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Two Cardiac Anesthesiologists needed in Augusta, GA, home of the Masters (SA197615)
Cullman, Alabama, United States
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Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Anesthesiology-Cardiac
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Augusta, Georgia, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 1/26/24

This east Georgia medical center is seeking two board certified/board eligible Cardiac Anesthesiologists to join an employed practice. This salaried physician will receive a competitive salary based on MGMA guidelines, full employee benefits (including profit sharing, relocation expenses and educational loan assistance), as well as, office setup and support from the administrative management team.

The medical center is a not-for-profit community hospital that receives no local funding. With 581 licensed beds, this acute care hospital serves a 25-county region in Georgia and South Carolina and continues to lead area hospitals in market share.

Position Highlights

  • Board Certified or eligible
  • Comfortable with sole provider anesthesia and CRNA direction models
  • Case description: Electrophysiology, Structural heart, and Cardiothoracic.
  • Regional proficiency preferred
  • Hours are variable but 7:30am until approx. 4:00 is standard.
  • This position requires call coverage and would start with every 5th night and every 5th weekend decreasing as more MDs are hired.
  • Medical Direction - 4 CRNAs to 1 MD – 99.99% - Minimal to none where you have to 5 rooms putting you into “supervision”.

There are Currently 5 Calls: OB, General, Cardiac, McDuffie, Late call We are changing this model to have General Call become a “swing call” meaning that it rotates between the OB and the Cardiac Physician based on the proportion of docs in the respective categories. With this change our overnight in-house CRNA will become a “First Responder” and we will have a beeper call CRNA.

  • Compensation: Base compensation and quality incentive competitive with MGMA.
  • Signing Bonus and relocation assistance.
  • Benefit Package: Current contracts include: Insurance; Group plan options for medical/dental/vision/disability/life. Liability insurance for professional practice provided.
  • Retirement planning: 403(b) retirement account, with additional matching by employer;
  • 457 retirement vehicles available for tax deferred retirement planning.
  • Allowances for CME, professional membership, publications, and recertification preparation provided.

The more than 600 employed and independent primary care physicians and specialists who practice at the medical center provide everything from routine preventive and diagnostic care to comprehensive heart and vascular and oncology services, and much more.

Since 1999, the medical center has been named the Consumer Choice Award winner for overall quality and image. The Consumer Choice Award is based on an independent survey of consumers conducted by National Research Corporation to recognize the most preferred hospitals in metropolitan areas across the country. This distinction places the medical center in an elite group of hospitals nationwide.

Augusta–Richmond County is a consolidated city-county municipality, located at the fall line of the Savannah River. According to 2012 US Census estimates, the Augusta-Richmond County population was 197,872. Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which as of 2012 had an estimated population of 580,270, making it the third-largest city and the second-largest metro area in the state after Atlanta. It is the 116th-largest city in the United States. Internationally, Augusta is best known for hosting The Masters golf tournament each spring.

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