Permanent Wound Care Job in Augusta, Georgia

• Position Type: Permanent
• Recruited Specialty: Wound Care
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
• Structure of Position: Solo-Independent, Single-Specialty Group, Multi-Specialty Group, Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other
• Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
• Expected Patient Call Coverage: (not specified)
• Expected ER Call Coverage: No call

This east Georgia medical center is seeking a board certified/board eligible Wound Care Physician.

Role: To be the leading, full time physician which will coordinate with the Vascular Surgery service in preventing amputations in the Outpatient Wound Care Program.  Our Wound & Hyperbaric Center is a hospital outpatient program providing treatment for problem and chronic wounds and hyperbaric treatments.  We strive to improve function and quality of life for patients through excellent patient care, advanced wound care with personalized treatment plans guided by evidenced based treatment plans.

Staffing Design: Our Wound and HBO Center is designed to have two physicians running clinics and supervising Hyperbaric.  The Center is open five days a week with clinics which allows two Physicians to work concurrently.  Presently, we have one full time physician and three private practice physicians.

Qualifications:

·         Board certified in General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Vascular Surgery,

                        Family Medicine or Internal Medicine

·         Post graduate fellowship training through an ACGME accredited program

·         New graduates/experienced candidates will be considered

·         Experience in managing diabetes and patients with a high risk for

Amputations

·         Wound Certification desired however can be obtained within one year of

                        hire date

Position Responsibilities:

·         Provide exceptional patient experience through quality care and healed

                        Outcomes

·         Serve as a physician leader in marketing our Wound Care Program within

                        the community in collaboration with the Manager of Outpatient Wound and

                        Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.

·         Advocate in the development of a new program involving amputation

                        prevention in collaboration with Vascular, Endocrinology, Internal

                        Medicine, Family Medicine, Diabetes Education and Wound Care

·         Embrace team participation with skilled and experienced nurses

Compensation: Competitive compensation package.

 Benefit Package: Contracts include: Insurance; Group plan options for medical/dental/vision/disability/life. Liability insurance for professional practice provided. 403(b), 457(b) available for tax deferred retirement planning.

Allowances for CME travel, professional membership, publications provided.

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.

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.

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• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
• Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced
• Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes

• Facility Type: Hospital
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