Hospital / Clinic Employed Surgery: Trauma Job in Tupelo, Mississippi
This trauma surgery position in Tupelo, Mississippi is offered as a hospital/clinic-employed opportunity. In this arrangement, you would be a W-2 employee of the health system, which handles compensation, benefits, malpractice coverage, and scheduling, while also supplying the clinical facility, staff, and referral infrastructure. This structure is designed to let you focus on clinical work with fewer business and administrative responsibilities.
Compensation is structured as an employment agreement with a production bonus, and the financial offering for this listing is set at the national average tier. Relocation assistance, a signing bonus, and a training stipend are included as part of the package.
- No emergency department call rotation
- No patient call rotation
Candidates who are board certified or board eligible are considered, including those trained in allopathic or osteopathic programs, and applicants currently in training, recently trained, or experienced may apply. The role is based in a community sized between 25,000 and 99,999 residents.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Surgery: Trauma
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
- Structure of Position: Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: No call
- Expected ER Call Coverage: No call
TRAUMA SURGEON | LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER
Hospital Employed | Not-for-Profit | Southeast Region
Full-Time | Competitive Salary $560K+ | Verified Need
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THE OPPORTUNITY
Join a well-established trauma surgery program at one of the most distinguished regional medical centers in the Southeast — the largest not-for-profit, non-metropolitan hospital in America. With a verified need and strong institutional support, you'll step into a high-impact role at a 640-bed facility serving over 730,000 patients across a 24-county region.
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PRACTICE HIGHLIGHTS
- Level II Trauma Center — one of only three in the state
- 640-bed regional referral center
- Neuroscience Institute on-site
- Join other employed providers with a verified need
- Strong clinical and administrative support staff
- EPIC EMR
- 50+ medical specialties represented on medical staff
- Centers of excellence in cardiac surgery, neurology,
neurosurgery, cancer care, and critical care
- Not-for-profit hospital system with strong community roots
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COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- Very competitive base salary of $560,000+
- wRVU production bonus structure
- Sign-on bonus of $50,000+
- Relocation assistance
- Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
- PTO and paid CME time with annual allowance
- Comprehensive health benefits package
- 401(k) / 403(b)
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REQUIREMENTS
- Board Certified or Board Eligible
- Some experience in trauma or Critical Care required
- Trauma/Critical Care fellowship not required
- H-1B and J-1 visa sponsorships not available
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THE COMMUNITY
A thriving commercial and cultural hub in northern Mississippi
offering an outstanding quality of life at a fraction of big-city cost:
- Cost of living 17% below the national average
- Affordable housing with a healthy real estate market
- Short average commute of just 18 minutes
- Excellent schools with strong academic performance
- Safe, family-friendly neighborhoods
- Warm weather and sunshine most of the year
- Regional airport with direct flights to Nashville and DFW
- One hour from Memphis, TN
- Multiple NCAA Division I universities nearby
- Walkable to restaurants, parks, and local amenities
- Strong sense of community
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TO APPLY
Send your CV to Steven Heath, VP of Recruiting at PCG Staffing.
Email: (Registered Profile Required)
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- Structure of Financial Support: Employment Agreement with production bonus
- Financial Offering: National Average
- Median Compensation: $602,138 per year
- Relocation Allowance: Yes
- Signing Bonus: Yes
- Stipends: Yes
- Student Loan Assistance: No
- Practice State: Mississippi
- Practice City: Registered Candidates Only
- Community Size: 25,000 - 49,999, 50,000 - 99,999
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
- Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes
- Facility Type: Hospital
- Number of Hospital Beds: 600
- Number of ER Visits Per Year:
- Number of Deliveries Per Year:
- Agency: Physician Consultant Group
