Trauma Surgeon

Skilled Wound Care; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Skilled Wound Care in Baton Rouge, LA seeks Trauma Surgeons to join a no-call, weekday-friendly role focused on wound care and debridement. This opportunity preserves surgical skills while reducing burnout, with options for part-time or full-time engagement and potential independent contractor arrangements.

You will lead wound care initiatives in skilled nursing facilities, ensuring high-quality patient outcomes and strong autonomy within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited institution.
• Unrestricted medical license in the state of practice.
• DEA license or eligibility.
• Open background; trauma and acute care surgeons welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Wound care; debridement and bedside procedures included.
• Lead wound care initiatives in skilled nursing facilities.
• Maintain surgical skills while focusing on wound care.
• Collaborate with care teams to ensure quality patient outcomes.

Skills

No-Call lifestyle

Wound care expertise

Surgical debridement

Team collaboration

Education

MD or DO degree

Unrestricted medical license

DEA license or eligibility

Job description

Job Title: Trauma Surgeon
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Employment Type: Full-time or Part-time
Salary: $250,000 – $500,000 per year for Full-time

Trauma Surgeon Jobs in Baton Rouge, LA: Your Surgical Skills, a Better Way to Practice

You chose Trauma Surgery to be there in the moments that matter most. But years of 24-hour in-house call, overnight activations, gunshot wounds and multi-system injuries take a real toll on your sleep, your health and your family. Across the country, trauma and acute care surgeons face some of the highest burnout rates in medicine. Unpredictable hours, the emotional weight of the work and the strain of surgical critical care add up. Skilled Wound Care, a premier national physician group, is hiring Trauma Surgeons in Baton Rouge, LA to work as wound care physicians and lead wound care initiatives in skilled nursing facilities across the area.

Maybe you’re a Trauma Surgeon ready to step away from in-house call and middle-of-the-night activations for good. Maybe you want a part-time role during your off weeks. Either way, this no-call Trauma Surgeon job offers a high-impact career without the corporate red tape.

Why Trauma Surgeons in Baton Rouge, LA Choose Wound Care

In a specialty where your pager can go off at any hour for a level-one activation, we offer a refreshing alternative:

• The “No-Call” Lifestyle: No nights, no weekends, no 24-hour shifts and no pagers. No overnight trauma activations. This is a true Monday–Friday surgeon job, so your evenings and weekends belong to you and your family.
• Put Your Wound Expertise to Work: Complex wounds, debridement and soft tissue management are already part of your daily work. Your trauma training makes you a natural fit for wound care.
• Keep Your Surgical Skills: Surgical debridement and bedside procedures stay part of your daily practice.
• A Healthier Pace: Predictable days replace the adrenaline, sleep deprivation and emotional weight of the trauma bay.
• See Patients Heal: Follow patients through healing and build lasting relationships, instead of handing them off once they’re stable.
• 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 acrossBaton Rouge, LA :

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

Trauma Surgeon Salary & Compensation

• Average Annual Earnings: 200,000–250,000 (no earning cap as an independent contractor)
• High Achievers: Top performers earn $300,000+ 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 Trauma and 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 5th 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, 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.