Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Leader in Edison, NJ

Looking for upward mobility? This is an exceptional opportunity for a pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physician with an interest in leadership to learn from a terrific mentor, our current medical director. TeamHealth has an excellent opportunity for you in the pediatric emergency department (ED) at JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Hackensack University Medical Center the number one adult and children's hospitals in New Jersey. Come join our dynamic group of physician colleagues at a premiere practice location that serves 20,000 pediatric patients annually!

Opportunity Highlights

• Must be board certified/board eligible fellowship trained pediatric emergency medicine physician (PEM)
• EMR: Epic
• 14 private ED pediatric beds
• 12% admission rate
• 24 hours pediatric emergency medicine physician coverage per day
• 10 hours of pediatric advanced practice clinician coverage per day
• 20 bed inpatient pediatric unit with 24 hour in-house pediatric hospital medicine team

Competitive compensation with an estimated base salary range of $190 to $220 hourly. This role provides the opportunity for employee or IC status. Full-time employee status clinicians are eligible for an excellent comprehensive benefits package to include: 401(k) plan, health, dental and vision insurance, long and short term disability, FSA, group term life insurance, and employee assistance program.

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Position Highlights:

• Unique opportunity to choose (1099)  independent contractor status or employee status (which includes comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability)
• CME opportunities through the TeamHealth Institute
• Professional liability insurance and tail coverage provided by TeamHealth
• Relocation assistance
• Excellent work/life balance with flexible online scheduling
• Local PEM leadership support

Historic community with easy access to Staten Island and NYC

Situated along the Raritan Bay Harbor and Raritan River, Edison, New Jersey, is a growing township, boasting a scenic location, with easy access to exciting metropolitan areas including New Brunswick and Staten Island, New York. Most famously known as the home of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory, where the invention of the light bulb was perfected and sound was first recorded, Edison offers a rich history with plenty of museums and landmarks to explore. Get outdoors and explore one of the areas many local parks, or enjoy boating and sailing on Raritan Bay and the Raritan River. Escape to Staten Island or New York City for the weekend, where beaches, Broadway, upscale shopping, culinary explorations and more await!

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About TeamHealth

At TeamHealth, our purpose is to perfect physicians' ability to practice medicine, every day, in everything we do. Through our more than 20,000 affiliated physicians and advanced practice clinicians, TeamHealth offers outsourced emergency medicine, hospital medicine, critical care, anesthesiology, orthopedic hospitalist, acute care surgery, obstetrics and gynecology hospitalist, ambulatory care, post-acute care and medical call center solutions to approximately 3,300 acute and post-acute facilities and physician groups nationwide. Our philosophy is as simple as our goal is singular: we believe better experiences for physicians lead to better outcomes—for patients, hospital partners and physicians alike. Join our team; we value and empower clinicians. Partner with us; we deliver on our promises. Learn more at www.teamhealth.com.