Are you seeking an opportunity to provide excellent patient care, advance your career as an emergency medicine (EM) physician, and work alongside an exceptional leader and mentor, to ensure your individual growth, development, and work-life balance needs are met? Look no further than TeamHealth's emergency medicine team at Griffin Hospital! This team is nationally recognized for providing world-class patient care. Whether you're looking for a staff physician or a future leadership role our chairman of emergency medicine is an exceptional leader and mentor, to ensure your individual growth, development, and work/life balance needs are met. Our purpose is to perfect the practice of medicine, driven by our commitment to quality and safety and supported by our world-class operating team. To improve your experience as an emergency medicine physician, we empower you to act on what you believe is right and free you from distractions. You can focus on patient care, and we will invest in your learning and development to promote growth in the clinical field and foster an environment where continuous improvement is a shared priority. Griffin Hospital Emergency Department is designed for optimal efficiency, identically configured, and equipped to accommodate all levels of care:
- Level III trauma designation
- 23 private ED beds
- 3 dedicated behavioral health crisis intervention rooms
- Dedicated ED ultrasound unit
- Annual ED volume 40,000
- Fast track
- Private triage rooms
- Bedside registration
- Well-balanced 10-hour and 12-hour shift times
- Flexible online scheduling
- 30 hours of EM physician coverage per day
- 30-40 hours of EM APC coverage per day
- EMR-Meditech
- Clinical laboratory (CAP)
- Pulmonary laboratory
- Radiology department, ultrasound, MRI, nuclear medicine, FDA MQSA, NCR
- Respiratory services
Our team of board-certified, residency-trained emergency physicians, advanced certified nurses, and other specially trained ED staff share a passion for delivering state-of-the-art, patient-centered medical care. As a TeamHealth employed emergency medicine physician at Griffin Hospital, you'll enjoy a number of benefits including excellent work/life balance, competitive compensation, night differential, bonus incentives, generous sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, medical, dental, vision, and Rx benefits, 401K, executive retirement plan, professional liability insurance with tail coverage, state and specialty CMEs, paid sick time, federal FMLA, protected leave (CTFMLA), paid leave (CTPL). Access to a deeply embedded culture of diversity, inclusion, innovation, focus on the highest quality of care, and more. J-1 Visa and H-1 Visa Sponsorships are available. Connecticut offers you and your family access to a lifestyle that is second to none, with the finest schools in the nation, four beautiful seasons of recreational activities, and options to live at the shore, in leafy suburbs, or in vibrant urban areas. Derby is an ideal location 10 miles west of New Haven, Connecticut, and 75 miles from New York, New York. Join the emergency medicine team at Griffin Hospital today and dis
Position Highlights
W-2 employee status
Competitive compensation with a night differential
Increased compensation as dedicated nocturnist
Bonus incentives
Full-time status includes medical, dental, vision, Rx, 401k, and retirement plan
Flexible online scheduling with 10-hour and 12-hour shift times
Sign on bonus
Relocation assistance
Professional liability insurance with tail coverage
Paid sick time, federal FMLA, protected leave (CTFMLA) , paid leave (CTPL)
Fantastic work/life balance
Exceptional emergency medicine leadership support
Membership to TeamHealth leading Patient Safety Organization
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
LGBTQ+ resource group
Clinician wellness program
Candidate referral bonus incentives
Leadership development programs
- Additional support: national network of emergency medicine experts, clinician enrollment, billing, coding, clinical documentation, compliance, recruitment, state and specialty CMEs, Perks at Work program to secure discounted services, and moreGriffin Health is committed to your care and safety
Griffin Hospital is a 160-bed acute care community hospital serving more than 130,000 residents of the Lower Naugatuck Valley Region. Griffin Hospital also serves as the flagship hospital for Planetree, an international leader in person-centered care, and has received national recognition for creating a facility and approach to patient care that is responsive to the needs of patients. Affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine, The Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, and accredited by The Joint Commission, Griffin Hospital has more than 300 active and courtesy physicians who have admitting privileges. Griffin Hospital is recognized for having industry-leading patient satisfaction ratings and has received numerous quality and clinical excellence awards. It is the only hospital to be named to Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for ten consecutive years and was the only Connecticut hospital to be recognized three times by the Joint Commission as a "Top Quality Performer" on key quality measures.
Discover Derby
Derby, Connecticut, is rich in history and natural beauty. The city is the smallest in the state with 12,080 residents. Located in southwest Connecticut, the city allows access to the Housatonic and Naugatuck Rivers. Enjoy easy access to Waterbury and Bridgeport, or take an hour's drive to New York for all your big city desires while living in this quaint, suburban town. With a city center, traditional neighborhood schools, a plethora of historic buildings and abundant natural attractions, Derby is a wonderful place to call home.
