Surgicalist

Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.; Covington (GA); On-site; USD 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Base Salary

Comprehensive Benefit

Epic EMR

Physician Governance

Quality, Service, and Reputation

Job summary

Piedmont Newton and Piedmont Walton are hiring surgicalists to provide emergency department surgical response and oversee inpatient surgical rounds at two Georgia locations.

These surgicalists will work primarily inpatient, paired with ambulatory general surgeons, and will rotate 24-hour shifts with weekend coverage evolving monthly.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with completion of an accredited general surgery residency.
• Board certification, or board eligibility with a defined path to certification in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
• Active, unrestricted Georgia medical license (or eligibility) with DEA registration and staff privileges eligibility.
• Demonstrated competence across emergency and inpatient general surgery, including acute abdominal and soft-tissue conditions.
• Commitment to protocol-driven, team-based care, prompt emergency response, and collaboration with emergency medicine, hospital medicine, CC, and APPs.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency department surgical response.
• Oversee inpatient surgical rounds and perform inpatient surgical consultations.
• Collaborate with ambulatory general surgeons to separate hospital-based acute care from elective OR work.

Skills

Emergency surgery

Inpatient care

Team collaboration

Education

MD/DO

Job description

Position Summary

Piedmont Newton and Piedmont Walton are hiring surgicalists/acute care surgery providers to both locations in Georgia. These surgeons will provide emergency department surgical response, oversight of inpatient surgical rounds, and inpatient surgical consultation. The surgicalist will work primarily in the inpatient setting and is paired with ambulatory (office-based) general surgeons, so that hospital-based acute and inpatient care is deliberately separated from scheduled clinic and elective operating room work.

Working twelve shifts per month with each shift defined as a 24-hour shift from 7:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m., the surgicalist provides emergency department surgical response,. Each 24-hour shift consists of twelve hours onsite with twelve hours remote and responding if necessary. Three of these twelve shifts per month must include a Friday/Saturday/Sunday basically establishing one weekend per month. The scheduling of the cadence of the shifts may differ slightly from hospital to hospital.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Education and training: MD or DO with completion of an accredited general surgery residency.
• Certification: Board certification, or board eligibility with a defined path to certification, in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Fellowship training in acute care surgery is valued but not required.
• Licensure: Active, unrestricted Georgia medical license (or eligibility), DEA registration, and eligibility for medical staff privileges at Piedmont Newton Hospital.
• Clinical competence: Demonstrated competence across the breadth of emergency and inpatient general surgery, including acute abdominal and soft-tissue conditions.
• Team orientation: Commitment to protocol-driven, team-based care, prompt emergency response, and collaborative work with emergency medicine, hospital medicine, critical care, and advanced practice providers.

Piedmont offers:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit
• Epic EMR
• Physician Governance
• Quality, Service, and Reputation

Piedmont Healthcare is a private, not-for-profit health system and a recognized leader in delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centered care. Across Georgia, Piedmont serves communities representing 85% of the state's population through 28 hospitals, 113 immediate care locations, 1,875 Piedmont Clinic physician practice locations, and more than 3,600 Piedmont Clinic members. With nearly 50,000 caregivers and more than 4.5 million patients served, Piedmont offers physicians the opportunity to practice in a growing, mission-driven organization committed to making a positive difference in every life we touch.