Provider Careers

As a clinical specialist you will get to utilize your medical skills to truly make a difference in the lives of your patients and the community. You will get to care for an underserved population while embracing your passion for helping and healing others. El Rio is home for professionals committed to excellence in their clinical practice. We want people who are focused on community service and making a difference in the lives of their patients. We are a family, with providers and staff who are committed to the mission and vision of El Rio: excellent, accessible and affordable Health care for all who need it. We invite you to become part of the El Rio family as a clinical specialist in one of the following disciplines.

Internal Medicine
Join a prominent Internal Medicine service that offers the rare opportunity to practice across the entire continuum: from primary care to continuity inpatient care, while preserving nights and most weekends free. Each physician in our 14 plus member group has their own primary patient panel for whom they provide clinic-based care. Approximately every 5-6 weeks, they rotate onto the inpatient service at Carondelet St. Mary’s hospital for one week where they exclusively provide general inpatient care as hospitalist to the El Rio group of adult patients. This unique opportunity also affords them the benefits of collegiality with Tucson’s specialists and positions of medical leadership within the community.

Family Practice
Join a vibrant Family Medicine group that is committed to excellence in patient care and service, delivered collaboratively in a team-based model. With sites throughout the Tucson area and on the Pascua Yaqui reservation, El Rio’s Family Medicine providers serve newborns through seniors by providing acute and chronic disease management and preventive care. Family Physicians may opt to participate in the adult inpatient rotation or to work solely in the outpatient setting without call. We provide well-women and gynecology care but not maternity services.

Pediatrics
Join 20 plus board certified/board eligible pediatricians who are dedicated to providing high-quality care for a patient-centered medical home. Care is provided to children from birth through childhood and adolescence. Our services include: sick child care, well-child visits, chronic disease management and in-hospital care.

Special Programs
Our Special Programs allow for demonstrated improved care within our NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home Level III recognized facilities. These programs include our Asthma Program, Integrated Behavioral Health program, Clinical Pharmacy Program, Immunization Program, Reach Out and Read, Hepatitis C program, HIV care program, and our Hospital discharge coordinated care program.

Competitive Salary & Generous Insurance Benefits
32, 36 or 40 hour work week available **
Sixteen Vacation Days (one month; increasing with tenure) **
Ten Paid Holidays per year
One Sick Day per Month
Sign-On Bonus **
Incentive Bonus
100% Health Insurance Coverage
60% Paid Coverage for Dependents
Life Insurance up to 2x Annual Salary
Accidental Death
Vision Coverage
Retirement Plan

Additional Career Benefits
Malpractice Insurance Coverage – Federal Tort Claim Act (FTCA)
National Health Service Corps or Arizona Loan Repayment Program
Access to two school loan repayment programs, J1 opportunities *, and performance incentives
Paid Continuing Medical Education (CME) including 5 days paid leave and $1,800 expense reimbursement every year. **
Relocation Assistance **
National Health Service Corp Loan Repayment Opportunities Available
Arizona Department of Health Services
NationalHealthServiceCorps

Contact Us For More Information
Recruitment Office
Mail: Attn: Chief Clinical Officer
839 West Congress Street., Tucson, AZ 85745
Phone: (520) 309-2506(520) 309-2506 | (520) 205-4904(520) 205-4904
Fax: (520) 884-9287
Email: clinical_recruitment@elrio.org

* J1 opportunities are available for physicians coming from outside the U.S. Due to visa restrictions, a J-1 sponsored physician must work 40 hours (5 clinic days) per week.
** Ask for more details.