Trinity Health Medical Group (THMG) is seeking a full-time Thoracic Surgeon to join our Johnson Family Cancer Center team located in Muskegon, Michigan.

Practice Features:

• Trinity Health Johnson Family Cancer Center and its Oncology partners provide comprehensive and compassionate treatment tailored to each patient's unique needs, utilizing the latest advancements in medical technology and therapy.
• The Cancer Center is part of the Cancer Network of West Michigan, a partnership between Trinity Health and University of Michigan Health-West to provide comprehensive cancer care in the Grand Rapids Metropolitan area, Muskegon, and along the West Michigan lakeshore.
• The Thoracic Surgeon collaborates closely with multidisciplinary teams, including Radiation and Medical Oncologists, Pulmonologists, and Gastroenterologists to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care. The Cancer Center support team includes Nurse Navigators, Social Workers, Dietitians, Financial Counselors, and Advanced Practice Providers.
• This position will perform a wide range of thoracic surgical procedures, with a focus on lung and esophageal surgery, with specific emphasis on Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery.
• The Thoracic Surgeon will have colleagues in Grand Rapids at the Trinity Health Lacks Cancer Center and University of Michigan Health-West Cancer Center, as well as the organizations’ Cardiothoracic Surgery team.
• This role will contribute to quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing surgical outcomes, patient safety, and overall healthcare delivery.
• The Oncology program is a key service line at Trinity Health, and, through the Cancer Network of West Michigan, is expanding and receiving investment in facilities, equipment, and program development.

Qualifications:

• Physicians must be board certified in their specialty, or board eligible and will become board certified within 2 years of becoming board eligible.
• State of Michigan license required at time of employment.
• DEA license
• BLS Certification and maintain recertification.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right Thoracic Surgeon to be part of Trinity Health Medical Group.

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

As a THMG employed provider, you can anticipate:

• Competitive salary
• Starting bonus
• Relocation assistance
• Full time benefit package
• Malpractice insurance w/tail
• CME funds and licensure support
• 403b with employer contribution & match

ABOUT THE FACILITY

Trinity Health Medical Group (THMG) is a multi-specialty network of more than 700 primary care and specialist physicians and growing. Our goal is to improve community health by providing easily accessible, high quality health care. In fact, quality improvement and excellence in care are at the core of our philosophy. Our many office locations throughout the greater Grand Rapids area offer convenience and easy access to care. In addition, THMG has several weekend urgent care or express care centers.

For more information, please visit our Trinity Health Medical Group website.

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION

Muskegon, Michigan was rated #13 in the Top Places for Physicians and Surgeons survey by GoodCall.com in 2015.

Muskegon offers a taste for every season. Summer’s warm weather creates the perfect backdrop of blue skies and bright sunshine, ideal for spending time on the beach. Winter’s crisp, clean air and deep snows offer powder-perfect snowboarding, sledding, skating and skiing. The vivid Spring greenery and spectacular Autumn colors, complimented by mild temperatures, enhance the ideal arena for biking, fishing, and golfing. In addition to the lush outdoor treasures, festivals, live theatre and musical entertainment, vibrant history and rich culinary experiences give a whole new reason to Experience the Lake Effect!

A torch has been lit in the Muskegon area, igniting a burst of new development, cultural opportunities and year-round recreation in a community that continues to evolve and excite. Muskegon is a region with a plan: to unite in successful enterprises, revel in stunning natural resources and amenities, support tourism and provide quality of life that includes a range of residential communities in safe, friendly neighborhoods.

The knowledge-based economy is buoyed by the inventive entrepreneurs bringing the latest in technology and advancement to the area, as well as business owners who are the backbone. They are supported by family-owned businesses and service jobs that cater to visitors who flock to West Michigan to enjoy one-of-a-kind shopping opportunities, pristine beaches, protected dunes and lush lakes and rivers.

Forbes magazine recently ranked Muskegon as #12 nationwide for culture and leisure venues among cities its size and Muskegon is the highest-ranking city in Michigan for job growth.

Located at the heart of the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline, Muskegon County is just a short drive, flight, bus, or ferry ride from cities like Detroit, Milwaukee, and Chicago.

For more information on Muskegon, visit www.visitmuskegon.org

About Trinity Health

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be pa…