As a medical director at USACS, you will take on a leadership role collaborating with hospital administration and supporting physician staff while serving as a leader in both the emergency department and broader organization. Through USACS's unique model of shared ownership, you'll join a team that offers physicians unparalleled benefits, quality-focused values, and long-term wealth building opportunities, while maintaining the advantages of local EM groups combined with the security of a large national organization. The position requires prior experience and enables influence on company decisions and leadership development.
Additional Details
- Oversee the operations of the ED in collaboration with nursing leadership and hospital administration
- Supervise the EM staff, per the bylaws, policies and procedures of the institution
- Represent the ED in the community and within the hospital medical staff
About Clarion Hospital
- ED Volume: 13,000
- Broad pathology with a 20% admission rate
- Brand-new, state-of-the-art, 13-bed ED with efficient layout
- Meditech Expanse EMR
- Well-equipped including GlideScope
- Dedicated, experienced nursing staff
- Active in EMS with the medical command to all area EMS providers and facilitate EMS education programs
- Clarion Hospital is a financially sound community-teaching hospital with family practice residency program and medical student rotations from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Features highly-regarded emergency department with air transport and helipad, plus Cancer Center and Occupational Medicine program
- Comprehensive outpatient services including same-day surgery, wound care, sleep lab, genetic counseling, and rehabilitation facilities
- Advanced medical technology and full-service psychiatric care through adjacent Clarion Psychiatric Center serving all age groups
Benefits
Financial Benefits:
- $4,000 tax-free CME/BEA annually
- $6,500 plus your state and DEA license in year one for new graduates
- Groundbreaking 100% Paid Parental Leave
- Pioneering Paid Military Leave
- Student loan refinancing as low as 2.99%
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx coverage
- Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
- Unmatched medical malpractice including tail and free litigation support
- USACS malpractice claims are less than 1/2 the national average!
Intangible Benefits:
- Location flexibility and career stability of a national group
- National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected physicians
- Clinical Management Tools (CMTs) provide evidence-based support
- 24/7/365 live physician support
- Professional Development Programs including Scholars (Leadership Training), Efficiency Academy, Engagement & Experience Academy
- USACS Annual Assembly opportunity
- Internal USACS STAT traveling physicians
The Area
Clarion is a nice college town situated 77 miles north-northeast of Pittsburgh. The college town setting boasts a vibrant downtown area with many interesting shops and eateries. Clarion University hosts approximately 5,500 students of 100 academic programs in business, education, health, science and the arts. All of this is set against the scenic backdrop of the Clarion River and nearby Cook Forest which provide easy access to abundant outdoor recreation. A nice variety of housing options includes in-town, newer housing developments and rural properties with acreage. Clarion has been recognized as the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Community of the Year.