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 - just finished physician satisfaction survey and scored (again) in the 85th percentile
• FT/Perm Placement - would like to become a long-term member of medical and Columbus community
• 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 & LPNs
• 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 hospitals 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