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Job description
Mid-Career Academic Trauma and Acute Care Surgeons
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center – Temple is seeking Mid-Career Academic Trauma and Acute Care Surgeons to join the Division of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, within the Department of Surgery at our flagship hospital in Temple, TX. We are in the process of growing our Acute Care Surgery service team to continue providing the highest level of specialty care available to the region.
Candidates must be BC/BE in both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.
Position Information
Privileges at our American College of Surgeons verified & state designated Level I Trauma facility in Temple, TX with more than 3000 trauma registry patients per year.
Responsibilities will include:
Clinical
Evaluation of all trauma and emergency general surgery consults
Rounding for the STICU and Trauma Acute Care Surgery Services
OR coverage for Trauma, Emergency General Surgery, and Elective General Surgery
Academic
Resident and medical student lectures for all aspects of Acute Care Surgery
Mentorship for residents, medical students and APP students.
Instructors for ATLS, ATOM, ASSET
Research and PI projects for the three pillars of Acute Care Surgery
Mission
Regional outreach and commitment to trauma and emergency surgical services
Involvement in both TQIP and NSQIP
Leadership opportunities available early
24 hour, 365 days / year Dedicated OR Suite for Trauma & Acute Care Surgery
Established Surgical & Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Experience in laparoscopic or robotic surgery required
Academic affiliation with Baylor College of Medicine
Large general surgery residency program with resident coverage at all times.
Geriatric Trauma Service with full complement of APPs
In house trauma call is expected with dedicated call rooms available
Baylor Scott and White also has a generous benefits package for clinical physicians. This will provide a number of other components, which add a considerable value to the total compensation, among them:
Malpractice coverage
Life, AD&D, disability and long-term care insurance contributions
Medical and dental contributions
Annual retirement contribution
Paid vacation and administrative ("CME") leave
Relocation allowance
Academic funds (dues, fees, travel) provided pursuant to departmental and institutional CME fund policies
About Temple, TX
Temple is the demographic center of Texas. It is within three hours of Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Temple is only one hour from Austin, which offers the conveniences of a big city with the atmosphere of a small town. Situated on two of the most beautiful lakes in the Texas Hill Country, Temple provides its residents with a growing and vibrant economy, affordable homes and an outstanding public and private school system.
About Baylor Scott and White Health System
As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Baylor Scott and White Health was born from the 2013 combination of Baylor Health Care System and Scott and White Healthcare. Today, Baylor Scott and White includes 52 hospitals, more than 800 patient care sites, 7,300 active physicians, over 49,000 employees and the Scott and White Health Plan.
Please direct all inquiries, applications, and referrals to:
Jacob J. Glaser, MD, FACS
Department of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple
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Teresa Washington, SHRM-CP, Sr. Physician Recruiter
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Qualifications:
MD/DO degree
Fellowship training in Trauma, Surgical Critical Care or Acute Care Surgery
Board Certification by the American Board of Surgery or Osteopathic Board Certification
Optimal candidate will have 5-10 years post Fellowship training
Optimal candidate will be at the academic rank of Associate Professor or equivalent
Texas Medical License
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons when qualified
ATLS (instructor qualification preferred)
Experience with the surgical care of trauma, emergency general surgery, and critical care patients
Worksite address
temple, TX, 76508, US
Who can apply
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