Trauma & Acute Care Surgeon — Level II Center

Geisinger; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 450,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

CME support

Malpractice & tail coverage

Job summary

Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, PA is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Trauma Surgeon with Surgical Critical Care training to join our growing Acute Care Surgery team. You will practice the full spectrum of trauma surgery, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care within a Level II trauma center.

You'll join a collaborative team dedicated to high-quality care for critically ill and injured patients, with opportunities for education, research, and program

Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery.
• Fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care/Trauma Surgery.
• Eligible for medical licensure in Pennsylvania.
• Commitment to high-quality, patient-centered trauma and acute care surgery.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive evaluation and surgical management of injured and acutely ill surgical patients.
• Respond to trauma activations and emergency surgical consultations.
• Perform operative and non-operative management of trauma and emergency general surgery patients.
• Provide surgical critical care for complex and critically ill patients.
• Participate in the Trauma/Acute Care Surgery call and coverage schedule.
• Support appropriate outpatient and postoperative continuity of care.
• Collaborate with Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, General Surgery, subspecialists and other team members.
• Participate in trauma performance improvement, quality initiatives, and program development.
• Support growth of trauma, emergency general surgery, surgical critical care, wound and burn services.

Skills

Trauma surgery

Critical care

Emergency general surgery

Education & research

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Job description

Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, PA is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Trauma Surgeon with Surgical Critical Care training to join our growing Acute Care Surgery team. You will practice the full spectrum of trauma surgery, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care within a Level II trauma center.

You'll join a collaborative team dedicated to high-quality care for critically ill and injured patients, with opportunities for education, research, and program