Southeast College Town Seeking Neurosurgeon to Develop Elective Practice; No Call!

A hospital in a southeast college town is seeking a BE/BC neurosurgeon to help develop a new elective practice free of significant trauma call responsibilities.

This is a rare opportunity to join a practice of four established neurosurgeons that are currently providing 24/7 in house trauma and hospital care, and are seeking a fifth member of the practice to primarily provide elective care to their community. There is currently only one of the group members who will be providing significant elective care and one other neurosurgeon in the community with a catchment area of over 500,000. The new partner will have no problem developing a busy practice from day one as there is currently a large need in the community.

This is a 500+-bed anchor facility for a regional health system that serves 19 counties. It hosts a busy Level II Trauma Center, the only one in the region, and a 50- bed ICU with 24/7 intensivist coverage and a dedicated trauma service with 6 trauma surgeons providing in-house coverage. The hospital also has a well-established hospitalist service. The OR boasts Zeiss microscopes, including state of the art Kinevo and Stryker Navigation.

The new partner would not be expected to cover routine call. With 24/7 in-house call established, calls on post-operative patients after hours, on weekends and holidays would be covered by the in-house team. Daily rounding and care of elective post-operative patients during the week would be the responsibility of the operating surgeon. Assistance with the in-house call would be expected only in the setting of emergent unavailability of one of the in-house neurosurgeons. Participation more frequently in the in-house call rotation could be possible if desired.

This city is home to a vibrant culture, diverse economy, high quality of life and a world of opportunity. It is the center of a tri-county area and has the advantages of a medium-sized city with small town charm. Local medical and nursing schools provide additional resources that help make this city the major medical community in its region.

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