General Surgeon Opportunity in Whitesburg, KY

Reach your peak with the leading health system serving southeastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia. Appalachian Regional Healthcare(ARH) is seeking a BC/BE General Surgeon to join our growing practice at Whitesburg ARH Hospital in Whitesburg, KY.

Here, you’ll be able to contribute your skills and training alongside a community of globally minded physicians in an integrated system that is big enough to support your success and ambitions, yet small enough to allow you to make a meaningful impact on the health of our communities.

Blaze your trail to excellence at ARH with:

• Competitive salary with RVU production model
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision and a 403(b)retirement plan
• Loan forgiveness programs
• Stipend considerations (for residents and fellows)
• PTO – 31 days annually
• CME reimbursement with five additional PTO days
• Malpractice coverage
• Immigration services available, if needed
• H-1B availability

Paintsville ARH Hospital is a 72-bed facility serving Johnson, Martin, Magoffin and Morgan counties in Kentucky. Opened as Paintsville Hospital in 1920, the facility was later rebuilt and renamed the Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center. The facility was acquired by Appalachian Regional Healthcare in December 2021, when it became Paintsville ARH Hospital. With a retail pharmacy and seven community clinics, the hospital offers a variety of services including cardiology, optometry, outpatient behavioral health, mammography, robotic surgery and nerve conduction studies. The hospital also operates a wound care clinic, which includes the use of hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Paintsville ARH Hospital has received designations as both a Wound Care Center of Distinction and a Wound Care Center of Excellence.

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is a not-for-profit health system serving 350,000 residents across Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. Operating nine hospitals, multi-specialty physician practices, home health agencies, HomeCare Stores and retail pharmacies, ARH is the largest provider of care and single largest employer in southeastern Kentucky and the third largest private employer in southern West Virginia.

The ARH system employs 5,000 employees and has a network of more than 600 active and courtesy medical staff members representing various specialties. Firmly committed to its mission of improving the health and promoting the well-being of all people in Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia.

If you are a physical therapist seeking a high quality lifestyle and a high quality medical practice, then you have found a home with ARH. We invite you to join the ARH team!

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Letcher County is located in southeastern Kentucky on the Virginia border.  Known for our majestic mountains and other natural beauties such as Bad Branch Falls, Little Shepherd Trail, and Fish Pond Lake, Letcher County has more to offer than just what meets the eye. Letcher County boasts a growing industrial site as well as recreational opportunities including an 18-hole golf course, and friendly neighbors to lend a helping hand.

Letcher County has a variety of educational opportunities ranging from pre-school through post-secondary years. Chances to enjoy the outdoors are plentiful in Appalachia. Lilly Cornett Woods and Bad Branch Falls are tranquil nature reserves with virgin forest growth and a variety of unique plant life. The Pine Mountain Wildlife Area and the Jefferson National Forest are also located minutes away from Whitesburg. Appalshop, a world-famous arts cooperative, is located in Whitesburg. Appalshop provides an art center for the community and offers musical entertainment, film, plays, and storytelling from local and visiting talent. To learn more about the community of Whitesburg, Kentucky, please visit the Letcher County Chamber of Commerce.

ARH Physician Recruitment

Call: 1-800-888-7045 

http://www.arh.org/recruitment/contact_us.aspx