Physician Surgery-General - Competitive Salary
Job Description
Shift:
- 4 day work week, M-Th; if they're working the weekend call then off Thursday and work Fri, Sat, Sun (have flexibility with day off). 10 days of call/month which will include one weekend. If they take additional call (over 10) reimbursement is $1500.
Job Description:
Our mission is to be a place where patients want to receive care and employees want to work.
Searching for an experienced (at least 1 year of General Surgery work experience is required, at least 5 years of General Surgery work experience is preferred).
Facility does not have a robot on site
Busy ER: 18,000 visits/year
Trauma is rare. No multi-trauma will stay to Springfield. General Surgeon can expect mostly bread and butter cases - gall bladders, hernias, appendix, bowels, Upper and lower GI Endoscopy (about 100 per month)The General surgeons complete their own Endoscopy, we do not have a Gastroenterologist.
Sees ages ~16+. No peds as there is no pediatrician onsite.
Emergency Department is run by MD's and Mid-levels – always have an MD on site
Have contracted service for Anesthesia which is made up of CRNAs.
No ICU, which limits General Surgery cases.
Call is manageable and will fluctuate.
Basic GS Schedule:
Mondays - OR
Tuesdays – GI-Endo
Wednesdays – OR or GI-Endo or Clinic
Thursdays – Clinic
Support staff: Medical Assistant in clinic, RN in OR and GI-Endo, no APP support
Takes about 90 days to get a VT license for an MD; less time for DO - will consider either, but prefers a quick start
Credentialing takes about 30 days - can get started without a license
1-hour response time to hospital when on call and 15-mins response to a page is required. Must already live in or relocate within this radius.