Urology Physician
Overview
- Location
- Lowell General Hospital - 31 Village Square
- Schedule
- Full-time, 4- OR 5-day work week (physician's preference); shared call coverage among group · Shared call among group (5 full-time + 1 part-time physicians); first call 2:00 PM–12:00 AM for hospital- and office-based needs
- Practice
- Outpatient clinic + hospital-based operative/inpatient (Merrimack Urology Associates, Chelmsford, MA) · Academic-affiliated community hospital (Lowell General Hospital, part of Tufts Medicine Health System)
Role summary
Tufts Medicine / Lowell General Hospital is seeking a full-time Urologist to join Merrimack Urology Associates in Chelmsford, MA, a well-established group practicing the full breadth of urology including robotics, oncology, stone disease, female urology, and basic pediatric urology. The role offers a salary range of $350,000–$400,000 annually, a 4- or 5-day work week, robust APP support, and an optional academic appointment through Tufts University School of Medicine.
What the posting highlights
- 1 daytime PA for pre/post-op 5 days/week; upcoming additional NP 4 days/week; 3 nurses in office; 1:1 admin support per physician
- Care setting: Both outpatient clinic and operative/hospital settings
- Patient population: Large, diverse community (greater Chelmsford and Lowell, MA); includes oncology patients via Dana Farber–affiliated Cancer Center trials
- Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
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Compensation
Employer
Tufts Medicine (MA)
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Outpatient clinic + hospital-based operative/inpatient (Merrimack Urology Associates, Chelmsford, MA)
- Facility type
- Academic-affiliated community hospital (Lowell General Hospital, part of Tufts Medicine Health System)
- Beds
- 700
- Patient population
- Large, diverse community (greater Chelmsford and Lowell, MA); includes oncology patients via Dana Farber–affiliated Cancer Center trials
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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- Is $350,000–$400,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Full-time, 4- or 5-day work week (physician's preference); shared call coverage among group
- Call burden
- Shared call among group (5 full-time + 1 part-time physicians); first call 2:00 PM–12:00 AM for hospital- and office-based needs
- Shift type
- Day (clinic/OR); call includes 2:00 PM–12:00 AM first call coverage
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Both outpatient clinic and operative/hospital settings
- Coverage model
- 1 daytime PA for pre/post-op 5 days/week; upcoming additional NP 4 days/week; 3 nurses in office; 1:1 admin support per physician
- Admin burden
- Low — 1:1 dedicated administrative support per physician plus medical assistant support
- FTE
- 1
- Teaching
- Yes
- Research
- Yes
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- First seen
- 3 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 72%
Full description
At Tufts Medicine, you’ll make an impact and build your career, supported by a community of brilliant, compassionate colleagues. Every single person at Tufts Medicine plays an integral role in building a holistic healthcare experience that’s accessible, empowering and, most of all, human.
Lowell General Hospital and Merrimack Urology Associates are seeking a Urologist to join our faculty.
Our practice offers a collegial work group with incredible in-office and hospital-based support for our physicians including:
A four- or five-day work week, based on your preference
1:1 administrative support in office, in addition to three nurses for immediate triage needs, allowing our Physicians to operate at the top of their licenses focusing on providing exceptional patient care
Hospital support from one daytime PA for pre- and post-operative needs five-days/week, with an upcoming additional NP four-days/week 2:00P-12:00A, including first call for hospital- and office-based call
Department of Urology Overview:
Integrated Healthcare: Merrimack Urology Associates is a well-established practice located in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. After 50-years of independent practice, Merrimack Urology Associates merged with Lowell General Hospital in 2021, which is part of Tuts Medicine Health System with over 700 affiliated doctors and a clinical affiliation with Tufts Medical Center.
Academics: As part of Tufts Medicine, Lowell General Hospital offers the opportunity to have an academic appointment within Tufts University School of Medicine, with a wide variety of teaching activities available.
Our Practice: Merrimack Urology Associates practices nearly all aspects of Urology, including oncology, endoscopic stone procedures, laparoscopy and robotics, MRI guided prostate biopsies, incontinence, erectile dysfunction, BPH, female urology, and basic pediatric urology.
Collaboration: Our team currently consists of five full-time physicians, one part-time physician, one full-time Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant. Our practice serves a large and diverse community with a patient population.
Responsibilities:
You will serve as a member of a large and diverse team in outpatient and operative settings, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to provide cutting-edge and patient-focused care.
Community Setting. Provide specialty and subspecialty care to the greater Chelmsford and Lowell, MA, known for their vibrancy, access to cultural, historical and outdoor attractions and close access to Boston.
Patient Focus. Our integrated network allows for increased access to care for our patients, with collaborations that extend beyond our four walls, including our association with an excellent Cancer Center running trials in partnership with Dana Farber and other Boston-area Hospitals
Teamwork. Multidisciplinary support with Interventional Radiology, Nephrology, Oncology and others. Our office includes three nurses, 1:1 support with a medical assistants and individual administrative support for our physicians.
State of the art. We perform office-based cystoscopies, TRUS Bx’s, vasectomies and offer in-house ultrasounds performed by certified sonographers. Our only OR is located at Lowell General Hospital’s Main Campus, offering a state-of-the-art Endourology Suite, a DaVinci Xi Robot, and dedicated Urology staff with easy access to MRI guided prostate biopsies and ESWLs.
Work shift
Full-time, four-or five-days per week, with shared call coverage among the group.
Requirements:
Physician (MD or DO) or foreign equivalent and board certification in Urology to be fully licensed and credentialed as an attending physician at Lowell General Hospital
Compensation:
The salary range for this position is $350,000.00 to $400,000.00 annually. Actual compensation will be determined during the selection process and is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, internal equity, and academic rank.
At Tufts Medicine, we view this investment not merely as compensation, but as recognition of the significant impact you will have in advancing our mission and shaping the future of patient care, research, and education.
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