Emergency Medicine Physician

Emergency MedicineFull-Time

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Job Description

Number of Positions In Requisition

0

Job Details

Jefferson Health is seeking board-certified/board-eligible Emergency Medicine Physicians to join our growing enterprise. Opportunities are available across Jefferson Health in a variety of clinical and academic settings throughout the greater Philadelphia region, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Our Emergency Medicine physicians provide high-quality, patient-centered care to diverse patient populations across a broad range of acuity levels. Depending on the location and position, physicians may have opportunities to participate in medical education, resident and student teaching, quality improvement, clinical leadership, research, and other academic initiatives.

Job Description

  • Responsibilities may include:
  • Evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients presenting with acute illnesses and injuries
  • Provide evidence-based emergency care across a broad spectrum of clinical conditions and acuity levels

Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, consultants, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team

  • Participate in departmental quality, safety, and performance improvement initiatives
  • Support the education of residents, fellows, and medical students, as applicable to the practice setting
  • Contribute to the clinical, academic, and organizational goals of the Department of Emergency Medicine

Qualifications

  • MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
  • Completion of an accredited Emergency Medicine residency program
  • Board-certified or board-eligible in Emergency Medicine
  • Eligible for medical licensure in Pennsylvania and/or New Jersey, depending on practice location
  • Excellent clinical, communication, and collaborative skills
  • Commitment to delivering high-quality, compassionate patient care

Work Shift

  • Worker Sub Type
  • Regular
  • Employee Entity

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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Key Responsibilities

Physicians will evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with acute illnesses and injuries while providing evidence-based emergency care. They are also expected to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and contribute to departmental quality, safety, and academic initiatives.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient diagnosisAcute illness treatmentEvidence-based medicineInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient safetyResident teachingStudent supervisionClinical research

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 49 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 84% have no call, 41% require no weekends.

Emergency Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About Jefferson Health Plans

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Benefits & Perks

Medical (including prescription)
Supplemental insurance
Dental
Vision
Life and AD&D insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Flexible spending accounts
Retirement plans