Closest International Airports:
- 112 miles: Memphis, TN (MEM / KMEM) Memphis International Airport
- 274 miles: Birmingham, AL (BHM / KBHM) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
Bread and Butter General Surgery Opportunity in the Mississippi Delta in Cleveland, MS
Physician:
Surgery: General
Market: Non-Metropolitan (Less than 50,000)
Job ID:6224
Verified Date:11/14/2024
Loan Repayment:Yes
Sign on Bonus:Yes
Practice Type:
Employed
Accept J1 Visa:No
Accept H1b Visa:No Response
Permanent: Full time
Surgery: General
What you need to know:
Practice Details
- Joining established, busy General Surgery group
- Bread and butter cases
- Cleveland is a quaint community that prides itself on its locally owned economy, deep musical heritage and home to Delta State University
Compensation Details
- Competitive compensation and benefits package offered, including sign-on, relocation assistance, student loan assistance and stipends for early commitment!
Community Details
- Located halfway between Memphis, Tennessee and Jackson, Mississippi, Cleveland is just 18 miles due east of the Mississippi River.
- With a population of 14,000, Cleveland offers a small town charm with the educational and cultural opportunities of a much bigger city.
- Cleveland is the home of Delta State University, a school of over 4,000 students that provides an abundance of activities, classes, and educational opportunities for both adults and children.
Recruiter Insights
Compensation. The Starting Salary Is $50,000 To $75,000 More Compared To Starting General Surgery Salaries In Memphis, TN. Coupled With A Cost Of Living Of 20% Lower Than The Aforementioned Metropolitan Areas, Provides Significant Purchasing Power To Build Their Dream Home, Payoff School Loans And Retire Early.
The Housing Market. 4 beds 3 baths 2,757 sqft This 2757 square foot single family home has 4 bedrooms and 3.0 bathrooms and is a lovely ranch with new fixings and beautiful patio. This home can be yours for $136,500.
The Community. Cleveland, a quaint community that prides itself on its locally owned economy, deep musical heritage and home to Delta State University.
The Employer. A 150+ bed, acute care hospital that includes a 35-bed nursing home, 12 swing beds, and 12 geriatric beds. The Medical Center provides medical services to the people of the County and surrounding areas. As a healthcare leader in the community, the hospital offers a host of services such as a 24-hour emergency department, outpatient imaging, womens services, wound care, urology, orthopedics, pediatric dental and behavioral health services. The hospital campus also includes two medical office buildings and an out-patient rehabilitation facility that offers adult and pediatric physical, occupational and speech therapy as well as aquatic therapy
Community Profile
What is nice to know.
Closest Major City:
- 105 miles to Memphis, TN
- 226 miles to Birmingham, AL
- 228 miles to Baton Rouge, LA
- 264 miles to New Orleans, LA
- 282 miles to Nashville, TN
Closest Domestic Airport:
- 32 miles: Greenville, MS (GLH / KGLH) Mid Delta Regional Airport
- 112 miles: Memphis, TN (MEM / KMEM) Memphis International Airport
- 131 miles: Jackson, MS (JAN / KJAN) Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
- 139 miles: Monroe, LA (MLU / KMLU) Monroe Regional Airport
- 145 miles: Columbus, MS (GTR / KGTR) Golden Triangle Regional Airport
Cost of Living:
- Mean Housing Cost - $139,919
- City Cost of Living Index - 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
- State Cost of Living Index - 85.1
Colleges and Universities:
- Delta State University (Full-time enrollment: 3,304)
- Mississippi Delta Community College (about 25 miles; Moorhead, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)
- Mississippi Valley State University (about 28 miles; Itta Bena, MS; FT enrollment: 2,233)
- Coahoma Community College (about 37 miles; Clarksdale, MS; FT enrollment: 2,284)
- University of Arkansas at Monticello (about 64 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 3,130)
- Holmes Community College (about 72 miles; Goodman, MS; FT enrollment: 5,352)
- Northwest Mississippi Community College (about 75 miles; Senatobia, MS; FT enrollment: 6,607)
- University of Mississippi (about 81 miles; University, MS; FT enrollment: 17,642)
Demographics:
- 49.6% Black alone
- 47.6% White alone
- 1.5% Asian alone
- 0.9% Hispanic
- 0.4% Two or more races
Taxes:
- State Income Tax Rate - 4%
- State Sales Tax Rate - 7%
- County Tax Rate - 0.07%
- Property Tax Rate - 0.52%
Major Industry:
- Manufacturing (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Transportation and warehousing (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
Recreation:
- Hunting and fishing opportunities abound in the area - there are seven lakes for fishermen to try their luck with an array of fish.
- Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge is an important habitat for waterfowl, bird watching and seasonal hunting.
- Several local golf courses.
- Clevelands Park Commission maintains 12 local parks, including Bear Pen Park with a modern baseball complex.
- There are strong athletic programs in the city for both children and adults, including baseball, softball, football, basketball, soccer, swimming and volleyball.
Arts & Culture:
- The schools 1,200-seat Bologna Performing Arts Center serves as a hub for the citys rich cultural life, offering theater, dance, symphonies and musical performances.
- Cleveland is home to the first GRAMMY Museum outside of Los Angeles.
- Cleveland Railroad Museum
Sports for the Spectator:
- The Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association is the only one of the "big four" major sports leagues in the city
- Memphis Houn'Dawgs (ABA Basketball Team)
- Memphis Maniax (XFL Football Team)
- Memphis Redbirds (Minor League Baseball Team)
- Memphis RiverKings (CHL Hockey Team)
- Memphis Xplorers (Arena Football 2 Team)
Sports for the Participant:
- YMCA of greater Cleveland
- The City of Cleveland maintains 9 parks with playground equipment located throughout the city. These parks also contain 19 ball fields (11 baseball and 8 softball), eight tennis courts, and one gymnasium (consisting of 4 youth basketball courts, adult basketball courts, and 2 volleyball courts), one swimming pool, and two wading pools.
- The Park Commission operates programs in baseball, youth and adult softball, youth and adult basketball, youth football, volleyball and soccer.
Shopping:
- Downtown shopping district has earned the nickname Shopping Mecca of the Delta featuring unique gift shops, fashionable clothing stores and great places to eat.
- Delta Square
- H Squared Boutique
- Greenville Mall
Top Five things to do:
- Dockery Farms Historic District
- Bear Pen Park
- Dockery Farms Historic District
- The Grammy Museum Mississippi
- Cleveland Railroad Museum