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Pasco, Washington

LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER - EM - STAFF PHYSICIAN

Emergency MedicineContract

Listed compensation

$266 to $266 hourly

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Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Are you an emergency medicine physician looking to make a difference in the
lives of your patients? TeamHealth has an opportunity for a physician to join
our ED team full-time at Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco, Washington.

Lourdes Medical Center Emergency Department 
* Level IV trauma center
* Annual Volume: 16,000
* 7%  admission rate
* 2 hours of MLP coverage daily
* 12 hour physician shifts
* Low to moderate acuity
* Bedside ultrasound, helipad, EMS base station

Preferred qualifications include emergency medicine residency trained and
boarded or family medicine with ED experience and life supports.

This is a 1099 position. Competitive Compensation, with an estimated base salary
of $266 to $266 hourly.

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City Caption

Live bolder and better!

City Description

Welcome to the Tri-Cities, a growing metropolitan area in southeast Washington
where 300 sun-filled days offer a year round outdoor paradise. Fun in the sun is
a way of life in the Tri-Cities. Recreation and sports enthusiasts will love
everything there is to do in Tri-Cities, including bicycling, bowling, hunting,
and soccer, as well as fishing, water-skiing and paddling on the Columbia,
Snake, and Yakima rivers. The area's ten beautiful golf courses challenge the
most experienced players, but can be enjoyed by beginners as well. You can cheer
on one of the area's three professional sports teams. After savoring just one of
the local premium wines, you'll understand why the area has been rightfully
called the Heart of Washington Wine Country.

Facility Caption

Award-winning care

Facility Description

At Lourdes Medical Center, we are called to serve our community, our patients,
their loved ones and our coworkers with respect, compassion, and care. We
respond to the healthcare needs of the community and strive for excellence in
all we do. Our mission is to be the regional leader in caring for the whole
person, body, mind and spirit; providing integrated health care to promote
healthy communities; and partnering with other providers of health care,
including other systems.

Job Benefits

  • Independent contractor status
  • Excellent compensation
  • Professional liability insurance and tail coverage provided by TeamHealth
  • Great work/life balance
  • Health Insurance options for 1099 physicians
  • Access to CME: exclusive access to educational resources, professional
  • Access to leadership development programs such as Leadership Education and
  • Potential to further your career by growing into local, regional and national

Key Responsibilities

The staff physician will provide emergency medical care to patients at the Lourdes Medical Center Level IV trauma center. Responsibilities include managing low to moderate acuity cases and working 12-hour shifts within the emergency department.

Requirements

Candidates must be emergency medicine residency trained and boarded, or family medicine trained with emergency department experience. Proficiency in life support protocols is required for this position.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Trauma carePatient careClinical leadership

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 78% have no call, 43% require no weekends.

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

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$553k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $517k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$553k midpoint, that is roughly $22k–$39k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks19 jobs · 7 employers

401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Pasco

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$395k
Typical market rent
$1,650/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.1
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 · Kennewick-Richland, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Independent Contractor Status
Professional Liability Insurance with Tail Coverage
Health Insurance Options for 1099 Physicians
CME Access
Leadership Development Programs