Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician J1 Applicants Accepted Alabama

Critical Care MedicineIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

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Bonus Information

Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.

Overview

(J-1 Visa Waiver Sponsorship

  • H1B Accepted
  • Immediate Opening)

Now Hiring: Pulmonary & Critical Care Specialist / Intensivist

Prime Healthcare is recruiting a Board Eligible / Board Certified Pulmonary Critical Care Physician for a full-time hospital employed position at Gadsden Regional Medical Center, a 346-bed acute care hospital in northeast Alabama.

Why This Pulmonary Critical Care Job Stands Out

J-1 Visa Waiver & H1B Cap-Exempt Sponsorship – Experienced immigration team to support international medical graduates (IMGs).

High-Demand Pulmonary Medicine Opportunity – Outpatient pulmonary clinic plus ICU coverage.

Competitive Pulmonary Critical Care Salary – Guaranteed base, RVU productivity incentives, signing bonus, relocation assistance, and potential student loan repayment.

Flexible Schedule / Work-Life Balance – Mix of inpatient and outpatient pulmonary care with robust advanced practice provider support.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Top-tier compensation package with RVU bonuses.
  • Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), malpractice with tail, CME allowance, generous PTO.
  • Loan repayment assistance and relocation reimbursement.
  • Location – Gadsden, Alabama
  • Scenic Coosa River setting with affordable housing, excellent schools, and a family-friendly lifestyle.
  • Convenient to Huntsville, Birmingham, Atlanta, and Chattanooga.
  • Year-round outdoor recreation: hiking, fishing, boating, mountain biking, and golf.

About Prime Healthcare

Prime Healthcare is a nationally recognized health system known for award-winning quality care and a physician-led culture. We proudly support international medical graduates and J-1 waiver physicians seeking a long-term pulmonary critical care career.

Responsibilities

Pulmonology- Riverview Medical Center- Gadsden, AL

Position Details

  • Be busy immediately
  • Hospital employed
  • Solo Practice
  • Procedures: Bronchoscopy Thoracentesis Pulmonary recondition
  • IP and OP
  • Monday- Friday 8am-5pm some night and weekend required
  • Will accept J1 candidates

Qualifications

An M.D. or D.O. is required Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Internal Medicine

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Intensive CareInpatient CareOutpatient CarePulmonary RehabilitationPatient Care

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 85% have no call, 57% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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Salary Distribution34 jobs · 9 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 9 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
25% this job
Relocation assistance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
3% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 3.9
Better work-life than 70% of Critical Care Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 227 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Gadsden

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$169k
Typical market rent
$859/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
85.7
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Gadsden, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Riverview Regional Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Gadsden, Alabama
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-On Bonus Available
RVU Productivity Incentives
Relocation Assistance
Potential Student Loan Repayment
Medical, Dental, Vision
401(k)
Malpractice with Tail
CME Allowance