Sleep Medicine Opportunity

Saint Alphonsus Medical Group (SAMG) has an excellent full time employment opportunity for a Board Certified or Board Eligible Sleep Medicine physician to join an established Sleep Medicine practice. The selected candidate will be practicing primarily in Boise, Idaho with one day a week in the Caldwell, Idaho outreach location.

The full spectrum practice has four Sleep Medicine physicians and three Advanced Practice Providers. It serves adults and there is an opportunity for inclusion of pediatrics, if desired. Practice locations include the cities of Boise, Meridian, Nampa and Caldwell, Idaho, with growth opportunities in Ontario and Baker City, Oregon.

The schedule for this opportunity is full time, Monday through Friday with no call required. Outreach clinics one to two times per month may be required at other health system sites.

The Sleep Medicine physicians are responsible for reading sleep studies generated through hospital-based sleep labs at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise and Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Nampa. Opportunities exist for expanded sleep study support through partnership with Saint Alphonsus' Ontario and Baker City facilities.

With the increasing demand for sleep services, the program continues to develop a regional approach within the Saint Alphonsus Health System. Examples of their innovative and strategic approaches include forming partnerships with local employers, other sleep specialists, and other medical disciplines within the four hospital, 74 clinic St. Alphonsus network and general community. Opportunities for public and professional education, and medical teaching are also available.

The ideal candidate will possess a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree, completion of a sleep fellowship successfully with current board certification or board eligibility in Sleep Medicine; have Board certification through the American Board of Internal Medicine and/or the American Board of Psychiatry or Neurology. The candidate must also have experience practicing the full spectrum of sleep medicine, and obtain Idaho and Oregon medical licensure and granting of privileges at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Boise, Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Nampa, and other health system affiliated hospitals as needed, as well as a valid controlled substance registration with Board of Pharmacy and DEA.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right Sleep Medicine physician to join a growing team and be part of Saint Alphonsus Medical Group.

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

An excellent compensation and benefits package is available for the right candidate including:

• Sign-on Incentives
• Student Loan Repayment
• Relocation
• PTO & CME Allocation
• Malpractice Insurance (Incl. Tail)
• Health/Dental/Vision
• Retirement (403b)

ABOUT THE FACILITY

Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Boise, Idaho, is a 387 bed regional medical center serving people throughout the Northwest and is the principal provider of advanced, innovative and interdisciplinary services. It is also the region's only ACS verified Level II Trauma Center whose annual trauma volumes exceed 1,250 with over 400 patients with an ISS>16. Trauma is predominantly blunt in nature. There are a wide range of subspecialty services available 24/7, including strong trauma/surgical critical care, neurosurgical coverage, in-house interventional radiologists, vascular surgeons, cardiothoracic surgeons and fellowship trained intensivists and cardiologists.

For more information about Saint Alphonsus Health System, http://www.saintalphonsus.org/

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTIO

Caldwell, Idaho with an estimated population of 47,700 is a city in and the county seat of Canyon County in southwestern Idaho. Caldwell is considered part of the Boise metropolitan area and it along with the cities of Boise, Nampa, Meridian, Eagle, Star, Emmett, Garden City, Kuna and Mountain Home comprise the Boise Valley (aka the Treasure Valley). Located along Interstate 84, it is 35 minutes from the Boise Airport.

For more information on Caldwell, visit www.cityofcaldwell.com/

Boise, Idaho, is an economically vibrant and growing community. Boise is a mid-sized metropolitan area of approximately 640,000 people. A commercial center in the Northwest, Boise is an outdoor enthusiast s paradise and a flourishing scene for arts, entertainment and collegiate and professional sports. Known as the City of Trees, Boise also offers a reasonable cost of living, low crime rate, excellent cultural programs, numerous neighborhood parks and nearby national forests and rivers. Idaho's culture of physician independence also makes it one of the best places in America to be a practicing physician.

Several high-profile publications rank the Boise metro area as one of the best places in the country to do business and live.

• Outside Magazine recently said, The winner for best overall town in the western U.S. is Boise, Idaho.
• Forbes recently ranked the Boise metro area 2^nd for raising a family; particularly noting its low crime and high school quality, not to mention the chance to mix urban and outdoor lifestyles.< > ranks the Boise metro area 3^rd best place to retire and also named Idaho as the friendliest state for small businesses.
• Medscape Medical News identifies Boise and Idaho as the Best City and State to practice medicine in the West & Northwest Region of the U.S.

For many, work life in Boise is characterized by diverse industries, like technology, government and financial services. Boise is headquarters for several major companies and manufacturing facilities. The corporate community includes Fortune 500 members: Hewlett Packard, Boise Cascade, Washington Group International and Micron Technology. Leading employers also include state government, universities, regional health centers and high tech companies.

Boise frequently receives national recognition for its quality of life and business climate. Recent national rankings include: Best places for business and careers as well as Most Secure Place to Live (500,000 or more residents). Boise and the surrounding communities afford a quality of life second to none. Offering good jobs, affordable housing, a safe, clean and vibrant downtown, and with its vision of becoming the Most Livable City in the Country, the Boise area is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

For more information on Boise, please visit www.boise.org