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Occupation Physician
Specialty Hospitalist
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Visa Sponsorship Yes

Job Description

Last Update: 10/07/21

Through People, We Make a Difference

Our physicians and advanced practice providers all strive to improve quality, and we work hard to replicate their best ideas across the organization to improve outcomes for more than one million patients cared for by Sound Physicians annually. Our commitment to improving outcomes for patients is rooted in our ability to attract exceptional people. Great people, coupled with the right tools and development, are how we positively impact healthcare quality, one patient at a time, for millions of patients each year.

Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington’s first hospital, remains the first choice for health care today. Founded in 1877, it has grown into a 433-bed medical center, with a full range of services, including the national award-winning Heart Institute and leading-edge da Vinci robotic surgery. Also known as Lexington’s “heart hospital”, Saint Joseph has been nationally recognized for treatment in the areas of cardiology, orthopedics, and stroke, by Thomson Reuters and U.S. News and World Report.

  • Team of 18 physicians, 2 advanced practitioners, and a clinical performance nurse
  • Codes are run by hospitalists on their own patients
  • No call environment
  • Open ICU with full sub-specialty support; No procedures required
  • Open to BE/BC internal medicine physicians only
  • H1B eligible facility; access to Sound’s in-house visa specialists as well as our licensing and credentialing experts; all required filing fees for the visa are paid and services covered

Commitment to our Front-Line Clinicians

Sound Physicians fosters an environment of engagement, where both individual and team contributions are encouraged and rewarded. Being a physician-led practice is a big part of who we are. Our practice is built by all of us, and everyone is empowered to contribute and make our practice even better.

  • Access to our proprietary learning platform, SoundInstitute™, for continuing education, and professional development with convenient online and in-person educational courses, including CME
  • Secure your future via Sound Physicians’ Path to Partnership™ track + attain incentive-based rewards based on performance

Location & Lifestyle

Lexington, the second-largest city in Kentucky, is known as the “Horse Capital of the World” and it sits in the heart of the state’s Bluegrass region. With a metro area of about 500,000, it is the location of the Kentucky Horse Park, The Red Mile, and Keeneland race courses, Rupp Arena, the world’s largest basketball-specific arena, Transylvania University, the University of Kentucky, and Bluegrass Community & Technical College. Living in Lexington, you are only an easy drive away from Louisville, KY, Cincinnati, OH, and Knoxville, TN!