Job Description:
AKDHC’s Bullhead City practice is part of the Northwest Arizona Sector, made up of 6 nephrologists, with offices in Bullhead, Lake Havasu, and Kingman. Bullhead city has a population of over 40,000 and is supported by 1 major hospital Western Regional Medical Center and a smaller hospital Valley View Medical Center. Western Regional Medical Center is a 139-Bed Facility with 32-bed ICS and Valley View Medical Center is a 52-bed facility with a 12 bed ICU, average daily census of 10. There is one area dialysis facility serving 165 AKDHC ESRD patients. The CKD practice is robust with 1,500 patients seen routinely. Opportunity for relocation to metropolitan area as practice needs change, timeframe is 3-5 years.

Call Schedule:
Weekend Call (Short/Long): 1 in 3 weeks on average
Night Call: 8 night calls per month on average


Practice Description:
Arizona Kidney Disease & Hypertension Centers (AKDHC) is the nation’s leading and largest private practice established in 1978, as of January 2023, we have a total of 108 adult Nephrologists covering the state of Arizona. The practice is set up in Sectors which basically operate independently in small group settings. This gives the “feel” of a small collegial practice group, while having all the benefits and economies of scale of a large group business practice. Communication and transparency is paramount and all information is shared with all physicians regardless of partnership status. Decisions are made by a simple majority rule. AKDHC is operated as a “Common Pot” structure where all revenues are shared including Physician Services, MDA’s Research, Intervention/Surgical Vascular Access Programs, Real Estate Investments, etc. AKDHC offers an escalating annual salary scale, five-year partnership track, generous vacation time, and compressive benefit package.


Community Description:
Bullhead city is located on the Colorado River just 1.5 hours from Las Vegas and 3.5 hours from Phoenix and 4 hours from Southern California. Bullhead has many recreational areas nearby from enjoying water activities to hiking and photography. Affordable living and access to shopping, fine dining, gaming and night life in neighboring city Laughlin make Bullhead community a nice place to live.