Baltimore, MD: Endo for busy hospital-based Endo Dept with 6 Endos and a few NPs. Replacing 1 En...

HEADLINE:   Baltimore, MD:  A BE/BC Endocrinologist is needed to join a busy hospital-based Endocrinology Department.  Fine Needle Biopsy and DEXA procedural skills are preferred but not required.  The Endocrinology  Department currently consists of six Board Certified Endocrinologists and several Nurse Practitioners.   However, the new Endo will be a replacement for one of their Endocrinologists.   Call is one month in every six months. This is an out-patient opportunity with in-patient consult responsibility. The new Endocrinologist can expect to do 90% clinical/10% teaching with Research and QI/PI opportunities available.  Clinically supervises residents and medical students as assigned by the Division Director/Chair. Employed by teaching hospital.  $ Very competitive financial package.
 

LOCATION:  Baltimore, Maryland

• Their state-of-the-art teaching hospital is located in Baltimore, Maryland. 
   
• Please scroll down below regarding additional information about the city of Baltimore.
   

PRACTICE OPPORTUNITY:

• Located in Baltimore, Maryland, a BE/BC Endocrinologist is needed to join a busy hospital-based Endocrinology Department.
   
• Availability:  Endocrinology fellows completing their fellowship training in the summer of 2020 and Endocrinologists who have prior work experience and are already practicing are all welcome to apply and will be seriously considered.
   
• Procedural Skills:  Fine Needle Biopsy and DEXA procedural skills are preferred but not required.
   
• The Endocrinology Department currently consists of six Endocrinologists and several Nurse Practitioners.
   
• However, the new Endocrinologist will be replacing one of their Endocrinologists.
   

• The replacement Endocrinologist will step into a turnkey operation and be busy from day one! 
   

• This is an out-patient opportunity with in-patient consult responsibility.
   

• The new Endocrinologist will work at a stellar teaching hospital and a nearby community-based office location. 
   

• The replacement Endocrinologist can expect to do 90% clinical/10% teaching with Research and QI/PI opportunities available.
   
• There is opportunity to participate and mentor medical students and residents in clinical and QI research projects in this hospital’s freestanding Internal Medicine Residency Program.   There is onsite nursing and APP support. 
   
• The replacement Endocrinologist will step into a turnkey operation and will be busy from day one! 
   

• Call is one month in every six months.   
   
• This Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism offers expertise in the following areas:   Endocrinology, Nutrition, Bariatrics, Preventative Cardiology, Lipid Management, Diabetes, Lipid Disorders, Bone Problems, Women's Health, Calcium Disorders, Osteoporosis, Pituitary Disease, and Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy.

• Providing comprehensive endocrine consultative services to patients with a wide variety of endocrine and metabolic disorders, including:

• THYROID DISEASES:
   
• Diabetes
• Lipid disorders
• Osteoporosis and calcium disorders
• Hypogonadism in men and women
• Androgenic disorders in women
• Diseases of the pituitary and adrenal glands
   

DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES INCLUDE:

• Thyroid ultrasound and biopsy
• Radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer
• Bone densitometry (DEXA scanning)
• Onsite Continuous Glucose Monitoring assessment (CGM) in patients with diabetes
• Insulin pump therapy
• Onsite Diabetes education Diabetes Resource Center.
   

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Clinically supervises residents and medical students as assigned by the Division Director/Chair.
   

• Clinically supervises inpatient Physician Assistants when on call.
   

• This well-established Endocrinology group is part of a very large active medical staff of physicians at a large teaching hospital.
   
• Most of their Specialists have an academic affiliation at several prestigious medical schools!
   

FINANCIAL COMPENSATION:

• As mentioned above, the new Endocrinologist will be hospital based and hospital employed. This very well-regarded hospital is part of a regional healthcare system.
   
• They are offering a very competitive, flexible and strong starting base salary.  It will be commensurate with the Endocrinologist’s experience.
   
• There is also a productivity incentive.
   
• In addition, they provide a comprehensive fringe benefits package.
   
• The earning potential is excellent!
   

INFORMATION REGARDING BALTIMORE, MARYLAND:

• Baltimore, Maryland has approximately 800,000-plus residents with a service population 1,000,000 plus.
   
• It is the largest city in Maryland and one of the great port cities of the world.
   
• Baltimore is an exciting city, with charming neighborhoods, ethnic and cultural diversity, Chesapeake Bay cuisine and a wealth of history.
   
• This great city also offers excellent educational facilities, including the University of Baltimore and Johns Hopkins University.
   
• You will also be able to take full advantage of, and have easy accessibility to, historical Washington, D.C., and is located only 45 miles away.
   
• Baltimore has a wide variety of restaurants to satisfy nearly every palate.
   
• It is also a sports fan's dream come true, including baseball, football and soccer teams.
   
• A temperate climate, beautiful waterfront homes, great shopping, superb dining options, excellent educational facilities, and a plethora of cultural activities all contribute to making Baltimore a great city to live and practice Endocrinology!