Job Summary
Job Description
This position requires fifteen 12-hour shifts per month 7am-7pm, assigned based on surgeons' requests. Must work a combination of day, weekend and holiday shifts. The APP is to be available for all emergency room and inpatient surgical consults during their shift as well as first assisting in the OR and inpatient rounding. Post-op patients are to be followed up with on an outpatient basis at our downtown general surgery OP clinic. The APP is scheduled for 1 to 2 OP clinics per month.
About this Emergency General Surgery Job Opening:
- Single Specialty Group
- Join a surgery team of 6 elective surgeons, 6 EGS physicians, and 4 EGS APPs
- Onsite Testing and Procedure Room available
- 15 shifts per month 12-hour, 7am-7pm
- EMR: Epic
- General surgery experience preferred but not required
Physician Recruitment Package may include:
- Base salary
- CME allowance
- Sign-on bonus
- Medical debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
- Relocation allowance
- Paid malpractice coverage
- Health benefits + Retirement plan
- Marketing + practice growth assistance
- J-1 waiver support via State Conrad 30, ARC, DRA, HHS based on location and specialty
- O-1
About Us:
Lovelace Health System (LHS) has been committed to meeting the growing healthcare needs of Lovelace Medical Center since 1912. With a total of 613 beds, LHS is comprised of Lovelace Medical Center, Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center, Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital, Lovelace Women's Hospital, Lovelace Westside Hospital, Lovelace Regional Hospital, New Mexico Heart Institute, and Lovelace Medical Group.
About our Community:
Albuquerque, ranked among "The Best Places to Live" in 2022-2023 by U.S. News & World Report, is New Mexico's largest city (562K population) and sits in the high desert. With 310 days of sunshine, you'll find the weather perfect for outdoor activities. And water enthusiasts enjoy the gorgeous Rio Grande River running through the city. ABQ is also the hot air ballooning capital of the world and home to the largest University in the state- filled with fantastic cultural offerings and breathtaking landscapes.