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Emergency Physician, Suburban Affiliate
Metro Academic EM · Metro Health Westside, Worcester, MA
$215–$260/hr
Base $215/hr + RVU, about $260/hr expected
About $260/hr. Guaranteed base plus expected productivity.
Market: Northeast academic median $210/hr, ACEP 2025.
Meets the Standard· Disclosed 10 of 20
- Adults-only department
- Academic benefits, community pace
- Loan repayment available
About the role
Adults-only community affiliate of an academic system. Academic perks and benefits without the overnight burden of the main campus.
The department
Acuity
Busy community
Annual volume
54,000 visits
Pediatrics
Adults only
Setting
Suburban
Schedule
Shifts / month
13
Shift length
9–10 hours
Nights
Rotating nights (fair share)
Compensation
Model
Hybrid
Pay
$215–$260/hr
Partnership track
Not listed
Malpractice
Employer-paid, tail included
Noncompete
10 mi · 12 mo
Part-time
Offered, with benefits
Benefits: Retirement match · Generous CME · Occurrence malpractice · Real PTO
The details, up front
APP supervision
Light
Teaching / admin time
Not listed
Backup call
Not listed
Multiple sites
Not listed
EMR
Epic
Documentation support
Not listed
Weekends / month
Not listed
Parental leave
Not listed
Night differential
Not listed
24-hour shifts
Not listed
Boarding hours
4 hrs/day · reported by employer
Security staffed 24/7
Yes · reported by employer
What this listing doesn't say
- APP model, ratio and co-sign: Not disclosed. Ask: What is the APP model: ratio, and do I co-sign their charts?
- Night differential: Not disclosed. Ask: Is there a night differential, and how much?
- Partnership path: Not disclosed. Ask: Is there a partnership track? How many years, and what buy-in?
- Parental leave: Not disclosed. Ask: How much paid parental leave?
- Weekends: Not disclosed. Ask: How many weekends a month, and how many are guaranteed off?
- Backup call: Not disclosed. Ask: Is there backup call, and how often?
- Teaching / admin time: Not disclosed. Ask: Is teaching or admin time required, and is it paid?
- 24-hour shifts: Not disclosed. Ask: Are there 24-hour shifts, and is there a sleep room?
- Multiple sites: Not disclosed. Ask: Does the role cover more than one site?
- EMR and documentation support: Not disclosed. Ask: Which EMR, and is there a scribe or ambient AI?
Pay vs. market
Around the regional medianEstimated Northeast EM hourly range, based on public compensation surveys. Directional only; actual pay varies by group, volume, and shift mix.
Requirements
Degree
MD or DO
Boards
ABEM or AOBEM (board certified)
Credentials desired: Bedside ultrasound
About Metro Academic EM
University-affiliated academic emergency department with a 3-year residency and active research enterprise.