General Medical Cardiologist for the Mississippi Delta

Location

Mississippi | United States

Job description

What you need to know:

Practice Details

• Hospital employment
• Solo physician needed to re-build our service line
• Enjoy working in both the inpatient and outpatient settings
• Clinic is conveniently located on the hospital campus.
• Cover one hospital only
• Call schedule 1:3; we are not a trauma center and call is reasonable

Compensation Details

• Generous compensation and comprehensive benefits package offered
• Sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, student loan repayment assistance
• Education stipends for early commitment

Community Details

• Located halfway between Memphis, Tennessee and Jackson, Mississippi, Cleveland is just 18 miles due east of the Mississippi River. 
• With a population of 14,000, Cleveland offers a small town charm with the educational and cultural opportunities of a much bigger city.
• Cleveland is the home of Delta State University, a school of over 4,000 students that provides an abundance of activities, classes, and educational opportunities for both adults and children.

Recruiter Insights

Compensation. The Starting Salary Is $50,000 To $75,000 More Compared To Starting Medicine Salaries In Memphis, TN. Coupled With A Cost Of Living Of 20% Lower Than The Aforementioned Metropolitan Areas, Provides Significant Purchasing Power To Build Their Dream Home, Payoff School Loans And Retire Early. 

The Housing Market.  4 beds 3 baths 2,757 sqft This 2757 square foot single family home has 4 bedrooms and 3.0 bathrooms and is a lovely ranch with new fixings and beautiful patio. This home can be yours for $136,500.

The Community.Cleveland, a quaint community that prides itself on its locally owned economy, deep musical heritage and home to Delta State University.

The Employer.  A 150+ bed, acute care hospital that includes a 35-bed nursing home, 12 swing beds, and 12 geriatric beds. The Medical Center provides medical services to the people of the County and surrounding areas. As a healthcare leader in the community, the hospital offers a host of services such as a 24-hour emergency department, outpatient imaging, womens services, wound care, urology, orthopedics, pediatric dental and behavioral health services. The hospital campus also includes two medical office buildings and an out-patient rehabilitation facility that offers adult and pediatric physical, occupational and speech therapy as well as aquatic therapy

Community ProfileWhat is nice to know.

Closest International Airports:

• 112 miles: Memphis, TN (MEM / KMEM) Memphis International Airport
• 274 miles: Birmingham, AL (BHM / KBHM) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

Closest Major City:

• 105 miles to Memphis, TN
• 226 miles to Birmingham, AL
• 228 miles to Baton Rouge, LA
• 264 miles to New Orleans, LA
• 282 miles to Nashville, TN

Closest Domestic Airport:

• 32 miles: Greenville, MS (GLH / KGLH) Mid Delta Regional Airport
• 112 miles: Memphis, TN (MEM / KMEM) Memphis International Airport
• 131 miles: Jackson, MS (JAN / KJAN) Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
• 139 miles: Monroe, LA (MLU / KMLU) Monroe Regional Airport
• 145 miles: Columbus, MS (GTR / KGTR) Golden Triangle Regional Airport

Cost of Living:

• Mean Housing Cost - $139,919
• City Cost of Living Index - 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
• State Cost of Living Index - 85.1

Colleges and Universities:

• Delta State University (Full-time enrollment: 3,304)
• Mississippi Delta Community College (about 25 miles; Moorhead, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)
• Mississippi Valley State University (about 28 miles; Itta Bena, MS; FT enrollment: 2,233)
• Coahoma Community College (about 37 miles; Clarksdale, MS; FT enrollment: 2,284)
• University of Arkansas at Monticello (about 64 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 3,130)
• Holmes Community College (about 72 miles; Goodman, MS; FT enrollment: 5,352)
• Northwest Mississippi Community College (about 75 miles; Senatobia, MS; FT enrollment: 6,607)
• University of Mississippi (about 81 miles; University, MS; FT enrollment: 17,642)

Demographics:

• 49.6% Black alone
• 47.6% White alone
• 1.5% Asian alone
• 0.9% Hispanic
• 0.4% Two or more races

Taxes:

• State Income Tax Rate - 4%
• State Sales Tax Rate - 7%
• County Tax Rate - 0.07%
• Property Tax Rate - 0.52%

Major Industry:

• Manufacturing (15%)
• Educational services (13%)
• Transportation and warehousing (10%)
• Retail trade (9%)
• Construction (8%)
• Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
• Public administration (7%)

Recreation:

• Hunting and fishing opportunities abound in the area - there are seven lakes for fishermen to try their luck with an array of fish. 
• Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge is an important habitat for waterfowl, bird watching and seasonal hunting. 
• Several local golf courses. 
• Clevelands Park Commission maintains 12 local parks, including Bear Pen Park with a modern baseball complex. 
• There are strong athletic programs in the city for both children and adults, including baseball, softball, football, basketball, soccer, swimming and volleyball.

Arts & Culture:

• The schools 1,200-seat Bologna Performing Arts Center serves as a hub for the citys rich cultural life, offering theater, dance, symphonies and musical performances.
• Cleveland is home to the first GRAMMY Museum outside of Los Angeles. 
• Cleveland Railroad Museum

Sports for the Spectator:

• The Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association is the only one of the "big four" major sports leagues in the city
• Memphis Houn'Dawgs (ABA Basketball Team) 
• Memphis Maniax (XFL Football Team) 
• Memphis Redbirds (Minor League Baseball Team) 
• Memphis RiverKings (CHL Hockey Team) 
• Memphis Xplorers (Arena Football 2 Team)

Sports for the Participant:

• YMCA of greater Cleveland
• The City of Cleveland maintains 9 parks with playground equipment located throughout the city. These parks also contain 19 ball fields (11 baseball and 8 softball), eight tennis courts, and one gymnasium (consisting of 4 youth basketball courts, adult basketball courts, and 2 volleyball courts), one swimming pool, and two wading pools.
• The Park Commission operates programs in baseball, youth and adult softball, youth and adult basketball, youth football, volleyball and soccer.

Shopping:

• Downtown shopping district has earned the nickname Shopping Mecca of the Delta featuring unique gift shops, fashionable clothing stores and great places to eat.
• Delta Square
• H Squared Boutique
• Greenville Mall

Top Five things to do:

1. Dockery Farms Historic District
2. Bear Pen Park
3. Dockery Farms Historic District
4. The Grammy Museum Mississippi
5. Cleveland Railroad Museum

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