Physician / Emergency Medicine / Pennsylvania / Permanent / Emergency Medicine
UPMC Altoona Emergency Medicine Opportunity Profile: Emergency Medicine Physician Practice: UPMC Altoona Emergency Medicine Address: 620 Howard Avenue Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Board Certified or Board Eligible Emergency Medicine Residency Trained Physician PRACTICE OPPORTUNITY Practice Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania Practice Type: Single Specialty Practice Size: The department is comprised of 20 Physicians and 7 Physician Assistants Employment Status: Employed by Hospital Salary: Base salary of $188/hr = $300,800; Annual $100,000 incentive bonus; Shift diff of $23/hr for nights, wknd & holidays Estimated Total Compensation = $410,000 Hours worked over 400 per quarter paid at $213 per hour, not including qualifying shift differential Sign-On Bonus: $50,000 Malpractice Insurance: Yes Health Insurance: Yes Vision & Dental: Yes Life Insurance: Yes Disability Insurance: Yes CME Allowance: $6,000 per year Case Load & Work Schedule Patient Load: The emergency medicine department provides care and treatment to approximately 70,000 patients per year Work Schedule: Physicians work 1600 hours per year which is approximately 13 (ten hour) shifts per month or 133.33 per month. Hours above 133.33 per month are available. DESIRED PHYSICIAN TRAITS Residency: Emergency Medicine MD: Acceptable DO: Acceptable Board Certified: Required Board Eligible: If within 3 yrs of residency/fellowship Residents/Fellows: Acceptable What is it like to live in central Pennsylvania?
Our region is a progressive, yet ???easy living??? community. Traffic jams are Cultural and recreational opportunities abound and children grow up in a safe, secure, and progressive climate. UPMC Altoona is the major health care provider in the region.Nearest major cities: Pittsburgh ??? 2 hours, Baltimore ??? 3 hours, Washington D.C. ??? 3 hours, Philadelphia ??? 4 hours New York City ??? 5 hours Hospital Information: UPMC Altoona is a 400-bed, regional healthcare provider serving a 6-county area in central PA.
UPMC Altoona is a PA Trauma Systems Foundation accredited level 2 trauma center, a regional cardiology, cardiac and vascular surgery center, and a regional cancer center UPMC Altoona provides endovascular surgery, neurointervention and neurosurgery, behavioral health, vascular & wound care, and is a JCAHO-Accredited Stroke Center.
UPMC Altoona is part of UPMC: a world-renowned healthcare provider and insurer based in Pittsburgh, PA. UPMC operates 40 hospitals, 700 doctors??? offices and outpatient sites, employs over 4,900 physicians and 87,000+ employees, and offers an array of rehabilitation, retirement, and long-term care facilities - and is closely affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh.
Medical Staff: UPMC Altoona has 400+ practicing physicians,including 70+ primary care physicians (FP and general IM) interventional cardiology, cardiac and thoracic surgery, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, ENT, nephrology, neurology medical and radiation oncology, physiatry and endocrinology.
Also included are a 20+ physician hospitalist team, a full-service intensivist staff, and a team of interventional radiologists. COMMUNITY INFORMATION Altoona Metro Area Population: 130,000 Hospital Service Area Population: 330,000 Trauma Service Area Population: 1,000,000+: 18 county Location: South Central Pennsylvania School Quality: Excellent Colleges: Penn State University, Penn State Altoona ???
local Penn State 4-Year Degree campus, St. Francis University, Mt. Aloysius College, Juniata College, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Shopping: many malls/shopping centers, national and regional chain stores: Macy???s, JCPenney???s, Boscov???s, Barnes and Noble, Target, Old Navy, Wal-Mart, Sam???s Club, and Best Buy. Cultural Activities: Altoona Symphony Orchestra, Historic Mishler Theater, Allegheny Highlands Regional Theater, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Allegheny Ballet Company, Penn State Artist Series and Eisenhower Auditorium for Broadway tours and Bryce Jordan for national tours, Misciagna Family Center for performing Arts on the Penn State Altoona campus.
Recreational Activities: Blue Knob Ski Resort, Lake Raystown, Double A Pittsburgh Pirate Affiliate Altoona Curve Baseball, several State parks for camping, fly fishing, boating, hiking, local amusement parks, several golf courses and country clubs, Rails to Trails, Penn State football, many opportunities for individual and family outdoor sports, Galactic Ice indoor ice skating