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Location: La Grande, OR | Schedule: Full-Time, Four 10-Hour Days, Day Shift | Compensation: $550K - $600K+ per year

Overview

A Critical Access Hospital in rural Eastern Oregon is seeking a Pulmonologist to join its growing specialty team. The facility offers state-of-the-art diagnostic tools including onsite Echo, EKG, and Stress testing, and this role offers the chance to build a meaningful practice while making a significant impact on respiratory and cardiac health in the surrounding community.

What you'll do

• Provide comprehensive outpatient evaluation, diagnosis, and long-term clinical management for adult pulmonary conditions, including COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, and lung nodules
• Conduct inpatient pulmonary consultations and manage respiratory conditions for hospitalized patients across medical units
• Perform and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including flexible bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, and pulmonary function tests (PFTs)
• Oversee non-invasive ventilation, long-term oxygen therapy, and specialized pulmonary therapies in collaboration with the hospital's dedicated Respiratory Care team
• Manage sleep-disordered breathing (such as obstructive and central sleep apnea) and review polysomnography/home sleep studies as applicable
• Collaborate closely with primary care providers, radiologists, oncologists, thoracic surgeons, and critical care teams to ensure seamless interdisciplinary care
• Utilize EPIC EHR for timely, accurate documentation, ordering, and clinical communication
• Participate in practice quality improvement initiatives, peer review processes, and patient education to support health outcomes in a rural community setting

Required qualifications

• Medical Degree (MD) or DO from an accredited school
• Completion of an accredited Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
• Active, unrestricted State Medical License
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pulmonary Disease
• Strong clinical skills and a commitment to providing high-quality respiratory care in a community-oriented environment

Compensation and benefits

• Competitive total compensation opportunity of $600k+, including a strong base salary
• Annual Quality incentives up to $50k
• Commencement bonus of $40k
• $8,000 annual CME, licensing, dues, and subscription allowance, plus paid CME time
• Student loan assistance
• Hospital employed position
• Full benefits including a 401k match
• Paid malpractice
• Relocation assistance provided

Why this role

This position offers professional autonomy, a supportive and caring team, state-of-the-art diagnostic tools, and the opportunity to make a significant impact on community health while enjoying an exceptional outdoor lifestyle and work-life balance in rural Eastern Oregon.