Opportunity
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Specialty: |
Rheumatology |
Location: |
Appleton, WI, USA |
J1/H1B
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No |
Offer
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Income Details: |
This position offers a guaranteed salary with incentive compensation potential.
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Signing
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Competitive signing bonus
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Relocation
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Household moving expenses provided by ThedaCare's corporate mover. One relocation house-hunting trip for up to seven days
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Vacation: |
35 days annually including CME/Vacation/Holidays
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CME: |
$4,500/year
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Call
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1:3 consultative only; Hospitalists manage inpatients and admissions
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Other
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Retirement plans - 403b & 457B, Health/Dental/Life Insurance, Short and Long Term disability insurance, Professional Liability Insurance, Licensing/Board Fees
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Job
Description |
Are you looking to join an established Rheumatology practice? Look no further...ThedaCare, Inc., an integrated health system in northeastern Wisconsin, seeks a BE/BC Rheumatologist to join our well-known, highly regarded practice. We are looking for a candidate who is interested in providing coordinated, comprehensive care to patients of the Fox Cities and surrounding communities. This position offers a large patient following, as well as, the opportunity to join a team with an experienced Rheumatologist.
Position Highlights:
- The opportunity to join an established Rheumatology program.
- Our program offers consultative care for patients with complex autoimmune connective tissue diseases, including lupus and rheumatoid arthritis; rheumatic diseases including Lyme disease and vasculitis; as well as primary management of musculoskeletal disorders such as osteoarthritis, bursitis and tendonitis.
- Our staff is not only one of the most highly specialized and trained in the area, it’s also one of the most down-to-earth in determining what is going to give patients the best possible outcome for their unique situation.
- Our state-of-the-art facility functions as home base for all orthopedic needs.
- Enjoy a referral base of 200 + primary care physicians.
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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
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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.
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Hospital
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Contact
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Contact: |
Stacie Masanz, Physician Recruiter ThedaCare, Inc. 122 E. College Ave PO Box 8025 Appleton, WI 54912
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Phone: |
(920) 830-5826 |
Practice
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History
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John Grandone, M.D. Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine Internship: University of Mississippi Residency: University of Missouri (Columbia) Fellowship: University of Missouri (Columbia)
Zaheeruddin Sheikh, M.D. Medical School: Liaquat Medical College, Pakistan Residency: Detroit Medical Center (Michigan) Fellowships: Detroit Medical Center (Michigan) and University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics (Madison)
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Practice
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The facility provides all levels of support for the physician, including, RNs, LPNs, MAs, administrative support and a sophisticated electronic medical record keeping system. All ancillary services are on campus. Physicians enjoy a collegial working relationship that supports both primary care physicians and specialists.
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