Emergency Medicine Physician

Emergency Department

• Trauma Designation: Level IV
• ED Beds: 20
• ED Admission Rate: 21%
• ED Transfer Rate: 4%
• Staffing Model:
• 10-hour shifts
• 3 Physician shifts per day (total 30 hours)
• 3 APP shifts per day (total 30 hours)
• Shifts will flex 1-2 hours up or down based on volumes
• EMR: Meditech
• BC (or BE) in Emergency Medicine (preferred) or BC in FP/IM with a minimum of five years of ED experience
• Stroke certified; however, still transfer patients who require lytics and/or arterial thrombectomy
• Primary Stroke Center certification expected by end of 2025
  

Benefits

Financial Benefits:

• $100,000 equity ownership given to all full-time Physicians after 3 years of employment
• Industry-leading 10% company-funded 401(k) up to IRS limit of $35,000
• $4,000 tax-free CME/BEA annually
• $6,500 plus your state and DEA license in year one for new graduates
• Groundbreaking 100% Paid Parental Leave
• Pioneering Paid Military Leave
• Student loan refinancing as low as 2.99%
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx coverage
• Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
• Unmatched medical malpractice including tail and free litigation support
• USACS malpractice claims are less than 1/2 the national average!
  

Intangible Benefits

• Location flexibility and career stability of a national group
• National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected Physicians
• Clinical Management Tools (CMTs) provide evidence-based support
• 24/7/365 live Physician support
• Professional Development Programs including:
• Scholars (Leadership Training)
• Efficiency Academy
• Engagement & Experience Academy
• USACS Annual Assembly opportunity
• Internal USACS STAT traveling Physicians
  

Hospital

• 124-bed facility
• Named for local businessman Sid Peterson, this private hospital was named one of the “Top 20” Rural Community Hospitals in the nation—the only hospital in Texas on the list
• Serves a primary service area of 45,000 people
• Hospitalists admit 85% of patients from the Emergency Department
• Stroke patients who receive fibrinolytic or who meet criteria for arterial thrombectomy are transferred to San Antonio after consultation with a Tele-Neurologist
• Specialty backup includes 24/7 cardiology (including cath lab and most cardiologists do PE thrombectomies), general surgery, ortho, and OB/GYN
• Interventional radiology availabe during the week
• Vascular surgery coverage averaging 20-25 days per month
• Urology coverage 50% of the time
  
  

Community

Medical professionals in Kerrville enjoy a lifestyle that blends all the best aspects of rural, suburban, and urban life. With excellent housing, real estate costs, and state- and nationally-distinguished schools, Kerrville is the perfect hometown for families. Outdoor recreational activities such as flying, hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, kayaking, triathlons, and photography abound in this beautiful area of the Texas Hill Country. Since both San Antonio and Austin are within a one- to two-hour drive, Kerrville is a perfect choice for Physicians who want to practice in a smaller community with metropolitan amenities nearby.

Other USACS services at this location

Hospitalist Service

• A cohesive team of 10 Hospitalist Physicians and 4 Hospitalist APPs
• The team is supported by an administrative coordinator
• Integrated Acute Care model where all providers are partners of one team covering Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine
• Most patients admitted through the ED come under the Hospitalist service
• Hospitalists also provide medical consultation to the inpatient rehab unit staffed by dedicated physiatrists
• Hospitalists hand off patients to the Intensivist when requiring transfer to the ICU
• Multispecialty support
• Procedures not required
  
  

Rehabilitation Unit

• 16-bed unit
• Average Daily Encounters: 14
• Provides medical consultation services in coordination with dedicated physiatrists in the Acute Rehab Unit
• Inpatient rehabilitation unit
• Stroke Specialty program
• Support of on-site hospitalist Physicians and APPs
• The team is supported by an Administrative Coordinator
• 7 days on/7 days off schedule
• Pre-operative clinic
• Rehab APP provides clearance for elective orthopedic surgical candidates
• Tuesday – Friday: 4 scheduled patients per day
  
  

Critical Care

• ICU Model: Closed, 12-bed ICU (to include step down); admits by critical care intensivists 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• APP admits overnight 6 p.m. - 6 a.m.
• ICU Staffing Model: 10 hours per day in-house intensivist; 7 days per week
• Mixed Medical-Surgical ICU
• Respond to codes when on-site
• Work collaboratively with the rest of the IAC team (ED, HM)
  

Details

• W-2 and 1099 employment options available
  
  

Signing Bonuses up to $100,000 available!

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• Cap Exempt
  
  

About USACS

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Ours is a Physician-owned group, the largest in the nation, meaning we have built a model that allows our Physicians to focus on our mission: to care for patients. It also means we are built to last, with the size, resources, and opportunities of a national company.

At US Acute Care Solutions you will get ownership in the group, access to the very best post-residency continuing medical education in the nation, and a culture devoted to constant improvement by practicing evidence-based medicine. But most importantly, you’ll get colleagues who, as leaders of their own destiny, are committed to a culture of shared ownership over our common goal: outstanding patient care.