General Surgery setting in north FL near Gainesville and Valdosta,GA!

General Surgery Position General Surgery setting in north FL near Gainesville and Valdosta, GA. Hospital employed setting. Incoming physician would be the only full‑time General Surgeon on medical staff. Competitive financial package to include salary, WRVU incentive, nice benefits (CME, relocation allowance, vacation, 401k, commencement bonus, health/dental/vision, disability insurance), potential for medical education debt assistance and residency stipend. Call Coverage and Office Space Call coverage: 1 in 2 (from Surgeon at nearby Hospital). Incoming physician will not take more than 15 days of call per month. Office space: Medical Office Building on hospital campus available. Surgical Opportunities "Bread and Butter" General Surgical position. Limited opportunity for subspecialty work such as Vascular, Bariatric, Trauma, etc. due to hospital size and service area. Hospital Facilities Hospital only performs day surgery. MD Anesthesia available Monday‑Friday. One OR, one scope room, 4 PACU beds. City has one c‑section room in addition to four ORs and a bronch/endo room. Emergency caes and call more at the Hospital. Reason for Search Recent loss of the only General Surgeon on staff and community needs assessment by the Coker Group for the Medical Center indicate that there will be a need of 4 General surgeons in the combined Primary and Secondary Service Areas of the hospital by next year. This is aligned with population growth and projected increase of general surgery discharges in the Hospital PSA and SSA service areas. Analysis shows an outmigration of 509 surgeries (IP & OP) last year being taken out of the service areas to surrounding Gainesville, Jacksonville, Tallahassee areas. #J-18808-Ljbffr Doctor's Choice Placement Services Inc.