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WI-SSM Health Dean Medical Group Portage

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Pediatrician- SSM Health Dean Medical Group Portage & St, Clare Hospital, Baraboo

The Opportunity:

This full time, .8 - 1.0 fte Pediatrician opportunity is located at our clinic in Portage with pediatric call coverage & 1-2 days per week at St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo, Wisconsin.

We utilize a care team approach to optimize patient care. In addition to care teams, our team consists of nurses & medical assistants as well as access to a full complement of pediatric specialists. This team approach is one reason that has led to the department’s superior quality ratings in an organization known throughout WI as a high performer in clinical quality.

The Portage Clinic is part of SSM Health, and is a large primary care & multi-specialty clinic. The Pediatrician will share pediatric & neonatal call with the Baraboo Region providers at St. Clare Hospital, which includes newborn admissions coverage & pediatric telephone call coverage, and requires living within a 30-minute radius of St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo. Imaging & lab are offered onsite at the clinic, and pharmacy is offered in the hospital which allows for excellent continuity of care.

Opportunity Highlights:

• Mission-based organization with a collegial & collaborative team, a fully supportive work environment, and superior clinical quality outcomes

• Shared call schedule (1:4 max expectation)

• Opportunity to be part of a close-knit pediatrician community within the SSM Health family

• Mature Epic EMR with individual optimization to improve efficiencies

• 2-year salary guarantee with generous sign-on bonus

• Full physician benefit package

The Hospital:

SSM Health - St. Clare Hospital, a 100-bed facility with 24-hour, Level 4 trauma ER coverage, is our closest hospital, and is located in Baraboo, WI, less than 30 minutes from Portage.

The Community:

Portage is a picturesque community of over 10,000 located in south-central Wisconsin, just over 40 miles north of the state capital, Madison. Portage is nestled in Columbia County where you will enjoy the best of both worlds—peaceful, small-town living with easy access to the amenities of nearby Wisconsin Dells and Madison. During the summer, residents enjoy a wide array of beautiful scenery for outdoors enthusiasts including fishing, golfing, boating on the Wisconsin River, swimming at Silver Lake Beach; and hiking or walking on the Ice Age Trail & the Western River Levee Walking Trail. During the winter, curling, hockey, skiing, snowtubing, & snowmobiling are few of the activities to enjoy. Cascade Mountain is just four miles away.

The Organization:

Experience the rewards of practicing with SSM Health, one of the leading health systems in the nation, while you discover a quality of life unique to Wisconsin. Enjoy everything that comes with a location known for its idyllic lakes, wooded acres, & rolling farmlands. With its variety of lakes & rivers, bicycle paths, hiking trails and multiple farmers markets; Wisconsin is truly one of a kind! Whether you're planning to make a home amidst the backdrop of the high-tech businesses and acclaimed academic institutions in the progressive city of Madison or within the rolling hills & fresh waters of the Portage area, you'll find a friendly, affordable and peaceful quality of life that makes Wisconsin among the best states to live in the country.

At SSM Health, we are united by a shared commitment to serve through faith, humanity, compassionate care, & exceptional medicine. Join us as we work together to reveal the healing presence of God through our exceptional healthcare services.

For more information, contact:

Gina Haldiman – Physician & Advanced Practitioner Recruiter

Phone 608-250-1156

gina.haldiman@ssmhealth.com | www.joinssmhealth.com

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Summary:

Diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for obtaining call coverage by other medical staff members for holidays, vacations and other time off.

• Responsible for the standard of practice for patient population.

• Responsibility for maintaining a private office and all clinical decision making within the office during times of service.

• Acts as an advisor and consultant in the establishment of operational policies of the practice to include: (1) Purchasing and capital allocations; (2) Managed care plan participation; (3) Budget and practice expenses; (4) Medicare/Medicaid participation; (5) Billing and collection of professional fees; (6) Personnel management and related policies; (7) Risk management and quality assurance; and (8) Coding compliance.

• Responsible for after-hours call coverage for patients of the practice, in addition to office appointments.

• Participates in community service activities, including speaking engagements, writing and special clinical programs as reasonably requested.

• Responsible for all risk management, coding compliance and quality assurance activities and functions in and related to the practice.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.

• Constant standing and walking.

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.

• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.

• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

• Occasional driving.

• Rare crawling and running.

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

7077280164 Prtg Ped

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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