ENT in Columbus, NE: High Demand Area; Sign-on bonus and Relocation

Due to a retiring ENT, Columbus Community Hospital is actively recruiting for an ear, nose and throat (ENT) physician to join the Columbus medical community in Nebraska.

Step into a tremendous opportunity in a well-respected, established and growing ENT practice in Columbus, Nebraska. This opportunity is perfect for either a seasoned professional or new residency graduate.

Position Overview:

• Hospital-employed
• Collegial work environment
• Physicians valued 
• Recruitment due to retiring ENT (has been in Columbus community for 37 years)
• Clinic located in Medical Office Building attached to Columbus Community Hospital
• Clinic volume: 20-30 patients/day
• Clinic hours: Monday – Friday (8am-5pm)
• Required call is 1:3 weekdays, 1:4 weekends
• EMR: Paragon Allscripts
• Level III trauma center
• State-of-the-art facility
• Newly expanded / renovated OR department
• TruDi Sinus Navigation in OR
• Olympus Endoscopy Tower in clinic
• Financially Sound Hospital System with tenured staff
• State-licensed Child Care Center on Campus
• Open to new graduates

Clinic Staff:

• 1 FT ENT, 1 PT ENT, 1 Weekend Call Coverage ENT (not including retiring ENT)
• 1 FT Nurse Practitioner
• 4 RN & LPN’s
• 1 PRN Physician Assistant to assist in surgery

Benefits:

• Health, dental & vision insurance & health savings plan
• Full-time position
• Malpractice coverage
• CME allowance
• State-licensed Child Care Center on hospital campus
• Signing bonus & relocation assistance
• Huge area of demand for ENT
• Highly competitive compensation package, including 401(k) retirement plan
• Good cost of living – safe community

* In fall 2021, the hospital competed a $35M expansion and renovation projects, which allowed us to add a new surgical services area, maternal child health department and senior behavioral health unit.

* In October 2021, the hospital broke ground on its new 260,000 square foot, $55M fieldhouse. The fieldhouse is an extension of the hospital’s mission to enhance community wellness. It will offer indoor and outdoor fitness and recreation areas, including tennis courts, a football field, a soccer field, basketball courts, batting cages, youth activities spaces, a suspended track for walking and running and more. Fieldhouse opened 1-22-24.

* Spring 2022, Columbus Community Hospital was named one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, a leading provider of health care advisory and analytic services.

About Our Hospital:

Columbus Community Hospital is a nonprofit, Joint Commission-accredited, acute care facility characterized by our family-centered care, community involvement and progressive ideas in health care. We serve Platte County and the seven surrounding counties. Our medical staff experience a fulfilling career among respectful colleagues and administrators who value clinical quality, patient satisfaction and collegiality. The hospital emergency department is staffed 24/7 by hospital-employed physicians and is designated as a Level III trauma center. Additional highlights of our state-of-the-art facility include advanced diagnostic imaging services provided by a 1.5T wide bore MRI, 64- and 128-slice CT scanners, a hybrid OR room and two digital breast tomosynthesis mammography machines. We also have strong, in-house adult and pediatric hospitalist programs and an excellent nursing staff. Our medical staff values clinical quality, patient satisfaction and collegiality.

Columbus Community Hospital: https://www.columbushosp.org/careers/physician_recruitment.aspx
About the Surgical Services Space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYNeb7klfaU&t=3s
Surgical Services Virtual Tour: https://youtu.be/2P6L9J3v-Kw

Columbus, Nebraska is the heart of the Midwest. It sits at the confluence of the Loup and Platte Rivers, which provides a bounty of wildlife viewing, kayaking, hunting and fishing opportunities, as well as beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Columbus is community of 22,000 and is one of Nebraska’s most progressive and dynamic communities. It offers a fair tax structure, strong educational systems, excellent childcare, several golf courses, a variety of rich cultural events and exciting recreational opportunities. We are blessed with clean air, safe neighborhoods, no traffic jams and plenty of sunshine. Columbus is only 80 miles from Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, so the benefits of big-city entertainment, major airports and a key Big Ten conference university (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) are just a short drive away.

The City of Columbus:  http://www.columbusne.us
Columbus Chamber of Commerce:  http://www.thecolumbuspage.com