• Chief of Emergency Medicine

    HCA Healthcare (Fort Walton Beach, FL)


    Description

    Specialization:

    Emergency Medicine

    Job Summary:

    HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital​ is seeking a Chief of Emergency Medicine for an opportunity in Fort Walton Beach, FL.

    Qualified Candidates:

    + Board certified or board eligible in emergency medicine required

    + History of successful leadership experience with similar volume and acuity

    Incentives/Benefits:

    + Permanent position

    + Flexible scheduling

    + Comprehensive benefit package

    + Back-end support services including recruitment, credentialing, renewals, billing, follow up clinic support and more

    Facility Information:

    + 44 bed ED with fast track

    + 8 hours pediatric ER coverage daily

    + Critical care sub-specialty support

    + 55,000 annual patient visits

    + Affiliated Freestanding EDs: Destin ER & Navarre ER

    + 309 bed HCA level 2 trauma facility

    + Medical ICU- 33 beds (plus an additional 8 CVICU beds)

    + Stealth navigation system with O arm and Mazor spine robot

    + Certified primary stroke center

    + Currently hosting 3rd and 4th year D.O. students from Auburn’s VCOM (D.O.) School

    + Internal medicine residency program

    + Transitional residency program to start 2025

    + Named among the top 10% in the nation by Healthgrades for cardiac surgery, joint replacement, and patient safety

    + Listed as 4th highest in the nation for infection prevention by Consumer Reports

    + Area’s only accredited Chest Pain Center, Primary Stroke Center and cardiac program offering open heart surgery, Watchman, and TAVR

    + Reputable and stable - HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare and is comprised of more than 180 hospitals and 1,800 sites of care in 21 states and the U.K.

     

    The Greater Fort Walton Beach area is known for being a family friendly, southern town and is located between Pensacola and Panama City, along Florida’s panhandle known as the Emerald Coast. The Emerald Coast has some of the most beautiful, white sand beaches in the world. The popular family vacation destination of Destin is only a few miles away and offers world-class fishing, golf courses, shopping, restaurants, and of course, more white sand beaches. The Fort Walton Beach area is an ideal place to raise a family, boasting exceptional public schools consistently ranking among the top school districts in the state. In addition, the area offers a variety of fine arts including the symphony and ballet, and recreational activities to include boating, fishing and watersports.