Cardiologist to join established team near St. Louis; DRA J1 Eligible

BJC Medical Group has a Cardiology opportunity to join our established team based at Parkland Health Center located in Farmington, MO, a little over an hour from St. Louis, Missouri.

We are a physician-led group and part of BJC HealthCare, one of the top health care organizations in the country and affiliated with Washington University School of Medicine. 

The St. Louis area offers big city amenities with a 6% lower cost of living than the National average and the 3^rd highest paying Metro area in the US for physicians.

This position is J1 eligible through the DRA.  We have sponsored J1s for this location with 100% success rate. 

Please feel free to reach out to Jennifer.Burnett@bjc.org with any questions. Or possibly we can arrange a time to discuss details, simply CLICK HERE to access my calendar and select a time that works best for you.

Practice Details:

• Cardiology Department consists of 3 Interventionalists and 2 Invasive Cardiologists
• Great mentorship available from seasoned cardiologists
• Cardiac catheterization, PCI, Cardio MEMS, endovascular and peripheral vascular cases 
• Device/pacemaker implantations would be a plus
• New Cath Lab
• EPIC EMR
• Shared call schedule of 1:5 - No Stemi Call

Compensation & Benefits:

• 2-year income guarantee 
• Sign-on bonus of $50,000
• Generous Relocation assistance 
• CME Allowance
• 4 weeks time off, 6 holidays and 5 days for CME
• Retirement includes matching 401k and a 457b plan
• Malpractice and tail coverage provided
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and more

Community Details:

• Just one-hour south of St. Louis at the edge of the beautiful Ozark mountains you will discover Farmington, Missouri. Surrounded by nine of Missouri’s most scenic state parks, challenging golf courses, an extreme off-road recreation area, hiking trails, and fifteen award winning vineyards and wineries, Farmington is the perfect destination!

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BJC Medical Group is the multi-specialty physician-led organization of BJC HealthCare and includes over 600 doctors and advanced practice providers who are affiliated with top-ranked hospitals in the Midwest region.

Since 1994, BJC Medical Group has provided access to extraordinary care in over 145 locations and over 25 specialties in the greater St. Louis, mid-Missouri and southern Illinois areas. Our providers are nationally recognized for excellent patient satisfaction, quality health care, and improving the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

Role Purpose

The physician will provide professional medical services within the practicing Specialty to the best of physician’s ability through direct patient care and spend additional time as necessary to perform other related duties such as completing medical records, providing MyChart consultations and inbasket management, conducting patient-specific education and collaborating with advanced practice providers and care team members.

Responsibilities

• Manages the medical care of patient panel by providing or otherwise arranging for inpatient hospital care of physician’s patients, either through regular hospital rounds, making arrangements with one or more hospitalist(s) or other qualified physician to provide coverage for physician’s hospitalized patients consistent with Medical Staff requirements.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and members of the care team to ensure excellent patient care outcomes at the clinic location(s) designated by BJC and any other BJC clinical outreach location to which physician may be assigned as patient care demands.
• Performs and documents medical histories and physicals in the patient’s medical record as required by hospital medical staff bylaws.
• Provides or arranges for call coverage for clinic patients and inpatient call coverage in a manner acceptable to BJC and in accordance with Medical Staff bylaws, while observing and following all BJC policies and procedures and all applicable legal, ethical and professional standards.
• Collaborates and teaches advanced practice providers, support staff or any care team member assigned in the care of physician’s patient panel.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Doctorate

- Medicine

Experience

• <2 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Practicing Specialty
• Licensed Physician

Preferred Requirements

Experience

• 2-5 years

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer