Outstanding opportunities for high energy, board eligible / certified Emergency Medicine physicians to join our staff of dynamic, highly regarded ED practitioners with Associated Physicians of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (APHMFP) at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, Massachusetts
90,000+ annual ED visits
Fully democratic, physician-led practice
Robust compensation package with quarterly incentive plan distribution
Generous, immediately vested pension
Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
Continuing medical education funding
Layered attending physician staffing with full advanced health practitioner support
Significant growth opportunities in our emergency medicine network
Exciting and collaborative environment with standardized clinical practices, quality systems, and fully integrated EHR to ensure excellence in patient care
Experienced medical staff and supportive nurse leadership
An atmosphere promoting work-life balance
St. Luke's is a community hospital in Southeastern Massachusetts continually growing in scope and technologies to meet the diverse needs of the surrounding communities. It offers a wide range of inpatient medical and surgical services, with expertise in neurosurgery, cardiology, orthopedic and general surgery. The Emergency Department at St. Luke's is one of the busiest in Massachusetts and recently expanded to include an 18 bed Rapid Assessment Zone.
55 bed full service ED
Level 2 Trauma Accreditation
State-of-the-art trauma room
Two negative-pressure decontamination rooms
Psychiatric observation area with dedicated ED Behavioral Health Team
Epic EMR
20% admission rate from the ED
Join the Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) & Associated Physicians of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (APHMFP) Emergency Medicine network of practitioners clinically serving multiple community EDs and Urgent Care Centers affiliated with the tertiary, academic Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston.
175 emergency medicine physicians and advanced health practitioners
Deliver care to over 350,000 patients annually and growing
Clinical affiliations with a variety of health systems in the greater Eastern Massachusetts region
Charter member of Medicare Pioneer ACO and alternative quality and shared-risk contracts with major commercial payers
Job Requirements
Residency trained; Board eligible / certified in Emergency Medicine
Massachusetts state licensure
More About New Bedford and the Surrounding Area Located in the heart of the scenic south coast, New Bedford is a wonderfully diverse, culturally rich community known for its famous whaling era seaport. New Bedford offers beautifully maintained parks and public beaches alongside museums, and unique shops and galleries in its downtown historic district making it a great place to live, work, and raise a family. New Bedford is surrounded by beautiful beach communities with many housing options and excellent school systems where many professionals call home. Its proximity to Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, Horseneck Beach, Newport, the "Farm Coast", and local wineries make this area of Massachusetts a great place to live and work. It is one of the beating hearts of sailing nationally, has some of the best saltwater fishing in the country. New Bedford is just 32 miles from downtown Providence, RI and an hour south of Boston. For more information on New Bedford and the surrounding area, visit http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/ and http://www.capecodchamber.org/cape-cod-islands-nantucket-marthas-vineyard-cape-cod-travel-guide