Licensure/Certification Qualifications:
TRAUMA/SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE/ACUTE CARE SURGERY
Duluth, Minnesota
PRACTICE SPECIFICS
Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota is looking to hire a full-time trauma acute care surgeon to join our current group of seven. The practice involves approximately a third each of acute care surgery, trauma surgery, and surgical critical care. The position features a salary for 16 shifts a month with extra pay offered for extra shifts worked. Our program offers lifestyle-friendly scheduling, operating as a service with addition of a night rotation and the elimination of 24-hour call shifts.
ACS-COT Level I Adult Trauma Center & Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
Annual trauma admissions of approximately 1,800 patients
St. Mary's Medical Center (SMMC, main hospital on campus): 330-bed tertiary care center; Top 100 Hospital
8 bed PICU; 16-bed Neurotrauma ICU; 11 bed medical ICU; 18 bed Cardiovascular ICU
Essentia Health - Duluth (second hospital on campus): 165-bed specialty hospital including Acute Mental Health, Outpatient Surgery, and Acute Rehabilitation joined with SMMC by skywalk
Solid referral base of 20 regional emergency departments with a committed emergency response system
Trauma program staff includes 7 Trauma Surgeons, 10 Advanced Practice Clinicians, a Manager (CNS), Office Coordinator, 3 Trauma Registrars, and 1 Injury Prevention Coordinator
NP and PA coverage 7 am-11 pm every day of the week
Interest and willingness to collaborate with research projects
Rural General Surgery Residency Program affiliated with the University of Minnesota
Constructing a new $900-million-dollar hospital, to be completed in the fall of 2023
REQUIREMENTS
BC/BE in General Surgery and BC/BE in Surgical Critical Care
Fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care or Acute Care Surgery
LOCATION
Duluth, MN - located at the westernmost tip of Lake Superior recognized as the outdoor capital of the Midwest
150 miles north of Minneapolis/St. Paul
Twin Ports population: 125,000
City of Duluth population 86,000
Regional service area: 460,000 (up to 1.5 million based on seasonal/recreational influx);
Essentia Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran Status.
Search or Apply online at www.essentiahealth.org/careers or contact:
Kailee Deadrick, Physician Recruiter
(Phone) 218-269-6276
Email: Kailee.Deadrick@EssentiaHealth.org
FTE
1
Shift Rotation
Day/Eve/Night Rotation (United States of America)
Effective December 1, 2019: Job offers are contingent upon successful completion of a post-offer assessment, including a urine drug screen, immunization review, proof of required vaccinations, and background check. Essentia Health is committed to maintaining a work environment free from the influence of illegal drugs and alcohol.
Essentia Health EEO:
Essentia Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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