Academic Trauma Surgeon

Intermountain Health

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Intermountain Health is seeking an Academic Trauma Surgeon to join a team of experienced surgeons, advanced practice providers, and support staff at Intermountain Medical Center, a 504-bed ACS-verified Level I Trauma Center, and LDS Hospital in the Salt Lake Valley. The surgeon will work as an equal member of multidisciplinary teams supporting advanced therapies for complex trauma and critically ill patients. The Trauma Services provider team includes 8 physicians and 12 APPs. The role is 0.5 FTE clinical at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, with opportunities at other facilities in the greater Salt Lake Valley. Clinical duties include 24/7 trauma coverage, trauma floor coverage, emergency general surgery coverage, and shock trauma ICU coverage. Shifts include weekday 10–14-hour day or night shifts and weekend 7–17-hour day or night shifts, with 1–3 restricted trauma night shifts and 1–3 unrestricted ACS night shifts per month. Coverage is bedside and telehealth while on shift; there is no call expectation outside shift hours. The surgeon supervises Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, and Podiatry residents. The position includes 0.3 FTE protected individual academic time free of clinical responsibilities and 0.2 FTE as Medical Director for Trauma Research for the Intermountain Enterprise Trauma Research Program. Academic time is not dependent on external grants. The research program includes a full-time PhD scientist, a full-time trauma research manager, and site-specific trauma coordinators. Its unified trauma registry represents 3 Level I and 5 Level II trauma programs and records close to 20,000 patients annually. The program supports collaborative enterprise-wide research and enables the medical director and clinicians to focus on hypothesis generation and interpretation of results. The position offers a sign-on bonus and relocation assistance for those who qualify. The scheduled workweek is 40 hours. The position is based at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah.

Requirements

MD or DO degree from a fully accredited medical or osteopathic school of medicine.
ACGME-accredited residency training in Internal Medicine.
ABMS board certification or eligibility in Trauma Surgery.
Active, unobstructed Utah medical license, or ability to obtain one.
Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process.
Candidates requiring visa sponsorship cannot be accepted at this time.

Nice To Haves

A sustained record of externally funded clinical, translational, or health-services research in trauma, acute care surgery, or related fields is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide trauma coverage, including trauma floor, emergency general surgery, and shock trauma ICU coverage.
Provide bedside and telehealth trauma coverage while on shift.
Supervise Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, and Podiatry residents.
Serve as Medical Director for Trauma Research for the Intermountain Enterprise Trauma Research Program.
Use protected academic time for individual academic work and trauma research.
Collaborate on research projects across the Intermountain enterprise.