Solo / Independent Practice Emergency Medicine Job in Los Angeles, California
This Emergency Medicine opportunity in a community of fewer than 10,000 people, near Los Angeles, California, is presented here as a solo/independent practice arrangement. In this model, you operate as an independent practitioner rather than an employee — billing under your own name, building your own patient panel, and directing your own staffing, scheduling, and practice style, with the recruiting organization typically providing start-up support. This structure carries the highest autonomy along with the administrative responsibilities of running your own practice.
The same role is also listed under Contract and Admin/Medical Director structures, so you may want to ask which arrangement best fits your goals. A partnership opportunity is available, and the financial offering for this listing is shown as open. There is no emergency department call associated with this position.
Candidates considered include those who are board certified or board eligible, trained through allopathic or osteopathic programs, and either American or foreign medical graduates, provided they hold U.S. citizenship or a green card. The role is open to physicians across experience levels, from recently trained to very experienced.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Emergency Medicine
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
- Structure of Position: Solo-Independent, Contract, Admin/Medical Director
- Partnership Opportunity: Yes
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: (not specified)
- Expected ER Call Coverage: No call
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Medical Director The emergency department at (NHMC) is one of only two in the San Fernando Valley that is certified as a trauma center. NHMC provides treatment to over 60,000 patients annually. As a Paramedic Base Station our trauma care team provides critical care 24 hours a day and we are the only Pediatric Trauma Center in the San Fernando Valley. There are 27 beds in the main emergency department and 8 Fast Track beds. The ED currently has 44 hours of physician coverage and 24 hours of Allied Health Provider (AHP) coverage daily. Here are some facts about NHMC: • ED volume – 60,000 • Full complement of back-Up call panel specialists • Bedside Ultrasound • Cerner EHR • Nearly all physician’s shifts are supported with Scribe services. Night APC shift is supported by scribe services Requirements: • California Medical License • Emergency Medicine residency trained • ABEM or ABOEM Board Certified • Current ACLS, ATLS and PALS certification • DEA License with California registration
- Structure of Financial Support: Contract
- Financial Offering: Open
- Compensation Range: $328,976 - $468,185 per year
- Relocation Allowance: No
- Signing Bonus: No
- Stipends: No
- Student Loan Assistance: No
- Practice State: California
- Practice City: Los Angeles
- Community Size: Less than 10,000
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
- Preferred Experience Level: Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes
- Facility Type: Hospital
- Number of Hospital Beds: 27
- Number of ER Visits Per Year: 60000
- Number of Deliveries Per Year:
- Agency: VEP Healthcare
