General Surgery Opportunity Near the Gulf Coast

Southeast Health, a 420-bed regional referral and Level II trauma center in Dothan, Alabama, is seeking an additional General Surgeon to join their team. This group practices a mix of bread and butter surgeries such as hernia repair, cholecystectomy, colon resection, vascular access procedures, as well as some trauma surgery. Dothan offers a short 90-min drive to the Emerald Coast beaches of Florida, a low cost of living, excellent educational facilities, and traditional southern hospitality.

Practice Highlights:

• Established team of 4 board-certified General Surgeons and 3 APP’s
• Call shared equally at 1:5
• Practice at only one location – no travel is required
• Clinic is located inside of the Doctor’s Building at Southeast Health Medical Center for easy access to OR, ICU, ED, etc.
• daVinci robot available
• 24/7 subspecialty support to include Vascular Surgery, Anesthesia, Pulm/Critical Care, etc.
• Robust IM Hospitalist service provides medical consult support for non-surgical issues
• Exceptional referral base with strong primary care physician referral sources from several counties.
• Opportunity to precept Internal Medicine and Transitional Year residents as well as DO medical students

Benefits:

• Competitive guaranteed base salary with wRVU bonus potential
• $100,000 signing bonus
• Employer funded retirement plan
• Paid malpractice with tail coverage
• CME and professional dues allowances
• Paid Time Off for sick and vacation
• Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Short and long-term disability options
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness eligible employer

Established in 1957, Southeast Health is one of Alabama's largest not-for-profit tertiary referral centers.  We serve over 600,000 in a 75-mile radius with over 3000 dedicated employees and 400+ active Medical Staff.

Southeast Health offers:

• 420 licensed bed facility
• Level 2 trauma center with EM residency trained physicians
• 1 of only 3 comprehensive stroke centers in Alabama with a dedicated lab for Neuroendovascular procedures
• Private Practice Anesthesia group and employed group of CRNAs provide 24/7 in-house coverage
• 22 OR suites with 2 Endovascular suites and open heart suites
• 56 total ICU beds
• Interventional cardiology, EP and radiology labs, lithotripsy, 3 MRIs (1 3- T), 3 CTs including a 64 slice CT and PET Scanner
• Robust IM Hospitalist program provides ED unassigned coverage, care for transfers, and inpatient consults
• Pain Management services provided through outpatient clinic on Southeast Health campus
• Comprehensive cancer network with clinics in Dothan, Enterprise, AL and Marianna, FL + affiliate with UAB's Cancer Center
• The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is Alabama’s first Osteopathic medical school and the first in the U.S. to be developed by a regional medical center
• ACGME Internal Medicine and Transitional Year residency programs

Located in the Southeast corner of Alabama, the city of Dothan offers a welcoming community with the feel of a small town on the outskirts, while simultaneously supporting the culture of a large city in the center.

• One of the Top 10 fastest growing cities in Alabama
• 75 miles to the beach
• Average annual temperature is 68 degrees F
• Cost of living index is 92.8 vs national average of 100
• 23-minute average commute time
• Dothan Regional Airport provides flights to Atlanta, GA multiple times per day
• Over 20 miles of outdoor trails
• Ranked 10th in the country for the number of restaurants per square capita
• Medical hub of the Southeast, providing a plethora of specialty medical care options at 2 local hospitals and numerous private clinics

• Websites:
  • City of Dothan website
  • www.visitdothanal.com

Emily Grimes - Director of Physician Recruitment

• elgrimes@southeasthealth.org

Katherine Farmer - Physician Recruitment Coordinator

• kafarmer@southeasthealth.org

334-793-8145

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