Physician / Pulmonology - Critical Care / Mississippi / Permanent / Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician Opening in East Mississippi near AL border - Close to the beach! Job

Seeking a pulmonary/critical care trained physician to join the team and help to build a state of the art pulmonary lab. The physician would cover outpatient clinic as well as see patients in our 23 bed ICU, and assist with continuing our efforts with chronic vent units. New physician would join a team of 4 (3 physicians and one NP) and cover call 1:4. Ability to step into an already existing high volume practice with a large 8 county referral network of Clinics and hospitals.Patient service area of over 350,000.Pulmonary Clinic is located in a multi-specialty clinic building which is adjacent to the hospital and ICUOpportunity to be involved in chronic vent program established at 2 of the critical access hospitals in our systemTeaching opportunities for local residency programTelemedicine available as well as EBUSEstablished Adult Hospitalist Program that has been here for 20 years3 Intensivists on staffImplementation of EPIC to begin this year, with a go live date of Spring 2021.New young administration that directly supports our physicians.Rapidly growing system with the addition of over 20 new physicians in the last two years.Enticing and Competitive Compensation and Recruitment Compensation & Benefits: Health and Dental insurance (Employer/Employee Contribution). Disability and life insurance. Full medical malpractice insurance, plus reporting endorsement (tail coverage). Pension. Continuing Medical Education (CME) reimbursement. Reimbursement for relevant medical licensure, dues and appropriate subscriptions. Relocation expenses up to $10,000 Paid time off (PTO) of 160 hours per calendar year to be used for vacation, sick time, and CME. Excellent compensation and recruitment package available which could include stipends, sign-on bonus or student loan repayment About the Area:A mid-sized town with a population of 45 to 50,000, Meridian, MS is commonly referred as the Transportation Center of the South. It is very centrally located with rapid access to major cities including New Orleans, LA (3 hours); Jackson, MS (1.5 hours); Birmingham, AL (2.5 hours); Atlanta, GA (4 hours); and the beaches of Gulf Shores, AL (3.5 hours). It is a very family oriented community with a low cost of Living, low crime rate and excellent school options. Our beautiful year-round warm weather allows for multiple outdoor activities including camping, fishing, hiking and boating.