Emergency Medicine Physician
- Healthcare
- Volunteer
- Emergency Medicine
- Physician
- Patient Care
An Emergency Medicine Physician provides acute care for patients in emergency departments, managing a high volume of cases requiring rapid assessment and treatment. This role involves working in a 10-bed emergency unit within a community hospital, collaborating with a team of physicians and advanced practice clinicians. The position also includes opportunities for teaching, comprehensive benefits, and substantial compensation packages.
Owensboro Health Medical Group is seeking additional Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Emergency Medicine (ABEM, AOBEM) physicians to join our team at Muhlenberg Community Hospital consisting of 5 physicians and 2 NPs/PAs who welcome an average of 15,000 annual ED visits.
The 10 bed unit is located in a 60 bed community hospital where patient experience and quality care drive every decision for the population we serve within eight counties of western KY.
- $426,000 two-year Guaranteed Base Compensation
- $50,000 Potential Engagement Bonus Compensation
- $35,000 Upfront Bonus
- $25,000 Student Loan repayment annually (total of $50,000)
- $6,000 CME annually
- $2,000 toward professional society/DEA/License
- Full Benefit and retirement packages
- Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
- 142 twelve-hour shifts annually (7a-7p / 7p-7a)
- Shifts split proportionally between days and nights
- 24 hours of physician coverage, 10 hours of APC coverage
- Unit averages 40 patients per day
- Opportunity to teach - Family Medicine Residency Program
ABOUT OWENSBORO HEALTH
Owensboro Health is large enough to have financial strength, resources and growth opportunities, but we are small enough to feel like a family. Our health system is an independent, not-for-profit organization and is operated by a board of community volunteers and physicians.
With three hospitals, a growing medical group, and locations serving an 18-county area across Western Kentucky and Southern Indiana, Owensboro Health is the region s healthcare leader and is well-positioned for more growth in the future. In fact, Owensboro Health is Kentucky s largest private employer west of Louisville and is the largest healthcare facility in Western Kentucky.
OWENSBORO HEALTH MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital has been a part of this community since 1938. When you come to our facility, you'll see plenty of familiar faces. The people taking care of you are people you live down the road from, people you go to church with or whom you run into at the grocery. We want to treat you with the same kindness, compassion and quality of care that we would provide for a member of our own family.
Systemwide, the organization has more than 4,800 employees and 250 medical staff.
Owensboro Health is a non-profit health system with a mission to heal the sick and to improve the health of the communities it serves in Kentucky and Indiana. The system includes Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, nationally recognized for design, architecture and engineering and the only hospital in the world to be designated a Signature Sanctuary by Audubon International, Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital, the Owensboro Health Medical Group comprising over 180 providers in 25 locations, a certified medical fitness facility, and the Memorial Mitchell Cancer Center. Owensboro Health has been recognized for outstanding care, safety and clinical excellence by The Joint Commission, U.S. News & World Report and Becker's Review Hospital. As the largest employer west of Louisville, Owensboro Health is licensed to operate 477 beds, has 4,240 employees, and in FY 2016 saw 17,191 inpatient admissions and 842,635 outpatient encounters.

