Acute Care Surgeon

Skilled Wound Care; Florence (AL); On-site; USD 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place to Work Certified

Job summary

Skilled Wound Care is seeking Acute Care Surgeons in Huntsville, AL to lead wound care initiatives in skilled nursing facilities. This no‑call, Monday‑Friday role lets you keep your surgical skills with debridement and bedside procedures while avoiding night and weekend shifts.

The position offers a full-time or part-time arrangement with a physician-led team, competitive compensation, and strong autonomy in patient care outside of large hospital systems.

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
• Unrestricted medical license in the practicing state (or eligibility).
• DEA license or eligibility to obtain one.
• Wound care training provided and supported by the employer.

Responsibilities

• Surgical debridement and bedside procedures as part of daily practice.
• Evaluation and treatment of chronic, non-healing wounds and complex cases.
• Advanced dressings and wound protocols for post-acute care.
• Collaborative care in skilled nursing facilities and post-acute settings with clinical autonomy.

Skills

Surgical skills

Education

MD or DO

Job description

Job Title: Acute Care Surgeon
Location: Huntsville, AL
Employment Type: Full-time or Part-time
Salary: $250,000 - $500,000 per year for Full-time

Acute Care Surgeon Jobs in Huntsville, AL: Same Surgical Skills, a Better Way to Practice

You trained for years to become an Acute Care Surgeon. But across the country, trauma and emergency surgery coverage gaps mean longer hours, heavier call and less time for life outside medicine. Top-tier Acute Care Surgeons shouldn't have to give up their health, families and weekends for their careers. Skilled Wound Care, a premier national physician group, is hiring Acute Care Surgeons in Huntsville, AL to work as wound care physicians and lead wound care initiatives in skilled nursing facilities across the area.

Maybe you’re an Acute Care Surgeon ready to step away from 24-hour trauma shifts, relentless emergency general surgery call and productivity targets at large health systems. Maybe you want clinical autonomy outside the high-pressure hospital environment. Either way, this no-call Acute Care Surgeon job offers a high-impact surgical career without the corporate red tape.

Why Acute Care Surgeons in Huntsville, AL Choose Wound Care

• The "No-Call" Lifestyle: No nights, no weekends and no pagers. No trauma alerts, no 2 a.m. emergency cases. This is a true Monday-Friday surgeon job, so your evenings and weekends belong to you and your family.
• Keep Your Surgical Skills: Surgical debridement and bedside procedures stay part of your daily practice, so you can put your procedural expertise to work every day.
• A Sustainable Surgical Career: Bedside procedures are far less physically demanding than long operative cases and overnight shifts, so the strain on your body (and your sleep schedule) goes down and you can keep practicing for years to come.
• Clinical Autonomy: Direct patient outcomes based on your surgical expertise, not a hospital committee or department hierarchy.
• Smarter Documentation: Our custom software is designed to slash admin time, so you're not stuck charting at midnight when you could be home at a reasonable hour.

Use the latest advancements in wound healing to change lives in communities across Huntsville, AL:

• Surgical and sharp debridement and other bedside procedures
• Evaluation and treatment of chronic, non-healing and complex wounds
• Advanced dressings and specialized wound protocols
• Collaborative care in skilled nursing facilities and the post‑acute setting, where you follow patients through healing

Acute Care Surgeon Salary & Compensation

• Full-Time Average Annual Earnings: $250,000-$500,000 (no earning cap as an independent contractor)
• High Achievers: Top performers earn $500,000+ through performance bonuses
• Pay Structure: Per-patient and per-procedure pay, plus quarterly bonus programs

We offer consistent weekday schedules with no nights or weekends, in part-time or full-time options:

• Medical Degree: MD or DO from an accredited institution
• Medical License: Unrestricted/clear medical license in the state of practice (or eligibility to obtain one)
• DEA License: Or eligibility to obtain one
• Open Background: We welcome Acute Care Surgeons and surgeons of all backgrounds, as well as Family Medicine and Internal Medicine physicians. No previous wound care experience is required; we provide comprehensive wound care training

Skilled Wound Care is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the 4th year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Skilled Wound Care. This year, 95% of employees said it’s a great place to work – 39% higher than the average U.S. company.

Skilled Wound Care will ask all candidates to perform pre-employment confidential DiSC testing and appropriate relevant skills testing prior to hiring.

Skilled Wound Care, part of Skilled Physicians Group, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.