Job Details: Hospitalist

Description: PORTLAND IS CALLING!
Come live and work in one of the nations' most attractive, popular and GREEN cities!!!
Nestled between the beautiful Coast Range on the west and the spectacular Cascade Range on the east, Portland sits at the junction of the Columbia and Willamette rivers. From downtown Portland, it's just a 90 minute drive to the scenic Oregon coast, an hour-and-a-half to Mt. Hood and some of the best skiing in the country, a half-an-hour to the peaceful vineyards and farms of the fertile Willamette Valley, and less than three hours to a Mariner's game in Seattle.

Portland, Oregon, has often been called the big city with the small town feel. Its mild weather, breathtaking scenery, exciting location and friendly people have all contributed to its appearance on numerous "Best Of" lists including:
• Reader's Digest rates Portland as 'America's Cleanest City' in its 2005 survey.
• Monster.com rates Portland as one of the top 10 best places in the country to live and work for those under 40.
• Money Magazine chose Portland for its "Top 10 Best Places to Live."
• Travel + Leisure readers ranked it a No. 1 urban destination for summer travel.
• Runner's World named it America's best running town.
• Money Magazine included it as one of the "10 perfect places in North America to spend your summer holiday."
• Online Insider rated Portland in its Top 10 Least Expensive Cities.
• American Style Magazine rated Portland as one of the "Top 25 Arts Destinations."
Downtown Portland offers visitors a wide variety of shops, professional services, restaurants, housing, entertainment venues, museums and parks. Portland's downtown is dotted with award-winning historic districts, all featuring carefully preserved historic buildings that have been renovated to provide space for offices, shops, restaurants and housing.
With one of the best community college systems in the country, a variety of colleges and universities, and a public school system that produces high school graduates whose SAT scores consistently place in the top 5 cities nationwide, Portland offers excellent educational opportunities.

Sound Inpatient Physicians Superior Hospitalist Programs
SIP invites you to join our two superior hospitalist programs in the Portland area with practices located on the west side and on the southeast side of town.
• You & your family will be able to take ample advantage of the many outdoor recreational activities with "blocked " scheduling of "7 on 7 off" resulting in 14 - 15 days off monthly
• Create a career via a sustainable model emphasizing reasonable patient encounters averaging 12 - 15 patients daily
• Benefit from the resources of the fastest growing hospitalist company in the US such as our in-house educational resources & web-based data management software
• SIP offers an employed position with a competitive compensation -- complimented by profit sharing and a robust benefits package including paid professional liability insurance, health plan, and CME allowance.
• SOUND continues to grow, and so can you -- Do you have an interest in an administrative position? SOUND is growing company with ample avenues for advancement.

If you have further questions please e-mail Anne Fowler at Hospitalists@soundphysicians.com or call 1-800-850-9665/Direct: 804-752-0168.

Posting Date: Jan 29 08