Bayfront Health Medical Center Posted Aug 8, 2023
St. Petersburg, FL
Trauma/General Surgeon
The Division of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery at Bayfront Health Medical Center is seeking to add a full-time surgeon to our service. We currently have 5 full-time surgeons and are looking to add a sixth as we transition to cover Emergency General Surgery and in line with an Acute Care Surgery model. The Division is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and is restructuring clinical coverage responsibilities to focus on work-life integration and professional development. We are a licensed 480 bed facility, and we add approximately 3000 patients per year to the trauma registry with about 1400 admissions to the trauma service. We see a broad spectrum of blunt and penetrating trauma. We have a dedicated 16 bed Trauma ICU and a separate Neuro ICU.
Successful candidates would be outstanding clinicians who are interested in quality improvement, educational endeavors to include prehospital and hospital providers. Responsibilities will include coverage of Trauma Surgery, Surgical Critical Care and Emergent General Surgery on a rotational basis with the 5 other surgeons. We have 11 APPs that provide around the clock coverage. Interpersonal skills and teaching ability are vitally important. Requirements include board certification or eligibility in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.
Qualifications Requirements:
*2 - 5 years of experience
*Completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited residency in general surgery.
*Current Certification in Surgical Critical Care by the American Board or Surgery or the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery.
*Fellowship in Surgical Critical Care
*Unrestricted Florida medical license (or ability to obtain one) and DEA
Practice Highlights:
*Thriving physician-led, professionally managed healthcare system.
*Excellent brand recognition, with new patients seeking out Bayfront Health for their care.
*Integrated multidisciplinary and subspecialized practice environment.
*Robust operational support and resources in a collaborative work environment.
*Dynamic administration that fosters physician autonomy when it comes to clinical decision making and patient outcomes.
*Opportunity for growth and leadership development.
Financial Package:
*Excellent compensation package, opportunity to make more based-on productivity.
*Benefits package includes time away for vacations and conferences, health/vision/dental insurance along with full malpractice coverage, disability coverage, deferred compensation and retirement savings options.
*Generous starting bonus with eligibility for an annual bonus.
*Please note that we are not able to offer J1 visa sponsorship.
Bayfront Health Medical Center - St. Petersburg
Situated in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, along Florida’s Gulf Coast, Bayfront Health St. Petersburg is a comprehensive emergency, medical and surgical acute-care facility, serving the residents of the region for more than 100 years and becoming part of the Orlando Health organization in October 2020.
Bayfront Health St. Petersburg is a 480-bed tertiary care center and the only state-accredited Level II Adult Trauma Center in Pinellas County. With advanced technology and expertise in numerous specialties, including cardiovascular, neuroscience, obstetrics, digestive health, orthopedics, surgery, emergency and trauma, and acute rehabilitation, Bayfront Health St. Petersburg offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary care. The hospital is designated as a Level 2 Adult Cardiovascular Services hospital and a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and holds Joint Commission certification in hip and knee joint replacement. A 38-bed neurosciences unit has a dedicated neurology team with subspecialty expertise in stroke, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease and includes a Level IV Epilepsy Center. Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Baby Place offers full obstetrical care and, in partnership with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, is a state-certified Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center (RPICC) — one of only 13 in Florida.
Recognized with many patient-care quality and safety ratings over the years, recent awards include:
High Performing Hospitals – U.S. News & World Report, 2022-2023
Recognized in COPD and Kidney Failure
Best Hospital, Readers’ Choice Awards – Tampa Bay Newspapers, 2021
Best Place to Have a Baby - Silver, Best of the Best People’s Choice Awards – Tampa Bay Times, 2022
Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™ – Healthgrades, 2020
Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award™ – Healthgrades, 2020
Get with the Guidelines – American Heart Association (AHA):
Stroke Gold Plus award
Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite award
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award
How to apply
Please email PhysicianRecruitment@OrlandoHealth.com.
Location
701 6th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
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