Thayer County Health Services (TCHS) is recruiting one Family Medicine physician for its Rural Health Clinic in Hebron, Nebraska. TCHS is a county-owned health system that serves patients within a 50-mile radius, drawing from more than 288 communities across Nebraska and Kansas. The position replaces a physician who left the organization.
The role combines outpatient primary care with inpatient rounding, long-term care visits, and emergency department coverage. You work a four-day week alongside 3 physicians and 5 APPs, with one weekday off each week.
Employer: Thayer County Health Services
Location: Hebron, Nebraska
Setting: Rural Health Clinic with inpatient, swing bed, and ER coverage
Work Week: 4 days, with 1 weekday off
ER Call: 1 weekend per month as primary; 1 weekday per week as backup supervising physician
Team: 3 physicians and 5 APPs
Reports To: Chief Operations Officer
Base Salary: $350,000 to $400,000, based on experience
| Component | Frequency | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clinic days | 4 per week | Outpatient primary care and office procedures |
| Inpatient rounding | Mornings on clinic days | Inpatient, observation, and swing bed patients before clinic |
| Weekday ER backup | 1 clinic day per week | Backup supervising physician for the primary APP on call, taken from home |
| Day off | 1 weekday per week | No scheduled clinical duties |
| Weekend ER call | 1 weekend per month | Primary ER call, taken from home |
| Long-term care rounding | Monthly | Average of 4 to 8 patients |