Inland Empire in Brief

The Inland Empire, a metropolitan area centered around Riverside and San Bernardino, was named to distinguish it from Southern California’s coastal regions. With great proximity to Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego, it’s only an hour drive to some of California’s beautiful coastal towns. The Inland Empire serves as a backdrop to numerous Hollywood films and is the birthplace of California’s citrus industry.

The Inland Empire File

1. Education. The major cities in the Inland Empire all operate respected elementary and secondary school systems and the area is also home to numerous post-secondary institutions.
2. Real Estate. Inland Empire home choices include a blend of modern, Spanish and Italian Renaissance, Craftsman Bungalow and art deco architectural styles.
3. Family. With a lower cost of living than its coastal neighbors, the Inland Empire offers families the chance to live the Southern California lifestyle for less.
4. Culture. The Inland Empire is a multi-cultural region of arts and culture, featuring everything from museums and theater to music, dance and one of California’s two wireless malls.
5. Recreation. Inland Empire residents enjoy year-round recreation on the banks of the Colorado River, in the Mojave Desert, in the San Bernardino Mountains and in the well-developed park systems of its major cities.
6. Weather. The Inland Empire has a semi-arid or arid Mediterranean climate, featuring hot, dry summers and relatively wet winters.

Inland Empire Fun Fact
Riverside is home of the Famous Mission Inn, a National Historic Landmark that’s been a keystone of downtown since 1876, when it was a 12-room adobe boarding house. Today, the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa has 239 guest rooms.

Learn More About Inland Empire

• http://www.riversideca.gov/
• http://www.sbcounty.gov/

The following positions are currently available in Inland Empire, CA.

• Geriatrician Hospitalist (Full-time)
• Internal Medicine Hospitalist (Moonlighter/PRN)

Meet the IPC management team in Inland Empire, CA.

• Steve Peterson, FACHE

  

  Executive Director

  (510) 525-8980
  speterson@ipcm.com
  Steve Peterson joined IPC in July 2004 after nearly two decades working in the Las Vegas healthcare market. Before his arrival at IPC, Steve held positions as a hospital CEO and executive with several other diverse healthcare businesses including an EMS provider and large health insurance company. In addition to managing the Las Vegas market for IPC, Steve is also responsible for IPC's practice operations in Northern California. He holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Indiana University School of Medicine and was previously certified as a nuclear medicine and x-ray technologist. Steve has extensive experience working with physician providers, payers, hospitals and government regulators.
  
  

• Andrew Assalian

  

  Director of Operations

  951-784-0610
  aassalian@ipcm.com
  Andrew Assalian joined IPC in February 2007 with over 15 years of experience in the bio-medical field. His diverse work experience includes medical practice development, project management and scientific research. Prior to joining IPC, Andrew established Natural Medicine Works, a family medicine practice with multiple offices in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a former project manager for Immunex Corporation, now Amgen, working to usher experimental drugs through clinical trials. Andrew started his biomedicine career performing scientific research into DNA vaccines at the prestigious Wistar Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. Andrew received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from SUNY College of Environmental Science in Syracuse, New York.
  

Meet your recruiter for Inland Empire, CA.

Babette Heller

Director of Physician Staffing

Direct: 888-354-6280
Office: 888-456-2472
bheller@ipcm.com
Babette Heller is a pioneer hospitalist recruiter who joined IPC in 1999, while the company was in its infancy. A Director of Physician Staffing, she has nearly 25 years of healthcare recruitment experience. Before her tenure with IPC, Babette gained valuable experience as a physician recruiter with Kaiser Permanente of Southern California, where she hired predominantly primary care physicians. Babette joined Kaiser after 10 years with CIGNA as its physician recruiter in Southern California. She began her career in healthcare recruitment at the National Medical Enterprises. Babette received her BA in sociology. from UCLA. She is an active member of the ASPR.