<p>A growing, award-winning acute care hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Emergency Medicine physician to join its emergency medicine team on a fully integrated, modern medical campus. NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital has earned the Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award five consecutive years and has been ranked in the top 5% of hospitals nationally for four consecutive years — a track record that reflects both institutional investment and a culture of clinical excellence. The practice is physician-led, with a national support infrastructure built around clinician development, operational excellence, and long-term career growth.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Physician-led practice model with national peer collaboration network</li> <li>CME stipend and dedicated CME days</li> <li>Leadership development programming and career advancement pathways</li> <li>Robust administrative and operational support infrastructure</li> <li>Access to peer collaboration resources across a large, national emergency medicine group</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Brand-new, purpose-built facility constructed on 85 acres — a fully integrated medical campus</li> <li>Six-story hospital with 192 licensed beds and physical expansion capacity to 300 beds</li> <li>Five-time recipient of the Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award</li> <li>Ranked in the top 5% of hospitals nationally for four consecutive years</li> <li>Physician-led emergency medicine team with a proven operational model emphasizing clinician support</li> <li>National practice network providing shared resources, clinical protocols, and peer benchmarking</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Board certification or board eligibility in Emergency Medicine (ABEM or AOBEM)</li> <li>Completion of an ACGME- or AOA-accredited Emergency Medicine residency</li> <li>Active Arkansas medical license or eligibility to obtain prior to start</li> <li>Comfort managing the full spectrum of community and regional emergency acuity</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Jonesboro is the largest city in northeast Arkansas and the commercial and cultural hub of the Arkansas Delta region, offering a cost of living well below the national average alongside a genuine small-city quality of life. Arkansas State University anchors the community with Division I athletics, performing arts, and a vibrant university culture, while the broader region provides easy access to outdoor recreation along Crowley's Ridge and the St. Francis National Forest. Memphis, Tennessee — with its international airport, major medical institutions, and urban amenities — is approximately 70 miles to the east, making Jonesboro an attractive base for physicians who want a tight-knit community without sacrificing metropolitan access.</p>