Physician - General Surgery: Trauma Job in Tucson, Arizona

Trauma Surgeon - Medical Director Opportunity Northwest Healthcare - Tucson, Arizona

Profession

Physician

Specialty

General Surgery: Trauma

Job Description

Northwest Healthcare is seeking a Trauma Surgeon to serve as Medical Director of the Trauma Program at one of our hospitals in Tucson, Arizona. This is an exciting leadership opportunity for a surgeon with strong surgical trauma experience who is interested in overseeing and continuing to grow a Level III Trauma Center. Prior medical director experience is not required for the right candidate with leadership interest and trauma expertise.

As Trauma Medical Director, you will play a key role in guiding clinical quality, program development, and trauma services across the hospital while maintaining an active surgical practice.

Position Highlights

Trauma Surgeon – Medical Director role
Leadership oversight of the hospital’s trauma program
Level III Trauma Center
1:4 trauma call rotation
NWC trauma call coverage
Clinic located on campus
Access to ambulatory surgery center
Advanced surgical technology

Candidate Requirements

Board Eligible/Board Certified General Surgeon
Surgical trauma experience required
Interest in program leadership and trauma program development
Director experience welcome but not required

Competitive Benefits Package May Include

Competitive compensation with bonus incentives
Commencement bonus
Relocation assistance
Medical loan repayment allowance
Residency/Fellowship stipend
Malpractice coverage
Excellent health benefits with 401(k)
Annual CME allowance and CME days
Referral bonuses

About Northwest Healthcare

Northwest Healthcare is the largest hospital system in Southern Arizona, offering a comprehensive and integrated healthcare network throughout Tucson and the surrounding communities.

The system includes:

300-bed Northwest Medical Center
146-bed Oro Valley Hospital
18-bed Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita
145-bed Northwest Medical Center Houghton

In addition to its four hospitals, Northwest Healthcare operates two freestanding emergency departments, two ambulatory surgery centers, multiple urgent care centers, and three large provider groups specializing in primary care, specialty care, and cardiology. Northwest Healthcare continues to expand its services and footprint throughout the region.

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Tucson offers an exceptional quality of life with affordable housing, nationally recognized schools, and year-round outdoor recreation. Surrounded by stunning desert landscapes and mountain ranges, residents enjoy hiking, biking, golf, and countless outdoor activities.

Tucson is also rich in culture and cuisine. In fact, it was named the first UNESCO City of Gastronomy in the United States, celebrated for its unique culinary heritage blending Mexican and Native American traditions.

With easy access to major airports and endless weekend getaways across Arizona, Tucson offers the perfect combination of professional opportunity and lifestyle.

Job ID: 49071
Employment Type: Full Time
Accepts J-1 Waivers: No
Accepts H-1b Visas: No

Location Description

Whether just beginning your professional career or looking to make a deeper impact, find the work/life balance you, and your family, have been searching for right here in Northwest Tucson and Oro Valley. With the beautiful Sonoran Desert as your backyard, we offer a unique blend of the region’s rich cultural diversity and active lifestyle, making it an ideal place to call home. Enriching activities and exciting entertainment are always on the radar with over 300 days of sunshine each year. Residents soak in such annual events as Broadway in Tucson, Championship Golf, Tucson Rodeo, Fourth Avenue Street Fair, El Tour de Tucson, Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, and more. For a shopping experience like none other, choose from a selection of indoor and outdoor retail areas. For the outdoor enthusiast, our parks, trails, mountains and outdoors spaces are some of the region’s best kept secrets. Hiking and biking are avid past times of residents.

Arizona students perform well above the national standards according to the Arizona Department of Education. The community boasts 39 public/ 21 private high schools, 48 public/ 38 private middle schools and 134 public/ 56 private elementary schools. We also are home to Pima Community College, University of Phoenix and the University of Arizona for some of the best college sports in the Southwest. For an exceptional culinary experience, delectable cuisine, both traditional and contemporary, can be found in every corner of our spectacular community. We offer a well-educated, diverse populace, affordable, quality housing and premier healthcare options. Additionally, a strong economy makes Tucson and Oro Valley a superlative setting for practicing medicine.

As a core anchor of healthcare in Tucson for over three decades, Northwest Medical Center (NMC), our 300-bed facility, has a history of growing and expanding its facilities and services to meet the needs of this rapidly growing and diverse community. In 2005, Northwest Healthcare added Oro Valley Hospital (OVH), a 146-bed hospital located in the thriving community of Oro Valley. Our hospitals are committed to adding new technology, facilities, programs and outstanding practitioners to develop our continuum of care. We also have added six Urgent Care facilities, two surgery centers and later in 2015, a free-standing Emergency Room opening as part of our system.

Northwest Allied Physicians (Allied) is our growing multi-specialty group located in offices throughout Southern Arizona. Physicians can expect to enter a practice with high patient demand and a loyal patient base in an expanding market. The market advantage our physicians enjoy is equaled only by the level of support they receive. Northwest Allied Physician’s health delivery system is designed to complement growing physician practices and other health care businesses at every opportunity. Physicians can feel confident their patients have access to a superb continuum of care.

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