Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon

Emerald Resource Group • White Plains, NY

6h • Onsite

About The Position

This role exists to turn the critical first hour after injury into survival, function, and a clear plan for recovery. The surgeon will own operative decisions, resuscitation leadership, and the handoffs that keep acute surgical care reliable when the service is at its busiest. The surgeon will practice within a hospital-based acute surgical service, with dedicated trauma bay, operating room, and ICU access, plus advanced practice and nursing partners on the service. Call is shared. The surgeon reports to the surgical service leader and works against established quality, credentialing, and peer-review processes. Blood bank, interventional radiology, and critical care support are available for hemorrhage and complex resuscitation.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and completion of an ACGME-accredited general surgery residency.
• Board certification or active board eligibility in general surgery, with trauma/surgical critical care fellowship or equivalent high-volume acute care experience.
• Current ATLS and eligibility for unrestricted state licensure, hospital privileges, and DEA registration.
• Demonstrated independent management of blunt and penetrating trauma, emergency laparotomy, and critically ill surgical patients.
• Record of reliable call coverage, clear communication under pressure, and participation in morbidity, mortality, and performance review.

Responsibilities

• Lead trauma resuscitations and emergency operative care so critically injured patients receive timely airway, hemorrhage, and damage-control decisions.
• Deliver acute care surgery for emergency general surgical disease with low preventable complication and unplanned return-to-OR rates.
• Direct ICU and ward management through daily multidisciplinary rounds, producing clear goals of care and safe disposition.
• Cover assigned call so response times, operative availability, and consultant communication meet service standards.
• Review deaths, complications, and delays and close at least one measurable process gap each quarter.
• Coordinate with emergency medicine, anesthesia, orthopedics, neurosurgery, and nursing so transfers and handoffs do not lose critical information.
• Document indications, operative findings, and follow-up plans completely enough for peer review, coding, and continuity of care.

Benefits

• Shared call and a staffed acute care team so coverage is sustainable.
• Direct access to OR, ICU, blood bank, and interventional support when minutes matter.
• Protected expectation to improve the service, not only staff it.
• A practice where teaching, peer review, and clinical excellence are part of the job.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior