Physician--Trauma Surgeon

Westchester Medical Center Health Network; Town of Mount Pleasant (NY); On-site; USD 320,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Westchester Medical Center Health Network is seeking fellowship-trained trauma surgeons with specialization in trauma surgery and surgical critical care to join an ACS verified Level 1 regional trauma center. This role sits within a large academic Department of Surgery and features opportunities to teach residents and fellows while engaging in research and scholarly activity.

The selected candidate will report to the Chief of Trauma, General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care and collaborate

Qualifications

• Board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.
• MD/DO from an accredited school of medicine.
• Completion of a general surgery residency and a surgical critical care fellowship.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma general surgery and surgical critical care services.
• Collaborate with the trauma program and department leadership.
• Engage in teaching and scholarly activities for residents, fellows, and students.

Skills

Trauma surgery

Surgical critical care

Emergency surgery

Teaching experience

Research experience

Education

MD/DO from an accredited medical school

General surgery residency

Surgical critical care fellowship

Job description

Summary

WMC Health’s Section of Trauma, General Surgery and surgical critical care is seeking fellowship trained trauma surgeons with a specialization in trauma surgery and surgical critical care. We are an ACS verified Level 1 regional Trauma Center, and the trauma program is an integral component of a large academic Department of Surgery and quaternary care hospital.

Experience

Applicants must be board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. Requirements include demonstrated skills in emergency surgery, elective general surgery, surgical critical care and, trauma patient care, and a record of teaching and research experience (health services, translational or basic science research). The Trauma Surgeon reports directly to the Chief of Trauma, General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, and the Chair of the Department of Surgery. Candidate requirements include an M.D. or D.O. from an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy, as well as the completion of a general surgery residency and a surgical critical care fellowship.

About Us

Westchester Medical Center, the primary teaching hospital of New York Medical College, offers a robust academic environment with ACGME-accredited General Surgery Residency and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship programs. Our growing Section of Trauma, General Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care comprises 27 surgeons across the network, and we are seeking to expand our faculty at the main campus with an additional surgeon. Faculty have ample opportunities to participate in medical student, resident, and fellow education. Our established International Research Fellowship Program provides dedicated research support and opportunities for faculty to collaborate with research fellows on clinical studies, scholarly projects, and peer-reviewed publications. Academic appointment at New York Medical College will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. This employed position within our academic group practice offers comprehensive benefits and malpractice coverage.

Facility Info

WMCHealth is a 1,900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with nine hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region's only acute care children's hospital, an academic medical center, a regional burn center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, a state-of-the art Telemedicine program, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley.

Other

Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services is an equal opportunity employer.