MUSC FSED West Ashley - EM - STAFF PHYSICIAN
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Job Description
TeamHealth is seeking an emergency medicine physician to join our team at the new MUSC Health Emergency and Urgent Care - West Ashley in Charleston, South Carolina. Be part of a new model of care combining EM and urgent care services in a modern, state-of-the-art facility backed by MUSC Health.
Opportunity Highlights
- New facility with 24/7 emergency and urgent care services
- Practice alongside a supportive clinical team
- Opportunity to help build and shape a new site
- Strong partnership with one of South Carolina's leading health systems
Join TeamHealth and help deliver high-quality emergency care to the Lowcountry.
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Job Benefits
- Independent contractor status
- Schedule flexibility
- Competitive, market-aligned compensation
- Sign-on and early commitment bonuses
- Relocation assistance available
- Professional liability insurance with tail coverage
- CME resources through the TeamHealth Institute
- Access to TeamHealth's clinician wellness and resilience programs
- Career development and local leadership mentorship
Key Responsibilities
The staff physician will provide high-quality emergency and urgent care services at the MUSC Health facility in West Ashley. They will work alongside a supportive clinical team to help build and shape the operations of this new site.
Requirements
The candidate must be a qualified emergency medicine physician capable of delivering care in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art environment. New graduates are accepted for this position.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 90% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Charleston
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $534k
- Typical market rent
- $2,312/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 101.0
- State income tax
- Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.