<p>Banner Ironwood Medical Center in San Tan Valley, Arizona is recruiting a full-time Emergency Medicine physician to join an established, physician-led team serving a fast-growing East Valley community. The 30-bed ED handles 31,000 annual visits with Advanced Practice Provider support and a robust specialty backup network — a genuine community medicine practice with the infrastructure of a major health system behind it. The facility is purpose-built for expansion, making this an opportunity to grow with a department and a region simultaneously.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>W-2 employment with a comprehensive benefits package</li> <li>Health, dental, and vision coverage included in the benefits package</li> <li>Physician-led group structure with established team culture</li> <li>Full-time position with stable, predictable scheduling</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>31,000 annual ED visits across a 30-bed emergency department</li> <li>Two major treatment and continuing care areas supporting patient flow</li> <li>Advanced Practice Provider coverage integrated into the ED team</li> <li>Cerner EMR platform</li> <li>72 inpatient beds on campus, including a 12-bed ICU</li> <li>Specialty backup available in: General Surgery, Orthopedics, OB/GYN, Urology, Gastroenterology, Ophthalmology (Banner), Podiatry, Pulmonary/ICU, Tele-Neurology, Nephrology with dialysis (7 days/week), and Vascular Surgery</li> <li>Banner Ironwood campus serves as a base for a BannerAir helicopter, enabling rapid emergency transport and regional trauma response</li> <li>Hospital focus areas include emergency services, obstetrics, surgery, pediatrics, and general medical care — all within a patient-centered, 47 private-room facility</li> <li>Facility designed for significant long-term growth: current 47-bed tower expandable to 86 beds, with master plans allowing for 500+ beds and additional health services on campus</li> <li>True community medicine environment serving a rapidly expanding suburban population in Pinal County</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Board certification or board eligibility through ABEM or AOBEM required</li> <li>Emergency Medicine residency training required</li> <li>Active Arizona medical license or eligibility to obtain prior to start</li> <li>Comfort with the full acuity spectrum of a community emergency department, including pediatric, obstetric, and surgical emergencies</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>San Tan Valley and neighboring Queen Creek sit in the far southeast corner of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area — one of the fastest-growing corridors in Arizona and consistently ranked among the best places to live in the state. The area offers a quiet, family-centered suburban lifestyle with low traffic, excellent schools, and easy access to the broader East Valley amenities, all while remaining within reach of Phoenix's cultural and professional resources. For physicians who want the benefits of a major metro region without the congestion, this corner of the Sonoran Desert delivers an exceptional quality of life.</p>