Ballad Health Medical Associates seeking a Family Medicine/OB physician for Abingdon, Virginia

Ballad Health Medical Associates is seeking Full Spectrum, FM/OB, Core Faculty Physicians for Ballad's Family Medicine Residency Program established in 2015 and based in a 116-bed community hospital.

These are employed positions for the Johnston Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, located in historic Abingdon, Virginia.

The ideal candidates must be Family Medicine board certified with training in full-scope family medicine including fellowship trained in Obstetrics and a desire to provide patient care in the inpatient and outpatient settings.  OB Fellowship training required. Physicians must have a strong commitment to graduate medical education.  These are full-time positions with the following required duties:  handling administrative duties for the GME program, which includes resident supervision in the clinic and hospital, attendance at meetings, candidate interviews, curriculum development, and research; and direct patient care and clinical activities working with our residents in both inpatient and outpatient settings.  The main focus of these positions will primarily be the teaching of residents but will also have responsibilities for teaching medical students and oversight of advanced practice providers.

Opportunity Details: 

• Competitive Annual Salary & Generous Sign-On Bonus
• Educational Loan Assistance & Relocation Assistance
• PTO
• Full Benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
• CME Reimbursement

Opportunity Responsibilities:

• Call: 1:2 for practice-based, low-volume OB patients; no overnight call for hospitalist shifts
• 1:6 office call (phone call only with residents taking first call)
•   Practice Site(s): Abingdon, VA and Marion, VA

Ballad Health Medical Associates (BHMA) is a 750+ physician and advanced practitioner provider group.  BHMA employs multiple specialties including primary care, hematology/oncology, pulmonary/critical care, urology, orthopedics, and many more.  Led by a physician clinical counsel, BHMA is physician led, patient focused and professionally managed. 

• Low cost of living
• Easy access to a Regional Airport
• Outdoor Activities: The Virginia Creeper Trail, South Holston Lake
• Arts/Entertainment: The Barter Theater, Virginia Highlands Festival, William King Art Museum
• Local breweries/wineries: Abingdon Vineyards/Wolf Hills Brewing Co.
• Four distinct seasons
• The Martha Washington Inn and Spa

Located in Abingdon, Virginia, Johnston Memorial Hospital is a 116-bed modern medical facility serving Southwest Virginia. Built in 2011, it’s the first “green” hospital in Southwest Virginia certified by LEED and Energy Star. The facility offers a wide range of services, including a 24-hour interventional cardiology program, critical care services, diagnostic imaging services, emergency services, a family birth center with a full-time pediatric hospitalist team, women’s services, laboratory services with direct access testing, outpatient rehabilitation services, palliative care, a sleep center and surgical services, including an Outpatient Surgery Center. Johnston Memorial is also home to a Regional Cancer Center, which provides comprehensive cancer treatment that includes medical and radiation oncology, diagnostic radiology and laboratory services. Johnston Memorial prides itself on addressing primary care needs through its Dr. S. Hughes Melton Family Medicine Residency and Internal Medicine Residency programs, as well as an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency program, which supports the Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center. Johnston Memorial is recognized as a High-Performing Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, earning "High Performing" ratings for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, heart failure and kidney failure, and it achieved a “Four Star” overall rating by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Learn more about Johnston Memorial at www.balladhealth.org/JMH.