General Surgeon

CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky is seeking a General Surgeon to join an established group of surgeons in growing their comprehensive surgery program. Saint Joseph Hospital is a 433-bed acute care hospital, including 20+ OR beds with ample block time available, a 60-bed open ICU with 24/7 pulmonary/critical care support, and many sub-specialties and imaging under one roof. We are looking for a provider who is interested in robotics for performing surgeries, as we have two da Vinci robots on site. Call rotation expectations are 1:6.

Opportunity Details:

• Excellent base salary guaranteed for up to 3 years
  
• Up to $200,000 in recruiting incentives including sign-on bonus, student loan assistance, residency bonus, and relocation assistance
• CME allowance and additional time off
• Paid Time Off
• Quality Incentives
• 401k and 457(b) plans with company contribution
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• Paid malpractice insurance/tail coverage
• 501 (c) (3) income based student loan forgiveness eligible
• Physician Mentorship Program for growth and development
• EPIC- electronic health record system integrated throughout all hospital and practice locations

About CHI Saint Joseph Health and CommonSpirit Health

CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health includes 275 providers delivering quality care to patients across 88 locations in central and eastern Kentucky. Our full service network delivers a variety of Primary Care Services including Family Internal Geriatric and Pediatric Medicine in addition to several specialties to deliver custom care based on the unique needs of our patients.

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. #HEC

Essential Duties:

• Understand, support, and implement the mission of the facility to deliver health care to those in need in the performance of all job responsibilities.
• Ensure that patient care meets or exceeds the facility quality standards.
• Ensure that patient satisfaction meets or exceeds standards set by the facility.
• Educate patients on both clinical and managed care.
• Function as an effective clinic team member.
• Meet productivity standards.
• Effectively use clinic financial and other performance information.
  
  

Additional Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times
  
• Adheres to and exhibits our core values: Reverence: Having a profound spirit of awe and respect for all creation, shaping relationships to self, to one another and to God and acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us. Integrity: Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness. Compassion: Feeling with others, being one with others in their sorrows and joys, rooted in the sense of solidarity as members of the human community. Excellence: Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality.
• Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times
• Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines
• Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members
• Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community
  
  

Catholic Health Initiatives and its organizations are Equal Opportunity Employers

Education and Experience

• Board Certified - or eligible
  
  

License/Certification:

• Kentucky Licensure.

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible employees may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit https://www.commonspirit.careers/benefits.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.