Hospital / Clinic Employed Surgery: Trauma Job in Augusta, Georgia
This trauma surgery position in Augusta, Georgia is offered as a hospital/clinic-employed arrangement, meaning you would be a W-2 employee with compensation, benefits, malpractice coverage, and scheduling administered by the employing organization, along with the clinical facility, staff, and referral infrastructure. The same opening is also listed under single-specialty and multi-specialty group structures, so this employed option is one of several ways the role can be structured.
Compensation here can be arranged through an income guarantee, straight employment, or an employment agreement with a production bonus, and the financial offering for this listing is designated as open. Call responsibilities include an emergency department call rotation of 1:5, alongside a separate patient/practice call rotation of also 1:5.
This permanent, experienced-level role is open to board-certified surgeons trained as MD or DO, including both American and foreign medical graduates, and candidates must hold U.S. citizenship or a green card. The position serves communities ranging from under 10,000 to several hundred thousand residents.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Surgery: Trauma
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
- Structure of Position: Single-Specialty Group, Multi-Specialty Group, Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: 1:5
- Expected ER Call Coverage: 1:5
This Regional medical center in east GA is currently seeking a Trauma Medical Director to lead their Trauma team. Not every hospital is prepared to treat trauma patients, but we have a specially trained team to care for your serious emergencies. As the only American College of Surgeons Verified Level II Trauma Center in the CSRA, we have the proven expertise to save lives. As a state-recognized trauma center, we provide a higher level of care for the most critically injured patients.
Qualified
Candidates:
- Must be BC/BE General Surgery and BC/BE
Surgical Critical Care
- Must hold current ATLS certification
- Preferred 4+ years of experience in an ACS
Verified Center
- Be willing to combine administrative and
surgical duties
- Excellent interpersonal & communication
skills
Incentive/Benefits Package:
· Employed position with the health system
· Competitive compensation
· Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401k with match, PTO, and more
· CME allowance
· Malpractice coverage
About the hospital
· Committed to providing the highest level of quality care easily accessible in an efficient and friendly manner
· Leads the way in Augusta with procedures in robotic surgery and advanced orthopedic services and emergency care that is second to none
· Certified as a Primary Stroke Center, as well as an Accredited Chest Pain Center
· The first hospital in the area to be designated a Center of Excellence in Women’s Health Surgery
· Recognized as one of only 17 hospitals in the state of Georgia placed in the Chairman’s Category
· Home to the largest inpatient burn center in the United States. 72 beds dedicated for burn patients, including 36 ICU beds, and 4 dedicated operating room
Fully-staffed 24/7 with board-certified trauma
surgeons and a team of experienced professionals, life-saving surgery is
available within minutes of arrival. Patients are cared for in two dedicated
trauma bays in our Emergency Department. The board-certified trauma surgeons
are supported by our experienced emergency medicine physicians, orthopedic surgeons,
neurosurgeons, specially trained critical care and emergency nurses and other
trauma trained professionals.
The trauma care experts also work closely with
their partners in the field -- emergency medical service providers -- to
deliver coordinated, specialized treatment to patients who need Level II trauma
care.
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- Structure of Financial Support: Income Guarantee, Straight Employment, Employment Agreement with production bonus
- Financial Offering: Open
- Compensation Range: $475,120 - $770,595 per year
- Relocation Allowance: Negotiable
- Signing Bonus: Negotiable
- Stipends: Negotiable
- Student Loan Assistance: Negotiable
- Practice State: Georgia
- Practice City: Augusta
- Community Size: Less than 10,000, 10,000 - 24,999, 25,000 - 49,999, 50,000 - 99,999, 100,000 - 499,999
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
- Preferred Experience Level: Experienced
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes
- Facility Type: Hospital
- Number of Hospital Beds:
- Number of ER Visits Per Year:
- Number of Deliveries Per Year:
- Agency: The Stembridge Agency, LLC
