General Surgeon - St. Joseph St. Charles - Full Time

Company: SSM Health
Location: Saint Charles
Posted on: August 1, 2022

Job Description:

SSM Health is actively seeking a General Surgeon to join a well-respected physician led practice at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, MO. Opportunity Highlights Include: + Brand new DaVinci XI robot+ Colleagues who consistently produce in the highest percentiles, creating community need and a waiting patient panel+ 4-day work week+ No Trauma Call+ Looking for general surgeon to perform "bread and butter" cases+ Subspecialty encouraged: Minimally Invasive, Colorectal+ Great benefits including retirement, comprehensive health, dental and vision plans, generous vacation and paid, reimbursed CME+ Highly trained, experienced staff and EHR integrated system wide in order to minimize physician time spent on non-clinical tasks+ Procedures performed on same campus as office/clinical practice and inpatient facility+ In-house anesthesia, pathology, CT and infusion Call will be 1:3 - One hospital coverage.Diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES+ Responsible for obtaining call coverage by other medical staff members for holidays, vacations and other time off.+ Responsible for the standard of practice for patient population.+ Responsibility for maintaining a private office and all clinical decision making within the office during times of service.+ Acts as an advisor and consultant in the establishment of operational policies of the practice to include: (1) Purchasing and capital allocations; (2) Managed care plan participation; (3) Budget and practice expenses; (4) Medicare/Medicaid participation; (5) Billing and collection of professional fees; (6) Personnel management and related policies; (7) Risk management and quality assurance; and (8) Coding compliance.+ Responsible for after-hours call coverage for patients of the practice, in addition to office appointments.+ Participates in community service activities, including speaking engagements, writing and special clinical programs as reasonably requested.+ Responsible for all risk management, coding compliance and quality assurance activities and functions in and related to the practice.+ Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.+ Performs other duties as assigned.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS+ Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.+ Constant standing and walking.+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.+ Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.+ Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.+ Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.+ Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.+ Occasional lifting/moving of patients.+ Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.+ Occasional driving.+ Rare crawling and running.SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law.

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