Acute Care Surgeon

Opportunity

• Diagnoses and treats critically ill patients requiring emergency and elective surgical care;
• Responsible for the delivery of cost-effective surgical care, both inpatient and outpatient; develops and implements treatment plans including non-operative management and postoperative care;
• Works collaboratively with the Director and members of the Surgical Department on departmental, hospital-based and system wide quality improvement and safety goals and evidence-based practices/objectives;
• Works collaboratively with residency program directors and physician extender/medical student clerkship directors to create an optimal education environment for the trainees and the various training programs;
• Provides mentorship to residents, PAs, NP, RNFAs for clinical, academic, educational and leadership development;
• Responsible for participation in and completion of Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations and/or performance of Focused Professional Practice Evaluations, as necessary;
• Reports to the Director of the Surgical Department and Surgical Critical Care and the Chief Medical Officer(s) of the Capital Health System;
• Manages patient’s overall care, from initial evaluation to postoperative recovery outpatient follow-up;
• Provides expeditious, expert life-saving interventions in emergency departments, floors, ICUs, as necessary;
• Performs emergency surgeries – open, laparoscopic and robotic;
• Provides care in the ICU setting, including ventilators, hemodynamic support and surgical nutrition, all in a closed unit model with a multidisciplinary approach;
• Collaborates with other specialists, such as interventional radiologists, gastroenterologists, MFM and OG/GYN, emergency medicine physicians, anesthesiologists and intensivists;
• Educates patients, family members and other healthcare providers on surgical conditions, treatment plans, stays up-to-date on the latest guidelines and evidence-based practices.

Work Environment:

• Primarily hospital-based (community hospital)
• Intensive care units;
• Emergency departments;
• Outpatient clinic.

Requirements:

• Medical degree (MD or DO) and the documented completion of a surgical residency program.
  
  
• Board certification in surgery or a related specialty.
  
  
• Board certification in Surgical Critical Care.
  
  
• Maintenance of certification in the American Board of Surgery program preferred.
  
  
• ATLS certification preferred (Advanced Trauma Life Support).
  
  
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) mandatory.
  
  
• Strong clinical and surgical skills in a high pressure, high stakes environment.
  
  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; excels in a teamwork setting.
  
  
• Days, nights, weekends and holiday call schedules.

Capital Health is the Central New Jersey/Lower Bucks County region’s leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advanced technology. Comprised of two hospitals (Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton and Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell), a Hamilton outpatient facility, and various primary and specialty care practices across the region, Capital Health is a dynamic healthcare resource accredited by The DNV.

A five-time Magnet-designated health system for nursing excellence, Capital Health serves as a Level II regional trauma center, regional perinatal center (including a Level III NICU), and emergency mental health screening center. Capital Health also offers the region’s first and most experienced Pediatric Emergency Department and most recently, New Jersey’s first Autism-Friendly Pediatric Emergency Department. Capital Health also provides innovative programs such as our Capital Institute for Neurosciences; nationally accredited Center for Comprehensive Breast Care; Center for Digestive Health; Marjorie G. Ernest Joint Replacement Center of Excellence; award-winning Center for Oncology; and the Heart & Vascular Institute, which includes the region’s first accredited Chest Pain Center.  For more information, visit capitalhealth.org.