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Mount Vernon, Washington

SKAGIT VALLEY HOSPITAL - EM - STAFF PHYSICIAN

Emergency Medicine Top 25% in Emergency MedicineContract

Listed compensation

$259-$385/hr

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Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Are you a dedicated emergency medicine physician seeking an opportunity to
provide exceptional patient care while advancing your career? TeamHealth needs
someone like you! Located an hour north of Seattle in a family-friendly
riverfront community in Washington's scenic Skagit Valley, Mt. Vernon offers
that small-town charm with excellent schools and year-round outdoor recreation.

TeamHealth is seeking a full-time board eligible/board certified EM physician
(ABEM or AOBEM) to join our team at Skagit Valley Hospital. This is an excellent
opportunity for those looking to maintain a healthy work-life balance, while
practicing in a supportive, collegial environment.

Skagit Valley Hospital is a Level III community-focused hospital with 137 total
beds, and 23 ED beds. We are averaging 48 hours of physician coverage daily that
oversees an annual volume of 42,000 visits per year with a 15% admit rate. Our
dedicated team sees medium to high acuity levels and an average of 2.4 patients
per hour. During the night shifts our physicians only respond to "airways", but
no additional floor codes and have a wide ranging specialty support team
available. Skagit Valley uses EPIC EMR and AI EPIC Scribe. 

Opportunity Overview
* Join a collaborative and dynamic team focused on high-quality patient care
and strong communication
* Work in a respected, physician-led company with more than four decades of

experience

* Competitive compensation based on a combination of hourly rates, RVUs, and
quality bonus components, with estimated compensation of $259 to $385 hourly;
this role is not benefits eligible as a 1099 IC clinician
* Will be cross credentialed with Cascade Valley Hospital
* New grads will be considered with strong references 
* Flexible scheduling and supportive clinical leadership

Ready to take the next step in your clinical career with TeamHealth? Apply today
to learn more!

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City Caption

Mount Vernon, Washington

City Description

Called the Best Small City in America, Mount Vernon is located along Puget Sound
halfway between Seattle and Vancouver in northwest Washington. The city hosts
the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, and rare trumpeter swans winter just outside
the city limits. Mount Vernon offers an excellent school system, medical care,
and shopping opportunities, including the Farmers Market, and a complex system
of walking and bike trails and opportunities for fishing and watersports.

Job Benefits

  • Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage
  • Mentorship and support within a national network of world-class emergency
  • Access to TeamHealth's clinician wellness programs
  • Holiday pay

Key Responsibilities

The staff physician will provide high-quality emergency medical care to patients at Skagit Valley Hospital. Responsibilities include managing medium to high acuity cases and collaborating with a multidisciplinary specialty support team.

Requirements

Candidates must be board eligible or board certified in Emergency Medicine (ABEM or AOBEM). New graduates with strong references are encouraged to apply.

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Acute careMedical documentation

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 83% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

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

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 15,609 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $58 per wRVU — implying roughly $905k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$670k midpoint, that is roughly $27k–$47k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Emergency Medicine Jobs

19 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution19 jobs · 7 employers

1
$338k
14
$350k-440k
4
$440k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks19 jobs · 7 employers

401k / retirement match
95%
Sign-on bonus
21%
Loan repayment
11%
CME allowance
11%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Vituity · Sacramento, California

$275k-$900k
#2

Physician - Emergency Medicine - ChristianaCare Hospital - West Grove Campus

Vituity · London Grove Township, Pennsylvania

$275k-$900k
#3

SENTARA NORTHERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER - EM - STAFF PHYSICIAN

$238-$278/hr
#4

Urgent Care Physician

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+ 17 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

2.8/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Emergency Medicine

Living in Mount Vernon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$576k
Typical market rent
$2,345/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.4
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Paid Professional Liability Insurance with Tail Coverage
Mentorship and Support
Clinician Wellness Programs
Holiday Pay