Hospitalist Position Nocturnist

bWhy Choose Western Baptist Hospital?b Western Baptist is a regional medical referral center, serving about 200,000 patients a year from four states. Named in Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals, it has western Kentuckys only nationally-accredited chest pain center and da Vinci robot. With more than 1,700 employees and 200 physicians, Western Baptist covers eight square blocks in downtown Paducah. On Interstate 24 between Nashville and St. Louis and surrounded by rivers and lakes, Paducah is a beautiful place to raise a family. And with innovation, compassion and care beyond anything you expect, Western Baptist is the right place for you to practice medicine. A well-establshed and successful 9-member Hospitalist Group employed by Western Baptist Hospital is seeking a NOCTURNIST to join their other current Nocturnist. The board certified Internal Medicine physician will work from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am, 7 consecutive evenings and will have 7 evenings off. Flexible scheduling will also be considered. The Nocturnist will see an average of 5-7 admits evening and will round in the ICU. The physician is not requred to perform any procedures such as intubation, central lines, etc. They will admit patients from the Emergency Dept. and from the Call Tranfer Center. As a Hospital employee, the Nocturnist will be offered a competitive annual salary, sign-on bonus, paid relocation expenses, paid malpractice, annual quality bonus, CME expense allocation and 100% paid health care including spouse and all eligible dependents ), paid long term disability, and retirement pension plans.