General Surgeon (Trauma Experience) Live Where Others Vacation: Ski, Hike, Explore

Urgent Specialty Associates of Utah (the Utah group part of a larger surgical firm, Extant Healthcare) has expanded coverage to two hospitals in the Jordan Valley area (Jordan Valley hospital: 172 beds; West Valley hospital: 102 beds). They are in need of two more board-certified or board-eligible general surgeons to help cover the call pool (fellowship training is a plus). 

Qualifications:

• MD or DO degree from a fully accredited medical or osteopathic school of medicine
• Residency trained in surgery
• Board eligibility/board certification
• Ability to obtain an unrestricted medical license in Utah
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification.
• Preference for those inclined towards minimally invasive approaches

Position Details:

• 15 shifts a month (24 hours); about 3 consults a day, and around 10 patients on the list per hospital
• The opportunity to develop an elective practice is evolving
• EPIC EMR
• The group has a great relationship with the hospitals, and the overall culture among the physician groups is very collegial.
• Great support from, and relationships with, other services (e.g. IR, GI, neurointerventional radiology, interventional cardiology, ID)
• Both hospitals are level III trauma centers
• da Vinci Xi surgical robot system available at Jordan Valley
• 256-detector CT scanners at Jordan Valley
• Both hospitals are part of the Common Spirit network- a nationwide system with 137 hospitals.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive employee benefits package
• Start-date bonus/ Relocation
• Work-life balance and pay like a trauma surgeon!
• Above average base pay plus keep 65% of payments for elective cases!

Reasons to live in the Salt Lake area:

• Park City, Snowbird, and Alta are 30-45 minutes away!
• Salt Lake is happening nowadays; its a young, growing metropolitan area. It has great restaurants and shopping, its a great place to raise a family, there are world-class ski resorts close by, and outdoor recreation (hiking and camping) is fantastic. Theres a lot more as well. 
• This is a great group, with great surgeons. The medical director for Urgent Specialty Associates single-handedly does more spine exposures than the University of Utah and Intermountain Healthcare combined (but you dont need to aspire to that)!
• Phenomenal mentorship for young surgeons