Director of Acute Care Surgery needed in Macon, GA, Song and Soul of the South (SA198108)
Cullman, Alabama, United States
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Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Surgery-Trauma
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Academic/Training Program Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Macon, Georgia, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 6/24/24

The second largest hospital in GA is seeking a board-certified Acute Care Surgery Physician to join a well-established Acute Care Surgery team and lead the Surgical Critical Care fellowship program as Director. The hospital is a 637-bed American College of Surgeons verified level one trauma center. The General Surgery Residency Program graduates 5 chief residents per year and 2 surgical critical care fellows. Our hospital is the teaching program for Mercer University School of Medicine. We are part of the Advocate Health family which includes a unique opportunity to be a part of a network of general surgery and acute care surgery clinical programs with partnerships across Advocate Health.

Opportunity Highlights:

  • Full-time position with a competitive compensation package, inclusive of performance incentives
  • Progressive benefits package includes malpractice, dedicated time off, retirement plan with match, traditional health insurance, life insurance, and dental insurance, among others.
  • CME
  • Recruitment Bonus
  • Relocation Reimbursement
  • Trauma call consists of 4 in-house trauma calls per month, on average, with well-established partners and the support of residents, fellows, and advance practice providers.
  • Faculty appointment
  • Research opportunities

Requirements of Ideal Candidates:

  • Must be Board Certified General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Medicine
  • Faculty experience at associate professor level or assistant professor currently qualified to be promoted to associate professor required.
  • Proficient in broad based general surgery procedures
  • Active Georgia License or ability to obtain.
  • Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The hospital is part of a nearly 1,000 bed health system, which includes the 637-bed level one trauma center, a free-standing Children’s Hospital, a Rehabilitation Hospital, and facilities in Baldwin and Peach counties. The Medical Group is an established multispecialty group of 200 + clinicians providing professional medical services across 37 and growing adult and pediatric specialties.

Macon, home to musical legends the Allman Brothers Band and Otis Redding offers many art and cultural activities for those with a love for Art, History and Science. Located in central Georgia, Macon offers the atmosphere of a small town with all the amenities found in a larger city. Great restaurants, ample school opportunities to choose from and many desirable neighborhoods make Macon one of the great locations to live in the south. Ideally located in the center of the state, Macon is within a ninety-minute drive to Atlanta, three hours from the North Georgia Mountains and a three-hour drive to beaches.

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