Excellent opportunity for a Pulmonary/Critical Care trained physician for a hospital-based intensivist position in Indio, California. 12-Hour shifts on site, with 12 hour night call. Schedule flexible, ie one week coverage. Coverage needed at affiliate community hospital with 16 ICU beds; not a closed unit. Demographics indicate a community need for pulmonary/critical care services; affiliate hospital is seeking primary stroke certification and elective PCI accreditation. Demographics indicate a high prevalence of asthma and COPD.
This is a full-time employed position, with a Health System Medical Group, offering a competitive compensation package including salary guarantee, incentives, and benefits. And, you get to live in a beautiful Southern California Desert Resort area that offers year-round outdoor recreation, snowbirds in the winter months, and visitors for weekend getaways and vacations!
La Quinta, California, known as the Gem of the Desert, is located in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, just a few minutes from Palm Springs which boasts an International Airport. It is situated approximately 120 miles east of Los Angeles which puts you within a 2½ hour drive to Downtown LA, Orange County, San Diego and the Big Bear Mountain Lake and Ski Slopes. Driving further east you can be in Lake Havasu or Phoenix AZ in less than 4 hours. This sun drenched desert community with its soaring palm trees and picturesque mountains provide a perfect atmosphere in which to live, work and play. Enjoy golf, tennis, hiking and biking, as well as a variety of restaurants, high end shopping and cultural amenities. If you have kids, there are plenty of great schools with safe and welcoming neighborhoods to choose from. This is not just a resort and retirement area. The Coachella Valley has approximately 500,000 year round residents and continues to be one the fastest growing regions in all of California. Home of the Coachella Music & Arts Festival and Stagecoach Music Festival.
Must be BE/BC with clean record and California License, or application in process. Please send CV for immediate consideration.