Wisconsin Office of Rural Health

Family Medicine in Ashland Wisconsin, enjoy the good life on Lake Superior

Wisconsin Office of Rural Health, Ashland, WI, United States

Interested in Family Medicine in the northwoods of Wisconsin, right on lake Superior? Sounds good to me!

Work in a great physician culture with strong emphasis on work-life balance! This full time Family Medicine position offers you the chance to do or not do OB, (optional C-sections), and practice outpatient/inpatient medicine. Primary call is 1-8, and hours are flexible. You would be joining a large Duluth-based multi-specialty physician group. Fantastic opportunity! Work in a great physician culture with strong emphasis on work-life balance.

-Our practice and OB volumes are growing. Opportunity to participate in community C-section call (if desired).

-Primary call group will be 1 in 7. OB call is shared between 4 partners.

-Enjoy a combined full-spectrum practice including hospital work.

-Avel Tele-hospitalist service for nighttime, greatly reduces night call load.

-Practice in a state-of-the-art medical clinic attached to Ashland Hospital and NW Wisconsin Cancer Center.

-Procedural’s training welcomed and supported (scopes, procedures, surgical).

-Strong domiciled clinic partners (Pediatrics, Cardiology, Radiology, Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine) and outreach from Duluth (Nephrology, Pulmonary, Urology, Rheumatology, Orthotics, Sleep Study).

-RN based Anti Coag, Diabetes, CDM, Hypertension, Nail Care, Complex Care Management and Asthma programs on site daily.

-24/7 RN based telephone call coverage, high-complexity laboratory, state-of-the-art radiology on site.

-Opportunity to precept at the Duluth Family Practice Residency in rotation, or on site with ongoing hospital collaboration with various medical residency programs.

-EPIC electronic medical record.

Ashland is a great place to live in all four seasons. For those who are attracted to the great outdoors, there is more to do here than ever imagined. Ashland is also the Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin – designated by the Wisconsin Legislature in 2003. You'll have great access to the Apostle Islands, the Ice Caves, and more. Lots of hiking options, great restaurants, and cute shops to check out.

The Provider Placement Program for Wisconsin is currently aware of many family medicine positions in several Wisconsin communities. These positions are both with a large multi-specialty healthcare systems, smaller hospital-based clinics, and independent physician-owned clinics. There are several positions in large cities as well as several in smaller rural towns. The positions range from full-scope + Ob (and possibly c-sections) to outpatient-only, no-OB depending on location. To receive detailed information on these and all other family medicine positions/places statewide, please call or write Laura Ketterhagen (contact info on home page). Provider Placement for Wisconsin is a non-profit physician recruitment program started in 1979 and located at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health (Office of Rural Health) in Madison.