Emergency Medicine opening: El Paso, TX
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Emergency Medicine
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
4/15/24
**Emergency Medicine opening in El Paso, TX**
* Independent Contractor
* Full-time (120 hours per month)
* BC/BE Emergency Medicine
* Busy Emergency Department
* New Grads & 2023 emergency medicine residents are encouraged to apply!
* Our physicians see an average of 2 patients per hour, and we have 47 hours per day of physician coverage and 16 hours per day of mid level coverage.
* We offer 24-hour, in-house radiology reads.
* The emergency department has 34 beds and the hospital has a robust specialty support.
* Competitive Compensation
* Up to $20k sign-on bonus
* Paid professional liability insurance with tail included
379-bed hospital with an annual volume currently averaging around 46,000 patients per year. Medical Center continues to expand its services to meet the growing needs of the tristate community, providing special expertise in cardiology, maternity and child services, a Level III NICU, a center of excellence designation for our bariatric clinic and minimally invasive surgery center, and a newly renovated 32-bed rehabilitation hospital.
El Paso lies in far west Texas and is the 19th most populous city in the U.S. with a population of almost 650,000. Standing on the Rio Grande, El Paso is across the U.S./Mexico border from Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, so the city is loaded with history and historic places. The Franklin Mountains extend into El Paso from the north and nearly divide the city into two sections: the west side forming the beginnings of the Mesilla Valley and the east side expanding into the desert and lower valley. At an elevation of 3,800 feet above sea level, with the highest peak in the city being North Franklin Mountain at 7,192 feet above sea level. El Paso is also home to the 24,000-acre Franklin Mountains State Park, the largest urban park in the United States. El Paso is a thriving metropolitan city and is home to the University of Texas at El Paso, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Fort Bliss, one of the largest military complexes of the United States and neighbors Alamogordo, New Mexico, home to Holloman Air Force Base. In 2010 El Paso was awarded an All-American City Award, the oldest community recognition program in the United States.