General Surgeon at Outpatient clinic in MS

Highland Community Hospital, a 49 bed hospital, is seeking a surgeon to join our team of 1 full-time Surgeon in a hospital-owned, outpatient clinic.

• MGMA Competitive Salary
• Full Benefits: PTO, Sick, LTD, Term Life, Health, Dental, Vision, 403B

• Hospital paid “occurrence-based” professional liability insurance
• Hospital qualifies as a site to pursue Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Relocation Expenses
• Trauma Level 4
• Outpatient – Rural Health Clinic
• Schedule Type: Monday – Friday (4 Full Days, 1 Half Day)
• Inpatient – Traditional
• Call Details: 10 days required per month, additional paid call available
• Conduct General Surgery clinic visits two days per shift week for post-operative follow-ups and new patient recruitment.
• Be available for weekly shift duties including daily rounding on inpatients, responding to ER/inpatient consults, providing indicated surgical intervention, and clinic coverage two days a week.
• Yearly Surgery cases IP 150 OP 591
• 2400 Clinic Visits FY 2024 
• Annual ER Volume 25,000

Highland Community Hospital, a part of the Forrest Health® System, is a 49-bed, full-service facility that serves as one of two acute-care medical facilities in Pearl River County. Highland provides a variety of medical specialties and state-of-the-art technology to our community.

Highland Community Hospital is home to a wide range of services including Radiology/Imaging, Surgical, Medical Surgical Inpatient Care, Intensive Care Unit, Laboratory, Cardiac Services, Respiratory Services, Physical Therapy, Hospitalist Program, Swing Bed Program, Primary Care, and Specialty Physician Clinics, such as General and Laparoscopic Surgery and Hattiesburg Clinic’s Neurology, Cardiology, and Ear Nose and Throat, along with Southern Bone and Joint’s Orthopedic Clinic. Highland also offers Women and Children's Services, Virtual Nursery, Emergency Department and Outpatient Services that include a wide range of infusion and injection therapies.

The hospital has been a trusted member of greater Pearl River community for over 50 years. The citizens depend on the hospital to not only provide for their needs when they are ill but turn to the hospital as a source of health and wellness information. With its convenient, state-of-the-art facility, Highland Community Hospital is taking the lead as the catalyst for better health and living for Pearl River County.