JPS Health Network Posted Apr 18, 2024

Fort Worth, TX

Trauma Critical Care Surgeon Medical Director

Acclaim Multispecialty Group, in partnership with John Peter Smith Hospital, is recruiting for an experienced, fellowship trained, trauma critical care surgeon to become our next trauma medical director. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, JPS hospital is the safety net hospital for Tarrant County, and is an ACS-verified Level I and emergency general surgery-verified hospital (one of only five in the country presently). JPS cares for over 127,000 emergency department patients, 60,000 urgent care patients, and 3,400 trauma patients with a penetrating rate of 15-18%. We manage over 3,000 emergency general surgery patients per year, of which 1,800-2,000 patients require operative intervention. Our acute care surgery service is divided among 5 teams, plus SICU and geriatric trauma services. We are integrated with the Baylor University Medical Center general surgery residency and we have rotating general surgery residents from the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso and Baylor All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth. In addition, we have several rotating residents on the surgery services and very experienced advanced practice providers.

Job Summary:
• Administrative time to include: trauma program development and strategic initiative; engage in/oversee trauma research, education and outreach; oversee trauma performance improvement initiatives; ensure compliance with state trauma designation requirements as well as ACS-verification standards; represent the trauma program locally, regionally and nationally
• Clinical time to include: trauma/acute care surgery services rotations, SICU/geriatric trauma services rotations, and an elective surgery practice with access to Da Vinci robots
• Obtain academic rank with the TCU School of Medicine
• Work closely with the Executive Director of Acute Care Surgery Services and the Trauma Program Manger
• Report directly to the Chairman, Department of Surgery
• EPIC EMR systems

Full Benefits
• Competitive salary
• Relocation Assistance
• Generous PTO given (288 hours annually for full time physicians)
• CME allowance ($5,000 annually for full time providers)
• Malpractice insurance provided at no cost
• Health, vision, and dental insurance options
• Retirement options

Required Education and Experience:
• Current Medical Doctor (M.D) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) degree from an accredited school of medicine.
• Board certification or board eligibility in general surgery and surgical critical care
• 3-5 years of experience as trauma medical director or associate trauma medical director in an ACS-verified Level I Trauma Center
• ATLS instructor and course director

Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:
• Current, unrestricted medical license to practice in the State of Texas.
• Board Certification or Board Eligible in general surgery and surgical critical care

How to apply

Reach out to Joelle Taenzler, Physician Recruiter at JTaenzler@jpshealth.org

Location

Fort Worth, TX

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