are available within minutes of the hospital and clinic.
• An early childhood development center, Kids World, is located conveniently across the street from the Sac Elementary School.
• Many unique shops and restaurants are among the downtown business section.