Infectious Disease Physician

Infectious Disease Physician

Join our team as a BE/BC Infectious Disease physician for a 100% inpatient position. This role offers a Monday to Friday schedule from 8 AM to 5 PM, focusing on consults and rounding for inpatient care only, with the potential to grow into outpatient services depending on coverage and physician availability. Light weekend call is required, but you will not need to come in; you may receive consult calls and will rotate call with the APP.

Job Description

• Seeking a BE/BC Infectious Disease physician for a 100% inpatient position.
• Monday to Friday 8 AM to 5 PM consult/rounding schedule, inpatient only for now, may grow to outpatient too depending on the coverage and physician.
• Light weekend call (do not have to come in, just may get a consult call) rotate call with the APP.

Compensation Insights

• The starting salary is $25,000 to $50,000 more compared to starting salaries in Atlanta, GA. Coupled with a cost of living that is 20% lower than the aforementioned metropolitan areas, this provides significant purchasing power to build your dream home, pay off school loans, and retire early.

Housing Market

This 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom, 3,255 sq ft home has been loved and maintained for many years and is now ready for you!

• Brick exterior, stately columns, rocking chair front porch & beautiful curb appeal makes this home a true Lake Park treasure!
• Large foyer entry with screen front door.
• Large formal living room & formal dining room, wonderful flexible spaces!
• Open kitchen with center island, new double oven to be installed, new cooktop, lots of countertop space, and a sunny breakfast room with French doors leading to a side screened porch.
• The kitchen overlooks the huge den with original beam ceilings, gas log brick fireplace, built-in bookshelves, recessed lighting, and French door leading to the rear porch and backyard.
• Off the kitchen is also the spacious laundry room with half bath & utility sink.
• On the first level, there are 3 bedrooms and one additional bedroom upstairs. The primary suite is on the first level with an en-suite bath featuring 2 sinks, vanity area, additional built-ins, and private lavatory/shower room.
• Upstairs, the large bonus space is a wonderful media room, playroom, or home-schooling room! This room has 2 large walk-in closets, one cedar lined. Plus, access to a huge walk-in attic space.
• The 4th bedroom is also located on the second level and is very spacious; it could accommodate at least 2 double beds plus a private sitting area, making it a wonderful teen suite or mother-in-law suite/2nd master with a private en-suite bath.
• An amazing in-home workshop can be found through the attic and is perfect for crafters, DIYers, and woodworkers! The hidden workshop is heated and cooled and has a pulley system to the carport below.

Imagine having your own home office or workshop! Outside you will find an incredible +/-1.29 acre lot which will make you feel miles away in your own backyard sanctuary but with the convenience of being in the heart of NW Albany! Close to all area shopping, restaurants, medical facilities, and churches. Plenty of parking with a 2-car carport & additional outside workshop with 220v and plenty of areas for storage and additional hobbies.

This home can be yours for $279,000.

Community Overview

This community offers the best of both worlds—far enough from urban hassles to avoid high traffic and high cost of living while still being close enough to enjoy the amenities of a metropolitan area.

This community has a catchment area of over 800,000+, admitting to one hospital, low cost of living, and plenty of activities to choose from including theatre, RiverQuarium, ballet, symphony, museum, zoo, several parks, 5 golf courses, 6 hunting plantations, fishing, and much more!

Employer Overview

Leading health care provider in Southwest Georgia since 1911 combines the innovation of a progressive health care system with personalized care. This 450-bed tertiary care center is the anchor hospital in an expanding service area reaching out to more than 26 counties in Southwest Georgia and now includes 5 smaller community hospitals in the region.

Closest Major Cities

• 151 miles to Atlanta, GA
• 171 miles to Jacksonville, FL
• 206 miles to Birmingham, AL
• 266 miles to Orlando, FL
• 270 miles to Tampa, FL

Colleges and Universities

• Albany Technical College (Full-time enrollment: 3,707)
• Albany State University (Full-time enrollment: 3,662)
• Georgia Southwestern State University (about 34 miles; Americus, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,689)
• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (about 39 miles; Tifton, GA; FT enrollment: 2,564)
• Bainbridge State College (about 53 miles; Bainbridge, GA; FT enrollment: 2,308)

Recreation

• Outdoor attractions in Albany are varied and plentiful.
• Chehaw Park is a nature preserve and wild-animal park spanning 800 acres where visitors can spot an American bald eagle or observe cheetahs and zebras from an elevated boardwalk. Camping, disc golf, a children's play park and a nationally sanctioned BMX racing/mountain bike trail add to the offerings of this outdoor adventure.
• Radium Springs Gardens preserves Georgia's largest natural spring. An adjacent botanical garden with walkways among plants and flowers enhances the area's charm.

Shopping

• Albany Mall
• Shopping Center & Mall
• Westover Crossing Shopping Center LLC
• Walmart Supercenter
• Target
• Aldi
• TJ Maxx