Saint Luke's Health System Posted Jan 15, 2025
Kansas City, MO
Trauma & Critical Care Surgeon (Level 1) - Saint Luke's - Kansas City, MO
Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City is accepting applications for an Acute Care or Trauma Surgeon to join the Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Specialists group. The successful applicant will join a growing and dynamic practice that covers surgical critical care, trauma surgery and emergency general surgery.
*About the position*
-Our program is currently verified as a Level 1 trauma center by the American College of Surgeons as well as the State of Missouri
-We have a robust Acute Care Surgery Service with the opportunity to perform cases on the robotic Da Vinci surgical system
-Our team provides 24-hour Acute General Surgery and Trauma Surgery services with our group managing as surgical intensivists, the transplant, general surgery, surgical oncology, and neurological surgery patients and other high acuity sub-specialty patients in our surgical ICU
-Saint Luke’s Hospital is the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Medical School
-This is an academic teaching department, and all surgeons have clinical academic appointments with the UMKC Department of Surgery; teaching responsibilities include supervision of the resident staff in the areas of trauma surgery, acute care surgery, and in the surgical ICU
-We have 4 APPs that deliver inpatient bedside care that include patients in the surgical ICU as well as in the outpatient setting
-Opportunities may be available for a limited elective general surgery practice
-Research is a core aspect of our mission, with contributions from all our surgeons; this effort is supported by the nation’s fourth-largest bioanalytical unit, along with additional resources provided by Saint Luke’s
-Saint Luke’s has an extremely competitive career employment package that includes a guaranteed salary in addition to excellent benefits such as medical, dental, vision & malpractice insurance, tax-deferred retirement plan with employer match, paid time off & a generous yearly allowance for CME
-The candidate must be BC/BE by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and certified or eligible for additional qualifications in Surgical Critical Care
*About Saint Luke’s Health System*
Saint Luke’s Health System is a faith-based, not-for-profit, aligned health system committed to providing the highest levels of excellence in quality, compassionate health care. With more than 14 hospitals and campuses and over 100 primary care and specialty offices, Saint Luke’s team of world-class physicians and caregivers deliver exceptional care to patients across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas. For more than 140 years, Saint Luke’s has been dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental, and spiritual health of the diverse communities we serve. The health system’s outstanding clinical outcomes, reputation for exceptional customer service, dedication to research and innovation, and state-of-the-art facilities and technology reflect our vision of being “the best place to get care, the best place to give care.”
How to apply
Interested candidates - email your CV to slpgcareers@saintlukeskc.org
Location
4401 Wornall Rd
Kansas City, MO 64111
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