Physician, Family Medicine

• Specialty: Internal Medicine, Outpatient Clinic
• Subspecialty Interest: HTN, DM, Chronic Dz Maintenance
• Schedule: 36 pt facing and 4 admin hours. Flexible schedule. Most team members are doing 4 days a week.
• Call Schedule: Every 3rd week; 1 week call and typically 0-2 calls per week.
• Practice Detail: 4370 unique lives seen in past 12 months. Avg pt age: 59. 69% are Female, 31% male. Providers see 15-17 pts per day on avg. 20/40 min appts or 30/30; provider preference.
• EMR: Cerner
• Location: Ascension Borgess Internal Medicine, 1535 Gull Road, Suite 100, Kalamazoo, MI 49048

This job location is currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer.

Ascension Borgess is looking for a Board Certified/Board Eligible Physician for our Internal Medicine Office at Ascension Borgess Medical Specialities Building in Kalamazoo, MI.

This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to partner with Ascension Borgess to provide medical services to patients.

Position Highlights:

• Competitive Salary with CME allowance
• PTO, CME days and Paid Holidays
• Sign On Bonus and Relocation Reimbursement
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Short and Long-term Disability
• 401K, 403(b) with Employer Match
• Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage

About Ascension Borgess Hospital

• As a member of Ascension Borgess Hospital, our physicians join a large community of providers who are called to deliver compassionate, personalized care for all persons, especially those who are struggling or affected by poverty.
• As a member of the largest nonprofit provider of care in the country, we are able to share best practices and knowledge across our smart network.
• Ascension Borgess Hospital includes more than 130 sites of care in 15 southern Michigan cities, as well as eight owned or affiliated hospitals, a nursing home, ambulatory care facilities, home health care, physician practices, managed care services, and a cancer center.
• Ascension Borgess Hospital, the heart of the network in Kalamazoo, is a 224-bed teaching facility, with renowned cardiology, stroke and neuroscience programs.
• Awarded Americas 100 Best Hospitals Award for Cardiac Care, Joint Replacement, Pulmonary Care, Stroke Care, Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence, Neurosciences Excellence and awarded Top 2% in the Nation for consistently delivering clinical quality year over year (2024).

About Kalamazoo, Michigan

• Located halfway between Detroit and Chicago and 45 minutes from the Lake Michigan shoreline - It is an important destination for business, education and cultural events.
• Kalamazoo is home to three local colleges/universities as well as Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine.
• Portage, MI, just 10 minutes outside of the city, has been ranked by several publications and websites as one of the BEST PLACES to live in MI.
• We are also home to the famous Kalamazoo Promise. The Kalamazoo Promise is the only scholarship program of its kind. The program provides resident graduates of the Kalamazoo Public Schools with up to 100 percent of their tuition and mandatory fees for four years at Michigan's public universities and community colleges. (Including U of M & MSU)

About Ascension Medical Group
When you join Ascension Medical Group (AMG), you are entering a community where physician and advanced practice provider engagement and experience is recognized as a key driver of delivering excellent patient care.

With 1,900 sites of care and 7,000 providers strong, AMG is one of the largest healthcare provider networks in the United States. Physicians and advanced practice providers benefit from a collaborative approach to care, significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. Coordinates discharge planning with case management.
• Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
• Accepts patient referrals from other physicians. Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
• Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested.
• Provides appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
• Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.

Licensure/Certification/Registration:
Required Credential(s):
Physician MD/DO with Prescriptive Authority credentialed from the Michigan Board of Medicine obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Credentialing done by Medical Staff department.

Education:
Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

Ascension Michigan operates 16 hospitals and more than 300 related healthcare facilities that together employ nearly 23,000 compassionate associates. When you join our care teams, you join a team dedicated to providing spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of the communities we serve throughout Michigan.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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