A gastroenterologist is needed for our five person department. An attractive call schedule and acclaimed computerized medical records system enhance this excellent opportunity. OPMG is a well-established group and part of the largest, oldest, and most stable integrated healthcare system in the world, Kaiser Permanente. We offer physicians opportunities to become involved in more than just patient care, including committee participation, administration, medical management, preventive care, and various quality programs. COMPENSATION This position has excellent income potential as OPMG Gastroenterologists are compensated on a performance based compensation model. SHAREHOLDER STATUS Newly hired physicians are eligible to be elected OPMG shareholders after two years of service. Shareholders receive an additional profit-sharing bonus or PBC component, and some of their benefits are enhanced.BENEFITS OPMG offers a strong fringe benefits package, including two retirement plans (one of which is a true pension/defined benefit plan), vision, dental, health, life, and disability insurance, occurrence-based malpractice coverage with no limits, paid vacation, relocation assistance, and CME time plus stipend.EOE ABOUT KAISER PERMANENTE - OHIOA HEALTHCARE LEADER In the 1940s, Kaiser Permanente (KP) began charting a new direction in health care. It was an innovative concept: a partnership of medicine and management that has become a model for the efficient delivery of quality medical care.Nationally, KP is the nations largest nonprofit, prepaid health care delivery system and group medical practice with more than 8.7 million members in nine states and Washington, D.C. KP of Ohio services the northeastern part of the state and is the health plan of choice for approximately 140,000 members. KP provides comprehensive prevention, diagnosis, treatment, disease management, and follow up medical services through the OHIO PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP practice, which has approximately 200 physicians and allied health professionals, 1,650 network-affiliated physicians, and nearly 2,000 nonphysician employees.Through the Ohio Permanente Medical Group, KP contracts with its own physicians and allied health professionals and operates 10 medical centers in the Greater Cleveland/Akron areas. All patient care provided at a KP Medical Center is united through an innovative, nationally award-winning electronic medical record (EMR) information system that greatly enhances the physicians capacity to offer coordinated care to members - whether in the Ohio region or in any of the other KP regions.INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE KPs integrated system is an invaluable tool for identifying ways to enhance quality and efficiency. In pediatrics, for example, our unique approach helped us increase infany immunization rates by readily identifying children who had not been immunized. Now these rates reach 74.5 percent, far above that of the national HMO average of about 61 percent. Our innovative diabetes program has made sure that 61 percent of adult KP members with diabetes received retinal examinations in the last year. That´s more than 25 percent higher than the Ohio average.A central automated medical record for each patient cross-checks medications and eliminates duplicate tests to enhance efficiency and keep prices affordable. Our physicians receive computerized reminders, an important part of this system,to prescribe beta blockers as a preventative measure for nearly 97 percent of members who have had a heart attack. That´s well above the Ohio average.Our integrated system also enables our providers to monitor procedures and outcomes to find ways to continually enhance the quality and efficiency of care. That means our members receive the very best care available anywhere and that we provide employers with comprehensive coverage at competitive rates.FOCUS ON PREVENTION KP changed the economics of medicine by focusing on keeping the patient healthy rather than just treating the illness. By offering a broad benefit package, KP encourages members to seek care before a medical problem becomes serious and more complex treatment is necessary. Most important, we offer our members immunizations, screenings, and health education classes in fitness, nutrition, cardiac health, weight loss, and much more to help them get healthy and stay healthy.A NEW DIRECTION Through these approaches, we are charting a new direction for health care. KP was founded on innovative thinking, and were still forging new trails. Our vision of the future remains focused on encouraging new ideas and turning the best of those ideas into sound practices that improve the health status of the communities we serve in Ohio and across the United States.COMMUNITY:THE KAISER PERMANENTE OHIO REGION Northeast Ohio has enjoyed positive exposure in recent years as a wonderful place to work and live. Cleveland is now considered to be in the upper echelon of best cities in the United States. Always known as a cultural center, including world class theater, arts, and museums, the area also provides a diverse array of recreational amenities including boating, fishing, and skiing. Other area attributes include excellent public and private schools, fine dining, a moderate cost of living, low commute times, a strong housing market, professional sports, and beautiful suburbs. There is a high concentration of colleges and universities in Northeast Ohio, and more individuals are employed by a health care entity than in any other industry.