Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician J1 Applicants Accepted Alabama
Compensation
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Job Description
Bonus Amount tbd
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
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 35 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 91% have no call, 46% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.9 / 10 · top 25% in critical care medicine | ranked against 214 Critical Care Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $265k (middle half $265k–$275k)23 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Alabama index 88.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All physician listings in Alabama | 225 active | 22,378 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 91% no call · 46% no weekends35 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus · loan repayment | Alabama physician listings (all specialties): 28% state a sign-on bonus · 5% offer loan repayment225 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Critical Care Medicine hiring demand | #12 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 35 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 76 postings, 77 closed |
| New Critical Care Medicine listings | 94 in the last 30 days | 79 the 30 days before (+19%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend (all specialties) | −5.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Implied production pay | ~$250k | $50/wRVU × 5,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU |
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 214 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes weekends
About Riverview Regional Medical Center
Benefits & Perks
Living in Gadsden
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $168k
- Typical market rent
- $882/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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.