Surgery - Acute Care

Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group•Loma Linda, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, at Loma Linda University School of Medicine is seeking a fellowship-trained acute care surgeon to join our team at the Loma Linda and Murrieta campuses. The ideal candidate will be passionate about a teaching position in a collegial, multidisciplinary, faith-based environment. This division serves very busy, American College of Surgeons verified, adult and pediatric Level I trauma centers in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Our catchment and referral area includes San Bernardino, Riverside, Mono, and Inyo counties with a population of more than 4 million people. The division consists of 13 full time surgeons and 10 APPs at 3 separate campuses. We see approximately 3000 major adult and 800 major pediatric traumas per year, as well as more than 4000 ED general surgery consults and almost 3500 operative cases a year. We attend on the Surgical ICU service with approximately 1200 patients per year. Our specialized Surgical Wound Assessment and Treatment (SWAT) clinic is projected to see almost 2500 patients per year. Education of residents is a primary focus and we have a GME-approved Surgical Critical Care fellowship. We are heavily involved in research at the institutional and multi-institutional level, including funded work from the Department of Defense and industry collaborations. We recently moved into a new, state-of-the-art hospital with 96 ICU beds, 192 floor/stepdown beds and 20 OR, including 2 hybrid rooms and robotic surgical capability, including a Da Vinci Xi unit in the ACS operating room. The LLUMC-Murrieta hospital is a university-owned, community-based hospital located in the beautiful Temecula area with approximately 160 beds including 12 ICU beds, 6 ORs, and a DaVinci Xi robot. Our team covers emergency general surgery approximately 42 weeks per year with 7-day APP support. Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group is affiliated with Loma Linda University Medical Center, Children’s Hospital and School of Medicine, with the mission to deliver whole-person care at a world-class level of clinical excellence. Loma Linda University Health continues to lead in integrating a faith-based approach to whole person health care. As a Seventh-day Adventist organization, our mission is to follow the healing and teaching ministry of Jesus Christ 'to make man whole.' Together, we strive for Compassion, Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, and Wholeness.

Requirements

Fellowship-trained acute care surgeon.
Assistant/Associate Professor level.
BC/BE in General Surgery.
BC/BE in Surgical Critical Care.

Nice To Haves

Passionate about a teaching position.

Responsibilities

Teaching position in a collegial, multidisciplinary, faith-based environment.
Serve busy, American College of Surgeons verified, adult and pediatric Level I trauma centers.
Attend on the Surgical ICU service.
Manage patients in the specialized Surgical Wound Assessment and Treatment (SWAT) clinic.
Educate residents.
Involvement in research at the institutional and multi-institutional level.
Cover emergency general surgery approximately 42 weeks per year with 7-day APP support.
Acute care surgery/trauma and ICU service weeks and SWAT clinic will be at the LLUMC main campus.
Call coverage for the LLUMC-Murrieta ED general surgery will occur at that campus.