Southeast Ohio - General Surgery

Job description

Southeast Ohio - General Surgery

Our health system is looking for a BC/BE physician to join our hospital employed acute-care surgical practice (100% inpatient) with an established and growing Surgicalist program. Recruitment is due to rapidly growing volume and increasing complexity. No elective work, no elective office hours.

Join a reputable, multi-specialty group with six (6) full-time surgeons participating in the surgicalist model with specialty interest in surgical oncology, bariatrics, advanced laparoscopic/robotic surgery, endocrine and thoracic surgery.

The ideal candidate will be board certified in general surgery, and strong consideration will be given to those with fellowship training in trauma/critical care or minimally invasive/laparoscopic surgery. In addition to being an excellent clinician, it is paramount that the physician be a team-player, with strong inter-personal skills and ability to coordinate complex care of surgical patients. Preference may also be given (but not limited) to those with leadership and/or administrative experience and/or interest in program-building.

The proposed schedule is:

144 days annually(18 one-week call shifts per year, 18 clinic days for follow-ups/post-ops).
A total of no more than 22 weeks work time per year allowing ample time to pursue your outside interests

Average case load per week of: 40-60 patient consults, 20-30 surgical cases
Case mix of bread and butter general surgery, as well as a high volume of endoscopy (upper and lowers) and minimal trauma (Level 3).
Home-call, with the expectation of prompt evaluation of consults to expedite care and throughput

In addition, there are opportunities for the candidate to pursue other professional interests such as: elective practice, administrative/leadership projects, and voluntary academic responsibilities (residents, medical students and physician assistant rotations).

Compensation highlights include: