Hand Surgery
About The Position
An immediate opportunity exists in the Department of Surgery of District Medical Group (DMG) for a full-time hand surgeon with a strong interest in academics and trauma. The Department staffs Valleywise Health, a community hospital with a State and American College of Surgeons designated Level 1 Trauma and Burn Center in the metropolitan Phoenix area. The Department is seeking a hand surgeon interested in resident education to join and become an integral member of a busy hand practice. The practice has a strong emphasis on trauma and is supported by the general surgery trauma team. The surgeon would be appointed to the Department of Surgery with responsibilities relating to serving as a faculty member and assisting the Hand Section Chief in developing the clinical service line, traditional inpatient and outpatient services in the elective, urgent, and emergent care of the hand patient, teaching, and on-call coverage. The Department also hosts a General Surgery and Surgical Podiatry Residency Program and provides supervision to resident rotators in plastic surgery.
Requirements
- Board certified and/or eligible
- Completed the Certificate in Added Qualifications for Hand, or Surgery of the Hand certified/eligible
- Comfortable with a teamwork approach for patient management
Nice To Haves
- Strong interest in academics
- Strong interest in trauma
- Interested in resident education
Responsibilities
- Serving as a faculty member
- Assisting the Hand Section Chief in developing the clinical service line
- Providing traditional inpatient and outpatient services in the elective, urgent, and emergent care of the hand patient
- Teaching
- On-call coverage
- Supervision of resident rotators in plastic surgery
Benefits
- Paid time off
- CME allowance with paid time off
- Employer paid malpractice insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
