HEADLINE: Long Island, New York (border of Nassau-Suffolk): BE/BC Pulmonologist/CC physician is needed to join a busy and successful single-specialty group. They currently have eight Board Certified Pulmonary/CC physicians. The new Pulmonary/CC physician will do a mixture of in-hospital Pulmonary and Critical Care consultation service, follow ups, procedures and office based management. There will be a choice of two different work and call schedules. This practice will also try to accommodate the new physician s preferences regarding work assignments. Sleep Medicine and teaching are both available and optional. $ Very competitive financial compensation package.
LOCATION: Long Island, New York
- This practice is located on the border of Nassau and Suffolk County, Long Island.
- The new Pulmonary/Critical Care physician will have the option/choice of living in either Nassau County or Suffolk County. (Five of their eight physicians live in Nassau County.)
- This is a very desirable location with an award winning school system.
- Enjoy living and working in a serene and scenic environment as Long Island.
- Their office and two hospitals are both located less than a one hour commute to Manhattan. You will be able to take full advantage of and have easy access to the numerous and varied cultural, recreational, and educational activities/opportunities that New York City has to offer.
PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY:
- A Board Eligible/Board Certified Pulmonologist/Critical Care physician is needed to join a busy and successful specialty private practice group.
- This practice currently has eight Board Certified Pulmonary/Critical Care physicians. One of the eight physicians is also Director of the Sleep Lab.
- The new Pulmonary/CC physician will do a mixture of in-hospital pulmonary and critical care consultation service, follow ups, procedures and office based management.
- This practice will try to accommodate the physician s preferences regarding work assignments.
- This excellent Pulmonary/CC opportunity is due to the growth and expansion of their practice, patient base and service area.
- This practice was established about seventeen years ago.
- Sleep Medicine: Sleep Medicine Certification would be a plus but is not a requirement.
- Teaching opportunities: For those Pulmonary/Critical Care physicians who want to do some teaching, there will be the opportunity to do so. Their medical center will have a Family Practice Residency program starting in July of 2022 and an Internal Medicine Residency program starting in July of 2023.
- They offer the following work and call schedule options:
- A. First Option:
- Work Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Weekend Call: She or he will be given a choice of a 1:3 or 1:4 weekend call schedule. If she or he chooses to take a Q-3 call schedule, then the salary will be appropriately increased.
- Weekday Call: It will be one weekday per week.
- Weekend Call: She or he will only cover one hospital.
- Shift Schedule: 7 days on / 7 days off
- The week that the physician is working a shift, the hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Call Schedule for the week working a Shift Schedule: The physician will be on call from Friday night until Monday morning. Night call will be very light with dedicated Mid-Level Providers (MLP) available 24/7 providing assistance covering the Pulmonary/CC physician s patients.
- Hospital/Medical Center Information:
- The new Pulmonologist/Critical Care physician will perform pulmonary consults, admissions, and follow ups at a top-notch teaching and trauma medical center.
- For the Critical Care component, the new physician will work at an award winning, full service community hospital that provides comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, critical care and surgical services.
- The new physician will work in their closed Intensive Care Unit with 12 beds with 8 Step-down unit (SDU) beds. Average occupancy 75 - 80%. The new Pulmonary/CC physician will see patients and provide consults on the critical care patients.
- FINANCIAL COMPENSATION AND FUTURE EARNINGS: This successful and busy practice is offering:
- The starting base salary range will be very competitive for the area.
- Productivity Incentive Bonus: For both of the above described work schedules and call options, there will be a productivity incentive bonus. Depending upon how hard this physician is willing to work, it can increase significantly the earning potential of the incoming Pulmonologist/CC physician.
- The practice will provide a fringe benefits package which includes: malpractice insurance, health insurance, a 401K retirement plan, and paid time off.
Debbie Aber
Physician Services