General Surgery job

General Surgery Opening in Decorah, IA
Rochester, MN 70m; Minneapolis, MN 150m

Seeking a General Surgeon to join and established and collegial practice.

Full-time
Bread and butter General Surgery and endoscopy practice
Call is currently 1:2, home call; working towards 1:3 call model
Common EPIC EMR
Comprehensive benefits package and competitive salary guarantee
Medical Center has developed plans to invest approximately $48 million over the next 3 years in renovations and new construction for a medical office building, obstetrical department, and new robotics capable operating rooms

Position Details

Successful candidates should possess excellent clinical skills.
You may expect a busy practice in a physician-led, financially stable organization committed to both high quality care and patient satisfaction.
Qualified skills in areas of general surgery and training and/or willingness to be trained in performing cesarean sections with consideration given to those who may have additionally trained in trauma surgery, critical care, or advanced laparoscopic techniques.
Fellowship training is not required to apply.
General surgeon will be responsible for providing clinic-based consultations and surgical procedures in the hospital.
The patient population may involve some pediatrics, but the majority of patients will be age 16 and up.

Medical Center is an integrated multi-specialty practice with 26 primary care and specialty care physicians, 3 psychologists, and 17 PAs/NPs living and working in our community. Medical Center is a health care hub for the region, and enables patients in the region to receive high-quality primary and specialty care close to home.

Decorah, Iowa, is a city of 8,500 residents, and is located in the scenic bluff country of northeast Iowa along the picturesque banks of the Upper Iowa River. Decorah offers excellent restaurants, coffee shops, local craft breweries, farmers markets, and multiple opportunities in the fine arts both through community groups as well as Luther College. Decorah schools are ranked in the state of Iowa. There are endless outdoor opportunities including hunting, camping, trout fishing, extensive bike trails, cross country skiing, canoeing and snow shoeing. Decorah is just 75 miles from Rochester, MN, and 150 miles from Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. Three airports are located within a 75-mle radius of Decorah, including Rochester, MN, Waterloo, IA, and La Crosse, WI.