Surgery

Springfield Hospital has an excellent opportunity for a Board Eligible/Board Certified General Surgeon to utilize their skills in an environment that values quality care, employee engagement, and job satisfaction.

• Our mission is to be a place where patients want to receive care and employees want to work.

• This is a small, rural hospital where the General Surgeon will be primarily on solo coverage. The goal is to have 2 full-time GS with Locums) Searching for an experienced (at least 1 year of General Surgery work experience is required, at least 5 years of General Surgery work experience is preferred).

• Facility does not have a robot on site

• Busy ER: 18,000 visits/year

• Trauma is rare. No multi-trauma will stay to Springfield. General Surgeon can expect mostly bread and butter cases - gall bladders, hernias, appendix, bowels, Upper and lower GI Endoscopy (about 100 per month)The General surgeons complete their own Endoscopy, we do not have a Gastroenterologist.

• Sees ages ~16+. No peds as there is no pediatrician onsite.

• Emergency Department is run by MD’s and Mid-levels – always have an MD on site

• Have contracted service for Anesthesia which is made up of CRNAs.

• No ICU, which limits General Surgery cases.

• 4 day work week, M-Th; if they’re working the weekend call then off Thursday and work Fri, Sat, Sun (have flexibility with day off). 10 days of call/month which will include one weekend. If they take additional call (over 10) reimbursement is $1500.

• Call is manageable and will fluctuate.

• Basic GS Schedule:

- Mondays - OR

- Tuesdays – GI-Endo

- Wednesdays – OR or GI-Endo or Clinic

- Thursdays – Clinic

• Support staff: Medical Assistant in clinic, RN in OR and GI-Endo, no APP support

• Takes about 90 days to get a VT license for an MD; less time for DO - will consider either, but prefers a quick start

• Credentialing takes about 30 days - can get started without a license

• 1-hour response time to hospital when on call and 15-mins response to a page is required. Must already live in or relocate within this radius.

• Not accepting visa candidates

• Not accepting brand new graduates - must have a minimum of 1+ year General Surgery employment experience (not including training)

• Not accepting candidates who have lapsed BC and need to obtain again

Compensation and Benefits: Benefits to eligible employees include:

• wRVU

• Sign on bonus negotiable (amount to be discussed at interview)

• Relocation reimbursement, if applicable, approximately $10-20K depending on the distance of the move

• On-call days worked over required 10/month compensated at $1500/day

• Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Pharmacy

• Dental

• Vision

• Basic Life/AD&D,

• Voluntary Life

• Short Term Disability

• Long Term Disability

• Accident, Critical Illness &

• Hospital Indemnity

• Retirement

• Life Services Platform

• Pet Insurance

• ID Theft Protection

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• ATLS

• Board Certified

• Board Eligible

• DEA

STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

• Vermont

ADDITIONAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

• 1+ year of employment experience as General Surgeon; 1-hour response time to hospital when on call, 15 mins response to a page - relocation may be required