Description
Elizabethtown Emergency Physicians: Full-Time Emergency Medicine Physician
Elizabethtown Emergency Physicians is a private practice group committed to delivering the highest quality of care to patients at Baptist Health Hardin hospital, located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. We are seeking to add an Emergency Medicine (EM) Residency-trained, Board Certified or Board Eligible Physician to our team by Spring 2025 or sooner.
About Us:
- Team Composition: Our group consists of 30 practitioners, providing an average of 112 hours of coverage to the EM department daily, with an average patient volume of 200.
- Staffing: Our team includes Board Certified, Residency-trained EM Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Certified Physician Assistants, with Advanced Practice Clinicians (APCs) staffing the department 24/7.
- Shift Details: Physicians work 10-hour shifts, averaging 14 shifts per month (140 hours).
Technology and Support:
- Electronic Health Records: We use the EPIC electronic health record system for patient documentation. Physician support and education for documentation are available as needed.
Benefits:
- Competitive Contracts: We offer generous benefit packages in addition to competitive employment contracts.
- Incentives for Full-Time Employment:
- Group Insurances: Health, Dental, Vision, and Life
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Malpractice Insurance (no tail required)
- Annual CME Allowance
- 401K with Company Match and Profit-Sharing Contribution
- Relocation Reimbursement
- EPIC (Gold Star Level 9) - Electronic Health Record System Integrated Throughout the Hospital
- Generous Time Off: 60 days per year
- Web-Based Work Scheduling Software
Interested candidates can email: [email protected]
About Baptist Health Hardin Hospital
Baptist Health Hardin employs over 2,850 staff and has more than 40 locations providing clinic and diagnostic services. The hospital is a 300 bed regional facility. The service area of ten (10) counties serves a combined population of over 450,000 in Central Kentucky. The location is 40 miles south of Louisville on Interstate 65. The hospital is the 12th largest in the state, with the second busiest Emergency Department. The Baptist Health Hardin medical staff is comprised of over 450 physicians / providers representing 32 specialties.
About Elizabethtown, Kentucky
- Fastest growing community in the state of Kentucky with great public schools, dining, and entertainment options.
- Vibrant downtown scene offers boutique shopping, restaurants, breweries and live music.
- Baptist Health Hardin serves Hardin County and nine surrounding counties totaling 450,000 residents.
- Ford Motor Company is building two electric battery plants, creating 5,000 new jobs, and is the single largest economic investment in the history of the state of Kentucky. The first plant is expected to open in 2025.
- Kentucky’s largest cities, Louisville and Lexington, are within a short drive of E-town. Louisville Muhammad Ali
- International Airport (located 45 minutes from Elizabethtown, KY) offers flights to 30+ destinations nonstop and 460+ places with just one stop.
- Elizabethtown’s cost of living index is lower than the national average.
- Opportunities to enjoy nature abound in and around Elizabethtown, with numerous accessible and well-maintained parks, nature preserves, and hiking/ biking trails.
- Watch your family grow with athletic opportunities in our regional youth sports park or our large indoor sports facility offering football, baseball, basketball and soccer.
- Enjoy the arts with your family at our PAC theatre or community music events.
Click here to learn more about all of the wonderful community offerings in Elizabethtown, Kentucky!
EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.
