PIEDMONT MEDICAL CENTER - EM - MEDICAL DIRECTOR
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Job Description
TeamHealth is actively hiring emergency medicine-trained physicians for a rare, full-time leadership opportunity at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina. This is one of the busiest and most respected emergency departments in the area. With Level II trauma designation, high acuity, specialty support, and a location in the suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina, this site consistently attracts top EM physicians.
Emergency Department Snapshot
- 52-bed ED within a 288-bed hospital
- Level II Trauma Center
- Approximately 42,500 annual visits
- 40-50 hours/day of physician coverage (overlapping schedules)
- 24 hours/day of APC coverage
- 1.8 to 2.0 patients per hour
- Integrated patient care: TeamHealth provides care across EM, hospital medicine, and intensivist service lines
- 24/7 OB/Gyn and L&D in-house, Level III NICU; STEMI 24/7; interventional neurology, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, orthopedics, interventional cardiology, interventional stroke, surgical specialties, and more
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City Caption
Rock Hill, South Carolina
City Description
Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina and the fifth-largest city in the state. With world-renowned sports facilities, rich history and genuine southern hospitality, Rock Hill offers something for everybody.
Rock Hill is just 25 miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina, making access to the city's amenities an easy commute away. The area is home to growing job markets, strong school systems, and lots of opportunity. There is a vibrant arts scene, an historic downtown area, and many festivals and events for the community.
Facility Caption
Piedmont Medical Center
Facility Description
A 288-bed facility, Piedmont Medical Center is a full service hospital in Rock Hill, South Carolina, providing a continuum of medical care, state-of-the-art technology and equipment, and a vast network of experienced physicians and nurses.
This facility features a Level II Trauma center, women's center, imaging and laboratory services, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, labor and delivery services, orthopedics, a heart center and more.
Piedmont Medical Center offers world-class care to the community and is well-awarded and accredited for its excellence in cardiac care, stroke care, patient safety, imaging, diabetes management and women's care.
Job Benefits
- Lucrative sign-on and relocation bonuses: options aligned with 1-, 2-, and 3-year full-time commitments
- Monthly leadership stipend
- Excellent hourly rate and quarterly metrics bonus
- Full-time model: 120 hours/month
- Prime location: just minutes from Charlotte, offering a lower cost of living with all the amenities of a major metropolitan area
Key Responsibilities
The Medical Director will provide leadership for the emergency department at Piedmont Medical Center, overseeing clinical operations and staff. They will ensure high-quality patient care across various service lines including trauma, cardiology, and neurology.
Requirements
Candidates must be emergency medicine-trained physicians with leadership experience. The role requires a full-time commitment to managing a high-acuity emergency department.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 92% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Rock Hill
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $322k
- Typical market rent
- $1,488/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 97.3
- State income tax
- Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.