Rheumatology opportunity in Conway, SC

**Rheumatology opportunity in Conway, SC**
- Located 10 miles from Myrtle Beach
- 325,000 person population

**Medical center is seeking a BE/BC Rheumatologist to join its team in Conway, SC.**
- Full-time, permanent position
- Clinic in 2020
- Operate and manage an infusion center
- Daily patient volume is 22 +/-
- 95% OP and 5% IP ~ Can be revised as provider is onboard and integrated into the network
- Hour of operation: 8 5pm based on office
- Work week is 4.5 day clinical and .5 day office w/ flexibility of start and finish day to day
- Outpatient only & NO inpatient call
- Team of people to handle pre-authorizations
- PM&R in place to handle chronic pain/narcotic dependents

**Ancillary Services**
- Manage infusion center patients, current oncology infusion center will support Rheumatology & Infectious Disease patient only until new infusion center is built in 2021/22
- Volume and need suggest 10 15% infusion need
- 340(b) drug program will align with the new service line
- Provider has access/referral cannel to CMC PT/OT clinic, Dennis Finley Director of Therapy Center

- Salary will be at the MGMA median in market
- CME
- Student loan repayment
- Relocation assistance offered
- Independent Nonprofit hospital 501c3; established 1923
- Umbrella employed Physicians Group, PNS Physicians Network Services

**Clinic Overview:**
- MER = CERNER
- Dragon Dictation
- Billing pay ratio: The mix for the hospital is the same with the exception of a higher percentage of Self-pay do to the ER and more a 40% Medicare and 10% Medicare advantage again because of the ER, 40% Medicare 10% Medicare advantage, 15% BC 15% Medicaid 10% self-pay 10% commercial
- Patient Panel: 82.7% are Caucasian, 13.1% are African-American, and 6.1% are Hispanic. In 2018, approximately 16% of the population was living below the Federal poverty level while 17.4% were without health insurance under the age of 65 years.

**Other Information:**
- 325,000 person population
- Located 10 miles form Myrtle beach
- 210-bed facility
- 60 providers w/ multiple specialists
- 450+ days cash on hand for operating
- Duke Affiliation: Cardiology & Oncology
- Strong primary care base for referrals
- Medical center was established in 1923
- It is an independent, non-profit facility
- Medical center leadership has history of long tenure
- Brand new Pharmacy on medical center campus
- 21 offices throughout service area - 9 are primary care (soon to be 11)
- Medical center is the 2nd fastest growing MSA over last 3 years
- New Family medicine residency program with Campbell University - will be implemented in July 2020
- In one of the top 10 fastest growing markets in the US
- Top tier public school system
- quality care with by creating access.