General, General Surgeon

Job Description

When you join us, youll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible. Tremonton is a small rural community surrounded by abundant outdoor recreation, including hiking, skiing, golfing, and fishing. Its also a short drive from the college towns of Logan and Ogden, home to a variety of cultural events and college sports.

About this role:

As a General Surgeon at Bear River Clinic and Bear River Valley Hospital, you will work with a team of healthcare professionals committed to providing quality care and excellent patient experience. In this role, youll join a community?focused general surgery practice serving a high?need rural population, offering autonomy, procedural variety, and long?term stability through a full?scope general surgery practice with a strong endoscopy component. This is a solo General Surgeon position with the opportunity to collaborate with a larger regional group, as well as the chance to build and grow a robotics program with a surgical robot expected to arrive by the end of the year.

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• 2 days clinic per week
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• Call expectations include 8 days of call built into the base salary, with additional compensation for any excess coverage.
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• This position includes a $50,000 starting bonus and up to $20,000 relocation assistance (if applicable)
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How we'll support you:

We care about your well-being, which is why we provide our caregivers with a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer paid time off, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, and an annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package.

What youll bring:

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• MD or DO degree from a fully accredited medical or osteopathic school of medicine
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• Board Eligible or Board Certified in General Surgery
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• Active, unobstructed Utah medical license, or the ability to obtain one
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• BLS, ACLS certification and DEA
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• Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Healths credentialing process
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• Endoscopy proficiency required as this community has a significant need for endoscopic services
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• Robotic surgery experience or strong interest preferred, with a robotic platform expected to be implemented by the end of the year
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About us:

Intermountain Healthis a model health system by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 400 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across six states in the Mountain West.

Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us. Learn more about our Mission, Vision, and Values.

Intermountain Health was recently recognized by the American Medical Associations Joy in Medicine award for our commitment to physician wellbeing. We also received the Lorna Breen Wellbeing First Champion award.

What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health?

It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes

Life in Tremonton, Utah

Tremonton is a beautiful, rural community ofabout 8,200 peoplelocatedin northern Utah. The area abounds with outdoor recreational possibilities. Golfing, hiking, camping, water skiing, snow skiing, and fishing make up only a handful of the prospects awaiting the outdoor enthusiast. The North Box Elder County Museum houses many interesting pioneer artifacts for those interested in the history of the area. Tremonton is just a short drive from the university communities of Logan and Ogden where many cultural and college sporting events are held.Bear River Valley Hospital,locatedin Tremonton,was rebuiltandopened in 2009. Itis a modern, Level IV Trauma Center with 16 beds, staffed by 46 medical personnel and other employees. The facility services Tremonton and the surrounding area.