Emergency Medicine Physician

Introduction to the Role and Practice:
Centra is looking for board-certified (or board eligible) emergency physicians to staff our network of 4 ERs in the central Virginia region: Lynchburg General Hospital, Bedford Memorial Hospital, Gretna Medical Center, and Southside Community Hospital.

1. Lynchburg General Hospital (Lynchburg, VA)

   • 70K patient visits per year, 54 beds.

   • Southside Community Hospital (Farmville, VA)

   • Busy community hospital and level 2 trauma center that maintains high quality acute MI and stroke certification programs.

   • 110-120 hours of physician staffing daily. Always at least two physicians in the department.

   • 10-hour shifts that are scheduled in a “waterfall” fashion to match staffing to patient arrivals and limit sign-outs. We see patients according to acuity for the first 8 hours of the shift and then “cherry pick” for the last two.

   • Approved for brand new 65 bed Emergency Department - currently in design phase.

   • First EmPath Unit on the east coast under construction and to be completed summer of 2023. This is a behavioral health care space that will be staffed and managed by the behavioral health service.

2. Southside Community Hospital (Farmville, VA)

   • 30K visits per year, 20 beds.

   • 40 hours of physician staffing daily, 20 hours of APP coverage.

   • ?10-hour shifts

3. Bedford Memorial Hospital (Bedford, VA)

   • 20K visits per year, 14 beds

   • 12-hour shifts

   • 24 hours of physician coverage, 20 hours of APP coverage.

4. Gretna Medical Center (Gretna, VA)

   • 25K visits per year, 10 beds.

   • Free-standing ED.

   • 24 hours of physician coverage, 20 hours of APP coverage.

   • 12-hour shifts

You Can Expect:

• Collegial, employed group with physician-heavy staffing model.

• All physicians in the group have an equitable standing from day one: no seniority for scheduling requests or opaque pay structures.

• Well-supported, months-long orientation period with limited nights and no solo site coverage.

• Active nocturnist program, which decreases the night load for everyone.

• Nocturnists get to make their own schedule.

• Option to sign on for days/evenings only (no night shifts ever).

• No scheduled call.

• Variety of work settings, from busy cross-covered community trauma center to single-coverage free-standing ER.

• Guaranteed requests off work up to 10 days per month.

• Alternate between working Christmas and Thanksgiving. You are guaranteed 5 days off surrounding your “off holiday”.

• Teaching/Student options, but not required.

• Reasonable patient load of 1.7 -2.2 patients per hour.

• Low cost of living (17% below national average), mild climate, and located near abundant outdoor, recreational, cultural and educational opportunities.

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Sign-on bonus

• Up to $120k in student loan repayment

• Up to $15,000 in relocation assistance

• Up to $7,500 CME allowance + 5 days for CME in addition to time off

• 403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan; Immediate vested employer contribution match at 3%

• Health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance options, short- and long-term disability

• Malpractice coverage with tail

Required Qualifications

• Completion of medical degree and residency/fellowship training in emergency medicine

• MD/DO with certification by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) board in physician's primary specialty. Must be board certified or in the process of certifying.

Lynchburg, VA (Pop. 85,000) offers a safe, family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and diverse, affordable housing—from urban lofts to waterfront condos. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy hiking Sharp Top Mountain or the Appalachian Trail, biking Blackwater Creek or Percival’s Island, and activities like boating, fishing, and camping. Families love local festivals, orchards, and the interactive Amazement Square Museum. Travel elsewhere is easy with the Amtrak train station located in downtown Lynchburg or the Lynchburg regional airport. The city also features top-tier arts at the Academy Center and minor league baseball with the Lynchburg Hillcats. Nearby, scenic Smith Mountain Lake offers even more recreation.
Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600,000 community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices. Centra offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern Virginia—from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford. CMG includes family practices, specialists, and surgeons in fields such as cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, urology, and more.
CMG is also home to the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, a training program for future family physicians, many of whom hold academic appointments with institutions like UVA, VCU, VCOM, and Liberty University.
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