Georgia Otolaryngology

Ever wanted to practice ENT in a scenic hometown community with low crime, a high quality of life and beautiful vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains? Welcome to Blue Ridge, GA. Yes, that's actually its name.

Nestled in the foothills just over an hour north of Atlanta (easily accessible by four-lane highway), Fannin County has long been a vacation destination, and now Blue Ridge and its neighboring communities are growing steadily with new permanent residents. In fact, Fannin County was recently ranked one of the nation's top ten fastest growing counties (measured by new home starts)!

With a crime rate almost 50% below the national average,

and an unemployment rate also well below the national average,

Blue Ridge is a great place to establish a practice, raise a family, and enjoy the great outdoors.

This is an excellent opportunity for a board certified/eligible ENT to build a practice quickly, as there is no other full-time ENT in the service area (approaching 30,000 strong). Our Hospital is an award winning 50-bed community hospital with a new ICU and three large ORs (two of them new), a new microscope suitable for ENT work, and thyroid instrumentation already on hand.

The hospital is offering a competitive recruitment package including a generous income guarantee for your first year, along with relocation; marketing and CME dollars; a commencement bonus, and the possibility of loan repayment assistance.

Our Hospital, a 50-bed general acute-care facility, is Medicare and Medicaid certified, and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the American College of Radiology (ACR).

The hospital has served the Tri-State area of North Georgia, Southeast Tennessee, and Southwest North Carolina with quality care since 1977 and offers comfortably appointed private rooms, a five-bed Intensive Care Unit, a Birthing Center, and an Outpatient Specialty Clinic.

The 24-hour Emergency Department is staffed by physicians and nurses trained in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

Our facility was recently recognized by the State of Georgia for a Quality and Patient Safety Initiative.

Accepts J1s: No