Acute Care Surgical Hospitalist Physician (1.0FTE) Renton, WA

Acute Care Surgical Hospitalist Physician (1.0FTE) Location: Renton, WA  Valley Medical Center (VMC) is actively recruiting a full-time (1.0 FTE) Acute Care Surgical Hospitalist to join our established, collaborative, and collegial acute care and trauma surgical service team. Our approach to patient-centered care is team-based. 
Due to program expansion and increase in operative volumes, we are growing our team to 8 surgeons and 2 APPs About the position:

• 168 clinical shifts per year
• 12-hour shifts, mix of days (7a-7p) and nights (7p-7a).
• Shift schedule is variable including weekdays, weekends, and holidays
• Day shift will be covered by two surgeons and one APP (expanding from one surgeon and one APP)
• Night shifts covered by one on-call surgeon
• Average OR cases per 24h: 2.8
• Typical patient census: 15-25
• ACS team performs robotic surgery. 2 DaVinci Xi robots with 24/7 access.
• Level III trauma center with average of 2 full trauma activations per month

Qualifications:

• BE or BC in General Surgery
• Ability to obtain medical professional license in the State of WA and DEA with full prescriptive authority
• BLS, ACLS, ATLS certified
• Comfortable managing complex emergency general surgery, trauma patients, and basic thoracic patients as well.

https://www.valleymed.org/find-a-location/a/acute-care-surgical-clinic
Located in Renton, Washington, Valley Medical Center is affiliated with the University of Washington Medicine System and is the largest not-for-profit healthcare provider between Seattle and Tacoma, serving more than 600,000 residents. In addition to the 341-bed hospital with its Level III Trauma Center, Valley operates a network of more than four dozen primary care, urgent care, and specialty clinics, with most located on or near the hospital campus. 
Our distinguished recognitions include:

• Accredited as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery from Surgical Review Corporation (SRC).
• American Medical Association’s 2022 Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program for our efforts to improve physician well-being and combat burnout
• The Joint Commission’s award of full accreditation triennially for meeting and exceeding national and safety performance standards
• Inclusion on Becker's Hospital Review's list of 153 Great Community Hospitals for 2023 based on several outside rankings and ratings organizations, including U.S. News & World Report, Healthgrades, CMS, The Leapfrog Group and The Chartis Center for Rural Health
• Named a leader in LGBTQ+ patient equality since 2011
• Receipt of an “A” grade on the Lown Institute Hospitals Index for outstanding social responsibility

One of the most culturally diverse communities in the country, our mission to care for our community like family extends to the entire Valley “work family” who prioritize safety, respect, compassion, collaboration, equity, diversity, inclusion, innovation and excellence.

Just 30 minutes from downtown Seattle and Bellevue, the surrounding southeast King County communities allow you to easily enjoy a wide variety of Northwest recreational opportunities, along with more affordable homes, less traffic and access to a top school district. https://www.valleymed.org/careers/a-great-place-to-live

We are proud participants in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program 

 

www.valleymed.org

Working at Valley Medical Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVjJiyfJ10w

COMPENSATION: Shift-based - $450,000 + up to $10,000 in incentives and opportunities for extra shifts

Valley Medical Center offers valuable healthy living benefits including group medical insurance, group dental insurance, a 403(b) Retirement Plan, life and AD&D insurance, supplemental life and AD&D insurance, long-term disability, supplemental long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, carpool incentives, parking, bereavement leave, jury duty, and an employee assistance program. You may also be eligible to receive 76 hours of sick leave, 7 days of holiday leave, and 2 floating hol