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Physician- General Surgeon

Southern Ohio Medical Center
Portsmouth, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 Sept 2025
💰 $200,000/yr($23,500/yr$200,000/yr)

About the role

OPPORTUNITY:

Looking for a Board Certified/Board Eligible “Bread & Butter” General Surgeon to join our hospital employed, highly productive team. 

 

2-year contract also includes:

  • Vacation:  29 PTO (paid time off) days.  Additional 5 days PTO when producing 75%tile wRVUs.
  • CME/Books & Journals: 5 days PTO and up to $5000
  • Deferred compensation:  457b plan.  Defer compensation up to IRS limit of $23,500 year before taxes. No matching.
  • Retirement / Savings Plan: 403b plan. Defer compensation up to IRS limit of $23,500 year before taxes under age 50 and $31,000 for over age 50.  SOMC matches dollar for dollar up to 2% of base pay.
  • Moving Expense:   $10,000 paid to moving company
  • Malpractice Insurance Coverage: in a claims made insurance, in an amount of $1,000,000, per claim/$3,000,000, aggregate
  • Health Insurance: physician pays small premium, deducted from paycheck
  • Liquidated Damages: 70 mile and 2 year non-compete clause or liquidated damages of one year salary
  • Medical School Loan Repayment: repay up to $200,000 ($25,000 per year for each year of service commitment)
  • Residency Stipend: up to $25,000 (requires up to 2 year service commitment)
  • Sign on Bonus: 15% of base salary up to $100,000 (paid when contract signed and forgiven over 2-4 years depending on amount of bonus)
  • Bonus Incentives:  excellent bonus incentives up to 10% of salary

 

PRACTICE INFO:

 

  • Practice Location
    • SOMC Surgical Associates - Portsmouth, OH

 

  • Office Hours/Work Schedule
    • Monday – Thursday 8:00a-4:30p; Friday 8:00a – 12:00p

 

  • Call Schedule/CERP:
    • Call will be 1:5 – 1 day per week, 1 weekend per month

 

  • Staffing
    • Dr. Vincent Scarpinato, Senior Medical Director, General & Breast
    • Dr. Peter Muscarella, General
    • Dr. James Pacholka, General
    • Dr. Jeffery Parker, General
    • Dr. Jordyn Thiel, General & Breast
    • Dr. Jessica Suber, Plastics
    • Cheryl Dahlstroem, CNP, RNFA
    • Our minimum nursing is typically 1:1

 

  • Case Load
    • Office
      • 20-30 patients/day
      • 10 exam rooms/2 procedure rooms
      • Office procedures include removal of lipomas, cysts, skin cancer
    • OR
      • “Bread and Butter”
      • 8-15 surgeries/week – No Trauma, Endoscopy preferred
  • Equipment
    • State of the art Radiologic Equipment including Mammography MRI
    • New Generation DaVinci Robot coming soon!

 

  • Practice Expectations
    • Highly motivated candidate, ready to make a meaningful impact in our community

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