Physician - Pediatric General Surgery

Overview

Specialty: Pediatric General Surgery

• Schedule: Varies based on call schedule
• Call
  
  Schedule:
  
  q3 to q4 home call - no in house call
• Practice Detail: Seeking a Pediatric General Surgeon to join our elite team in Indianapolis!
• EMR System: Athena and Sunrise
• Facility: Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital
• Location: Indianapolis, IN

This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type

• Responsibilities are limited to coverage of only 1 location. No expectations to cover offsite locations.
• Join a team of 3 pediatric surgeons that established Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital (PMCH) as a Level One Children’s Surgery Verified (CSV) and as a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center.
• Opportunity to teach general surgery residents and medical students.
• All 3 current surgeons are mid career and would welcome the opportunity to mentor a new grad. Current providers often operate in combo for big cases.
• Join a collegial team that works together to prioritize work life balance.
• Trauma support provided by APPs 24/7.
• Excellent RN level office support during the week who handle outpatient calls and manage clinic.
• Co-management with in-house support from neonatologists, intensivists and pediatric hospitalists.
• Pediatric ER staffed by specialty trained doctors.
• Seasoned pediatric support (including a first assistant) for after hour call cases for general surgery and ECMO.
• Good cost of living, excellent proximal public schools and minimal traffic for commuting.

Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent is part of Indiana’s largest not-for-profit health system with 22 ministries and over 3000 physicians. Features include:
An attached tertiary care pediatric hospital with 40 private inpatient beds and 8 short stay beds, staffed in-house 24/7 by our Pediatric Hospitalist group; a 23-bed PICU staffed 24/7 by Pediatric Intensivists; a 17-bed Pediatric Emergency department staffed 24/7 by Pediatric Emergency physicians; and Indiana’s largest Level IV NICU with 96 beds staffed 24/7 by Neonatologists.

Ascension St. Vincent offers a very competitive compensation package that includes:
Competitive base salaries, Relocation allowance, CME, Comprehensive health benefits, Retirement savings plan (403b) with match, Malpractice with tail coverage and generous paid time off.

Indianapolis is the 14th largest city in the nation and is the center of America's heartland. Indianapolis supports more than 200 arts organizations, including a world-class symphony, theater, opera, ballet, museums, art galleries and professional sports. Enjoy a relaxed lifestyle with numerous cultural offerings, change of seasons, and outstanding schools. Indiana's cost of living and unemployment rates remain below the national average.

Physicians in Indiana enjoy low malpractice rates, making Indiana one of the top physician friendly states in which to practice medicine.

• Licensure/Certification/Registration:
  Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Indiana Medical Licensing Board obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Advanced Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) preferred.
• Education:
  
  Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.