Opportunity: Hospitalist (Nocturnist)
 Opportunity Details
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Nocturnist
Location: Appleton, WI,

 Offer Details
Income Details:

As a Nocturnist, enjoy an annual salary of $321,000; plus a potential annual bonus of $20,000!

Signing Bonus: Yes
Relocation Paid: Household moving expenses provided by ThedaCare's corporate mover. One relocation house-hunting trip for up to seven days
CME: $4,500/year
Call Coverage: No mandatory Call
Other Benefits:

Health/Dental/Life Insurance, Short and Long Term disability insurance, Professional Liability Insurance, Licensing/Board Fees, 403b and 457b


 Job Description

ThedaCare, a Northeast Wisconsin integrated health system, seeks an experienced BE/BC IM/hospitalist to join a 15-physician hospitalist medical staff at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton and ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah, as a Nocturnist. Both hospitals are located in the Fox Valley of Wisconsin. These facilities have been recognized as Solucient Top 100 Hospitals and #1 Consumer Choicefacilities by the National Research Corporation.

Primary care physicians at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center (formerly known as Appleton Medical Center) initiated the hospitalist program in 1998, providing a solid base of support by referring physicians. Since its inception, overall inpatient mortality rates have dropped 16 percent. Overall lengths of stay for the five most common ailments, including pneumonia, stroke, chest pain, and congestive heart failure, have dropped by 7.5 percent. The improved outcomes and shorter stays have resulted in a 9.6 percent drop in the average charge per patient.

Hospitalists have played an integral part in quality improvement, including Collaborative Care. Hospital staff is studying all clinical and administrative processes to determine the content of each process, both in resources and steps. These improvement events are a week in length and involve employees from all levels of the organization. The hospitalist service has committed the involvement of their physicians, providing mini-sabbatical time to participate.

  • No call.
  • 7/on - 7/off or flexible scheduling options available.

 Client Overview

ThedaCare is a community health system consisting of five hospitals: ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah, ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton, ThedaCare Medical Center-New London, ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano, and ThedaCare Medical Center-Waupaca. ThedaCare also includes ThedaCare Physicians, ThedaCare Behavioral Health, and ThedaCare at Home. ThedaCare is the largest employer in Northeast Wisconsin with nearly 7,000 employees. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

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Community Overview

The Fox Cities of Wisconsin includes Appleton, Neenah, and Menasha, as well as several outlying, growing towns. This entire area offers the charm, safety, and convenience of small town life, with the diversity and vitality of a metropolitan area.

The population of the Fox Cities and surrounding areas reaches 1 million within a 60-mile radius. It is easy to get from one point to another, generally within 20 minutes or less. The area economy is healthy, ensuring low unemployment.  Area residents enjoy the municipal necessities that make life safe and fun; great schools,  plentiful parks,  well-maintained recreational facilities, and strong fire/police protection.

The Fox Cities share a rich selection of cultural, recreational, religious, and educational facilities. The area is known for a very strong school system.  Local churches, synagogues, and temples accommodate just about every religious faith. There are three major shopping malls as well as a bustling, revitalized downtown area, assuring shoppers that they can "shop 'til they drop".

AIRPORT
Outagamie Regional Airport located in Appleton and Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay offer modern facilities and convenient access to all the Midwest hubs.

LOCATION
Modern, interstate highway systems provide quick, easy access to larger metropolitan areas:

  • Distance to Green Bay: 30 miles
  • Distance to Milwaukee: 107 miles
  • Distance to Madison: 106 miles
  • Distance to Chicago, IL: 197 miles
  • Distance to Minneapolis, MN: 285 miles

 Community Links
 
  • Appleton Area School District
  • Appleton Catholic Education System
  • Austin Straubel International Airport - Green Bay, WI
  • Building For Kids
  • Catalpa Health
  • City of Appleton
  • City of Neenah
  • Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce
  • Fox Cities Life Study
  • Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
  • Fox Valley Lutheran High School
  • Greenvile Elementary School
  • Hortonville School District
  • Kimberly Area School District
  • Menasha Joint School District
  • N.E.W. North
  • Neenah Joint School District
  • Outagamie Regional Airport - Appleton, WI
  • ThedaCare
  • Twin City Catholic Education
  • YMCA Fox Cities
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    Hospital Overview

    ThedaCare Regional Medical Center - Appleton :  This 160 bed hospital, top area medical facility, is breaking new ground and records with its key programs and services.

    • Named four times as a Solucient "Top 100 Hospital".
    • The Emergency Department is staffed by board certified physicians.
    • ThedaCare Hospitalist Program- 24/7 hospitalist coverage
    • The Appleton Heart Institute has been a leader for more than 20 years in the prevention, diagnosis, medical/surgical treatments, and rehabilitation-currently conducts more than 300 open-heart procedures annually.
    • The ThedaCare Cancer Institute and the Martha Siekman Cancer Center offer excellent oncology services for patients who require inpatient or out-patient therapy as well as ongoing support services.
    • The Groth Surgery Center is a state-of-the-art outpatient surgery center complete with seven surgical suites.

    ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah has overlooked the waters of Lake Winnebago for more than 100 years. Major programs for this progressive, 182 bed hospital include:

    • Four time Solucient "Top 100 Hospital"
    • ACS Level II Trauma Center that includes a dedicated Chest Pain Center, and 24/7 staffing with board certified emergency medicine physicians.
    • Theda-Star- a helicopter-based response service for all of Northeastern Wisconsin.
    • ThedaCare Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit- 12 bed unit with 24/7 staffing and an inpatient hospitalist. The unit is currently under construction and by Fall 2014 will have 19 beds with a dedicated psychiatric "Intensive Care Area" and detox beds.
    • ThedaCare Hospitalist Program- 24/7 hospitalist coverage
    • The Neuroscience Center, with comprehensive neurology and neurosurgery services, including a six-bed neurological intensive care unit.
    • The Center of Rehabilitation Services offers treatment for trauma, stroke, orthopedic, and patients with neuromuscular conditions.
    • The Eye Center offers patients the latest in laser correction surgery.
    • The Alyward Surgery Center is an on-site outpatient surgery center with four surgical suites, two procedure rooms, and a cystoscopy room.
    • Also attached to Theda Clark is:The Children's Hospital of Wisconsin-Fox Valley.  Although not staffed by ThedaCare, there is a strong partnership.  Children's has a regional level III neonatal intensive care nursery whose affiliated medical staff includes a perinatologist, a pediatrician, and a neonatologist.

    In addition to all of the above amenities, COLLABORATIVE CARE, ThedaCare's propriety innovation of inpatient hospital care is employed at both ThedaCare Regional Medical Centers in Appleton & Neenah:

    • This model, involves a core care team, comprised of a nurse, physician and pharmacist (supported by therapists and other clinicians) working side-by-side to care for every patient from the moment of admission until discharge.
    • This new, innovative, clinical model eliminates waste, defects, errors, and delays which returns caregivers to the bedside.  ThedaCare has received National Recognition for this "Hospital of the Future" model which is a sweeping reinvention of the hospital nursing unit.
     Hospital Links
     
  • Appleton Medical Center Video
  • Choose ThedaCare - Video
  • ThedaCare
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     Contact Information
    Contact: Jennifer Degener, Physician Recruiter
    ThedaCare, Inc.
    122 E. College Avenue
    PO Box 8025
    Appleton, WI 54912 - 8025
    Email: jennifer.degener@thedacare.org
    Phone: (920) 830-5868

     Practice Information
    Practice Name: ThedaCare Hospitalist Program
    If you are interested in learning more, or if you have knowledge of an individual who may be seeking an excellent practice opportunity, please contact us.