Description

Saint Alphonsus Medical Group (SAMG) and Saint Alphonsus Medical Center (SAMC) – Ontario have an excellent full-time employment opportunity for a Board Certified or Board Eligible General Surgeon to be part of a vibrant and growing multispecialty group practice located in Ontario, Oregon.

SAMG is a physician led 500+ provider multispecialty group practice with a multi-disciplinary team approach to patient care. This full-spectrum, community based General Surgery practice offers rewarding surgery opportunities, including endoscopic and laparoscopic procedures, balanced with a rural-paced lifestyle. The practice is located in a clinic space adjacent to the hospital. SAMC-Ontario is a Level IV Trauma Center with 50 beds and four operating suites plus endoscopy, new laparoscopic equipment, advanced imaging capabilities and award-winning clinical services.  

This position also provides outreach one day a week to Saint Alphonsus Baker City, a critical access hospital 76 miles to the northwest of Ontario. Baker City has two operating rooms with 24/7 CRNA support for anesthesia and a full-service endoscopy suite.

Support for this opportunity includes 24/7 CRNA support for anesthesia; regional network of surgical subspecialties including surgical oncology, colorectal surgery, upper GI surgery, orthopedics, ENT, and gynecology; Local primary care and specialty clinics, medical oncology; Hospital-based imaging services: 24/7 radiology department; in-house coverage for general radiology and CT; after hours call coverage for Ultrasound and Nuclear Medicine (NM); MRI; Breast Care Center; X-ray (CR and DR image capture); and emergency department.

The schedule for this opportunity includes a traditional work week, Monday through Friday, with a minimum of 32 hours of patient contact time. This includes clinic, procedures, and consults. One day a week the candidate will travel to Baker City for clinic and surgery/endoscopy. There is a requirement for seven days of call per month including a weekend at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Ontario.

Requirements for this opportunity include Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree; successful completion of an accredited ACGME/AOA General Surgery Residency program; Board certification through the American Board of Surgery (ABS) or the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery (AOBS), or obtain such certification within 5 years of employment; obtain Oregon and Idaho medical licensure and granting of privileges at SAMC Ontario and SAMC Baker City as well as other affiliated hospitals as needed; valid controlled substance registration with Board of Pharmacy and DEA; interest in a broad-spectrum general surgery and endoscopy practice.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right Gastroenterology physician to be part of Saint Alphonsus Health System.

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

A comprehensive compensation and benefits package is being offer which includes:

• Sign-on Incentives
• Student Loan Repayment
• Relocation
• PTO & CME Allocation
• Malpractice Insurance (Incl. Tail)
• Health/Dental/Vision
• Retirement (403b)

ABOUT THE FACILITY

Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Ontario – is a 49-bed, acute care hospital located on the Idaho/Oregon border. As a not-for-profit medical center, SAMC-O reinvests profits back into the community and works to improve the health and well-being of those we serve by emphasizing care that is patient-centered, innovative and community based. The Fruitland Health Plaza delivers comprehensive care close to home, providing access to advanced technologies in one family-friendly and convenient location to those patients with routine, chronic or urgent care needs.

SAMC – Ontario is a part of Saint Alphonsus Health System. The Health System is a four-hospital, 714-bed integrated healthcare system serving the full range of the health and wellness needs of the people in southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon, and Northern Nevada. Saint Alphonsus Health System is a member of Trinity Health, the second largest Catholic health care system in the nation.

For more information about Saint Alphonsus Health System, visit www.saintalphonsus.org.

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION:

Located across from each other on the Snake River, where it forms the Idaho-Oregon border, Ontario, Oregon and Fruitland, Idaho serves as the retail, service, and medical center for 70,000 people within a 20-mile radius. Interstate 84 and Oregon Highways 20/26, 30, and 201 all pass through Ontario. Ontario/Fruitland is one hour from Boise, Idaho. The Boise Airport (BOI) is the principal airport serving the region. It is a major commercial airport, where several major airlines provide daily flights to medium and large cities in all directions. A local general aviation airport offers charter service and other Fixed Base Operator services.

For more information on Ontario, Oregon, please visit www.ontariooregon.org.

ABOUT TRINITY HEALTH

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email docopps@trinity-health.org or call Trinity Health Physician Recruitment at (734) 343-2300.