Featured Opportunity: ED Physician

TEXAS, Killeen: Looking for FT EM boarded physicain for this 60K volume ED. Physicians are paid on RVU, with optional partnership buy-in and paid malpractice/tail coverage. Excellent pay and full benefit package including generous employer contribution to 401(k). Within an hour of Austin, 30 minutes from Waco, and surrounded by area lakes, camping, and rock climbing. Killeen has award-winning schools and a family-oriented community-a great place to call home!

For more information contact Julianne Sherrod julianne@eddocs.com 888-800-8237

 

Metroplex Health System, Killeen, Texas

    Emergency Department
  • Annual Visits: 60,000
  • ED Beds: 21 (New 40-bed ED opens fall of 2010)
  • 40 hours of MD coverage
  • Shifts: 7a-5p; 11a-9p; 5p-3a; 9p-7a
  • NP/PA coverage in Fast Track 7a-5p; 4p-2a
  • Requirements: BC/BP in Emergency Medicine

Hospital Services

Metroplex is a 208 bed hospital providing convenient and comprehensive health services in Killeen Texas. MRI and 64-slice CT scan, dedicated x-ray suite for ED, Cath lab, Cardiology Program. Metroplex Hospital provides a 24-hour state-of-the-art emergency center that is staffed with physicians and nurses specially trained in emergency medicine. From the center's trauma and cardiac care rooms to its central monitoring system, it is equipped for treating critical emergency conditions.

Metroplex Emergency Service utilizes an improved system for delivering emergency medical care. When patients enter the emergency room, they are immediately assessed and quickly directed to the appropriate level of care.

A triage system for determining degree of need assures that critical care can be administered quickly and effectively. The physicians and nurses work as a team to ensure fast, effective treatment.

The latest equipment needed to asses the patients' needs is available to the team. A patient does not have to be moved to another part of the hospital for x-rays, because Metroplex Emergency Service has a dedicated x-ray suite just for the emergency room.

Location

Killeen has been recognized for its excellent school system and its high standard of living. The Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical area has been listed in the top 75 metro areas in the nation for its quality of life. Beautiful parks, golf courses and 2 area lakes add nature's appeal to this growing community.