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SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM (THE) - EM - SPECIAL OPERATIONS PHYSICIAN

Emergency Medicine Top 25% in Emergency MedicineContract

Listed compensation

$325-$345/hr

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Job Description

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Want to live in the Boston metro area and work where you can make a difference?
Want to make great money, have your travel paid and earn free hotels and flights
to enjoy on your blocked time off? TeamHealth has an outstanding opportunity to
join our elite special operations team! Our concierge travel support makes your
travel coordination hassle-free, and our in-house licensing support specialist
takes the headache out of obtaining licensure and certifications. We pay for
your licenses and certifications.

This is a full-time position with guaranteed shifts and preferential blocked
scheduling. We ask that you be board certified or board eligible in ABEM or
AOBEM. Emergency medicine residency training is required. Ideal candidates for
our elite team are adaptive, possess excellent communication skills, have a team
player attitude and are flexible to travel. Competitive hourly rate with robust
signing bonus.

To see what makes TeamHealth Special Ops Team elite, check out this video
[https://teamhealth.widen.net/s/tzxqlrj5gm/2024_43-what-makes-teamhealth-special-ops-an-elite-team- ].

Competitive compensation with an estimated base salary range of $325 to $345
hourly.

Ready to join our dynamic team? Apply today!

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City Caption

As a special operations physician, you can live where you want and practice
where you're needed. Choose your ideal city anywhere within the U. S. - we'll pay
for your travel!

City Description

Special Operations team members are credentialed at multiple emergency medicine
client sites within a specified geography and serve as clinical "top guns" for
our clients. A special ops team member must be adaptive and possess excellent
communication skills and a team-player attitude. Flexibility and the ability to
travel are a must.

Facility Caption

Boston-Based Physician for Emergency Medicine Elite Travel Team

Facility Description

Special operations travel team members work at one emergency department at a
time. You will be credentialed at multiple emergency medicine client sites
within a specified region and will serve as a clinical "top gun" for our
clients.

Job Benefits

  • Excellent alternative to locums with comparable pay and consistent work with
  • Augment your EM practice experience by working in a variety of settings
  • Generous sign-on bonus
  • Professional liability insurance with tail coverage
  • Paid travel and accommodations
  • Blocked time off, enhanced work/life balance
  • Superb licensing and credentialing support
  • TeamHealth Institute resources and free CME
  • Leadership development
  • Membership in TeamHealth's leading Patient Safety Organization
  • Support of national network of emergency medicine experts
  • Well-being resources concierge program including the Grokker App with programs

Key Responsibilities

The special operations physician provides clinical emergency medicine services at various client sites within a specified region. They serve as a clinical expert and must maintain high standards of care while adapting to different facility environments.

Requirements

Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in ABEM or AOBEM and have completed an emergency medicine residency. The role requires flexibility to travel and the ability to work at multiple client locations.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical leadershipAdaptabilityTeamwork

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 88% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$697k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $659k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Emergency Medicine Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution23 jobs · 8 employers

2
<$350k
16
$350k-440k
5
$440k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 8 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
17% this job
CME allowance
17% this job
Loan repayment
9%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

2.8/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Emergency Medicine

Living in Boston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$813k
Typical market rent
$3,338/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
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 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Excellent alternative to locums with comparable pay and consistent work
Augment your EM practice experience by working in a variety of settings
Generous sign-on bonus
Professional liability insurance with tail coverage
Paid travel and accommodations
Blocked time off, enhanced work/life balance
Superb licensing and credentialing support
TeamHealth Institute resources and free CME