Emergency Medicine Physician
Summit Recruiting Group
Bakersfield, CA, 93301, USA
Bakersfield, CA, 93301, USA
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Level II trauma center
- UCLA affiliated hospital
The position is for an Emergency Medicine Chair at a UCLA-affiliated level II trauma center and tertiary medical center in Bakersfield, California, serving a large community with extensive graduate medical education programs. The role offers a full-time, permanent appointment with comprehensive benefits including relocation assistance, CME reimbursement, malpractice coverage, and loan forgiveness opportunities. Bakersfield provides a sunny climate, affordable living, and proximity to major California attractions, making it an attractive location for candidates including H1B visa holders.
Emergency Medicine Chair Opening in Southern California
- Bakersfield, CA: located 115 miles from Los Angeles Details:
- Full-time, permanent position
- H1B visa candidates welcome to apply
- Commencement bonus
- Relocation reimbursement
- Annual retention bonus
- Excellent medical, dental, vision insurance options
- Vacation, Sick, Holiday, Paid Education Leave
- CME Reimbursement
- Retirement, vested day one
- Malpractice and tail coverage provided
- Loan Forgiveness Program Qualification - 2 options: (1) Steven M. Thompson Grant (Up to $105,000 for 3 years of service, can apply up to three times), and (2) the CalHealthcares Grant (Up to $300,000 for 5 years of commitment). About the Group:
- Only designated level II trauma center in the area
- Serves as a tertiary medical center (222 beds)
- UCLA affiliated teaching hospital
- Group trains over 200 medical students, residents and fellows annually
- Graduate medical education programs in the specialties of Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Psychiatry and Pharmacy as well as Fellowship Programs in Child & Adolescent and Addiction Psychiatry and Infectious Disease
- Accredited stroke center
- Ten outpatient clinics for nearly 120,000 patients Community Details:
- Growing community with over 500,000 residents in town and almost 1 million in the county
- Excellent schools, great neighborhoods and affordable housing
- Proximity to world-class beaches and the high Sierra mountains
- Warm, temperate climate with long summers - Bakersfield is ranked as one of the sunniest cities in the US
- Rated as one of the Best Places to Live in California (CA) by US News
- Easy-access to museums, concerts, river rafting, golf courses, national parks, rock climbing, and more
- Located in California's San Joaquin Valley just 90 minutes north of Los Angeles California (CA) and 2 hours from Disneyland!




