Physician Trauma Surgery

Geisinger • Scranton, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Trauma Surgeon with Surgical Critical Care training to join our growing Acute Care Surgery team at Geisinger Community Medical Center (CMC) in Scranton, Pennsylvania. CMC is a Level II Trauma Center serving Scranton and communities throughout Northeast Pennsylvania. This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy, established trauma program experiencing sustained growth in both trauma volume and trauma activations. The successful candidate will practice across the full spectrum of Acute Care Surgery, including trauma surgery, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care, while joining a collaborative team committed to providing high-quality care to critically ill and injured patients.

Requirements

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery
• Fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care/Trauma Surgery
• Eligible for medical licensure in Pennsylvania
• Commitment to high-quality, patient-centered trauma and acute care surgery
• Strong collaborative and communication skills
• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
• Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

Nice To Haves

• Interest in education, quality improvement, clinical research, and program development welcomed

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive evaluation and surgical management of injured and acutely ill surgical patients
• Respond to trauma activations and emergency surgical consultations
• Perform operative and non-operative management of trauma and emergency general surgery patients
• Provide surgical critical care for complex and critically ill patients
• Participate in the Trauma/Acute Care Surgery call and coverage schedule
• Support appropriate outpatient and postoperative continuity of care
• Collaborate with Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, General Surgery, surgical subspecialists, nursing, advanced practice providers, and other members of the multidisciplinary care team
• Participate in trauma performance improvement, quality initiatives, and program development
• Support the continued growth of trauma, emergency general surgery, surgical critical care, wound, and burn services
• Practice across the full spectrum of Acute Care Surgery, including trauma surgery, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care
• Participate in the program's expanding wound and burn care services

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• Relocation assistance
• CME support
• Retirement programs
• Malpractice and tail coverage for Geisinger employment
• Potential recruitment or loan repayment opportunities
• Healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree