Physician – Acute Care Surgery

Details

• Specialty: Acute Care Surgery
• Schedule: Full-time
• Call Schedule: Acute Care Surgery including trauma, emergency general surgery, burns, and surgical critical care
• Practice Detail: Supported by Dell Med surgery residents and inpatient APP team
• EMR System: Compass
• Facility: Dell Seton Medical Center at UT 
• Location: Austin, TX

This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Destination Type 

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

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Responsibilities

Ascension/Dell Medical School is seeking an Acute Care Surgeon board certified/eligible in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care for acute care and level I trauma coverage at Dell Seton Medical Center at UT. Surgeon should be eligible for appointment as an Assistant Professor of Surgery Dell Medical at the University of Texas at Austin.

Position Highlights:

• Part of core group of acute care surgeons that share in primary and back up call coverage and rounding to promote continuity of care
• Dayshift rounding on active patient list 1 week per month
• Acute Care and Level I Trauma Coverage
• Staff Surgical ICU
• Staff/oversight of surgery follow up clinic, after hospital discharge
• No elective surgery practice optional but not required 

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. Coordinates discharge planning with case management.
• Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
• Accepts patient referrals from other physicians. Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
• Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested.
• Provides appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
• Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.

Requirements

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

Required Credential(s):

• Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Texas Medical Board.

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Seton, based in Austin, Texas, has provided thousands of associates and caregivers a rewarding career in healthcare since 1902. Ascension Seton operates more than 100 clinical locations in Central Texas and four teaching hospitals, including Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas and Dell Children’s Medical Center. Join us and create a career path you will love.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

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As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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