Physician - ENT

Overview

• First-year salary guarantee based on MGMA/AMGA median, with RVU production in year two. Placement in a starting range is based on training, experience, certifications, etc. Actual salaries will vary based on a candidate’s qualifications.
• Join our team as one of five outstanding ENT physicians.
• Full-time position.
• Open to 0.8 FTE position or 1.0 FTE position.
• A four-day or five-day schedule is available.
• ENT call is 1:5 (usually one weekend and one Monday–Thursday block every five weeks).
• Consults at our local community hospital with a very strong hospitalist program.
• One surgical day per week once the practice is established.
• Epic electronic medical record.
• Up to 11 weeks of time off.

What We Are Seeking in a Candidate

• Board-certified or board-eligible ENT physician, general ENT practice (but fellowships welcome). Otology focus/interest would be ideal.
• Ability to obtain an active license in Washington State.
• Providers who value high-quality care and work/life balance.
• Concise and compassionate communication skills to educate patients and families.
• Ability to thoroughly document and maintain comprehensive patient records.

Located in the heart of Washington, we enjoy open skies, snow-capped mountains, and the lakes and rivers of the high desert. We are the proud home of orchards, farms, and small communities. Confluence Health actively supports the communities we serve and their quality of life through our community support program and through our individual efforts as involved community members.

Confluence Health provides physicians with a robust benefits package which includes:

• Health insurance (including prescription and vision) with a choice of plans to suit your insurance needs
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings accounts (HSA)
• Life insurance and long-term disability, both company-provided and with supplemental products available
• A monthly stipend to assist with offsetting the costs of benefits
• Wellness Program, which promotes a healthy lifestyle and provides additional financial incentives
• A physicians’ employee assistance program that provides complimentary counseling services, access to resources for work/life balance, child care, elder care, legal and financial assistance, and much more.
• Gym membership discounts
• Financial assistance for adoptions
• Personal umbrella insurance (premium reimbursement)

• Generous relocation package

• Signing bonus

• Complimentary consultation with Navigate Student Loans, a loan counseling service that helps healthcare providers determine the most economical way to reduce and pay off student loans

The time-off benefit is generous and recognizes the importance of maintaining an appropriate balance in a physician’s professional and non-professional life.

Maintaining and enhancing professional skills is a priority of Confluence Health. Full-time physicians receive a continuing medical education allowance of $10,000 bi-annually. In addition, Confluence Health sponsors a variety of high-quality Category 1 continuing education programs each year.

Confluence Health is dedicated to assisting its physicians in building a secure financial future. An active Retirement Committee oversees investments in our federally qualified 401(k), which along with your personal contributions, includes a safe harbor company match of up to 5% that takes effect immediately upon starting.

Confluence Health has an active and effective Risk Management Committee and a very constructive relationship with its professional liability carrier. Confluence Health provides malpractice coverage for its physicians.

Confluence Health pays for the physician’s Washington State medical license, county medical society dues, AMA dues, medical staff dues, and DEA license fees. The total annual value of a physician's benefits package is more than $100,000. Considering this financial benefit—combined with a generous time-off allowance and a very competitive salary—Confluence Health represents an outstanding employment opportunity.