Academic Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgeon

Academic Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgeon

Temple, TexasPosted 3mo agoattending physician
~$495,000SalaryDr Signal· Good coverage

Reported by 12 physicians · region cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay

Critical CareFull-time

Overview

Location
Temple, Texas
SalaryDr Signal range
$472k – $578k

12 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay

Practice
Academic · Medical center

Role summary

Academic Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon role at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple in a Level I Trauma Facility with responsibilities including clinical care, teaching, and research.

What the posting highlights

  • Care setting: Level I Trauma Facility (implies inpatient focus)
  • Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
  • Teaching or an academic practice setting is noted

SalaryDr summary based on the original posting

Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp

Physician-reported total comp$472k–$578k · $495k median
$459kShared annual scale · base and total comp stay separate$590k

Physician-reported range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.

Compensation

What physicians report
$472k – $578k
Pay context
SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
Report sample
12 recent physician reports · region cohort
Compensation basis
Estimated total compensation
Physician-reported total comp$472k–$578k · $495k median
$459kShared annual scale · base and total comp stay separate$590k

This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 12 recent, approved physician reports (region cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.

Next steps

Employer

Baylor Scott & White Health

Health systemDallas, Texas207 open roles
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Source
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Facility & Community

Facility details
Practice setting
Academic
Facility type
Medical center
Trauma level
Level I
EHR
Not stated in posting
Community snapshot
Peer median
Building sample
Active supply
Texas
Full-time
Transparent pay
Not measured
SalaryDr source status
Work-life
Academic

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Questions to ask the employer

  • What is the call schedule, and is call compensated separately or built into the base?
  • How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?

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Work Design

Inpatient / outpatient
Level I Trauma Facility (implies inpatient focus)
Teaching
Yes
Research
Yes

Visa & Eligibility

Remote
No

Source & Verification

Source
Official employer source
Salary label
SalaryDr Signal
First seen
3 mo ago
Last verified
yesterday
Extraction confidence
70%

Full description

Baylor Scott and White Medical Center – Temple is seeking Mid-Career Academic Trauma and Acute Care Surgeons to join the Division of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, within the Department of Surgery at our flagship hospital in Temple, TX. We are in the process of growing our Acute Care Surgery service team to continue providing the highest level of specialty care available to the region.

Candidates must be BC/BE in both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.

Position Information

  • Privileges at our American College of Surgeons verified & state designated Level I Trauma facility in Temple, TX with more than 3000 trauma registry patients per year.

  • Responsibilities will include:

Clinical

Evaluation of all trauma and emergency general surgery consults

Rounding for the STICU and Trauma Acute Care Surgery Services

OR coverage for Trauma, Emergency General Surgery, and Elective General Surgery

Academic

Resident and medical student lectures for all aspects of Acute Care Surgery

Mentorship for residents, medical students and APP students.

Instructors for ATLS, ATOM, ASSET

Research and PI projects for the three pillars of Acute Care Surgery

Mission

Regional outreach and commitment to trauma and emergency surgical services

Involvement in both TQIP and NSQIP

Leadership opportunities available early

  • 24 hour, 365 days / year Dedicated OR Suite for Trauma & Acute Care Surgery

  • Established Surgical & Trauma Intensive Care Unit

  • Experience in laparoscopic or robotic surgery required

  • Academic affiliation with Baylor College of Medicine

  • Large general surgery residency program with resident coverage at all times.

  • Geriatric Trauma Service with full complement of APPs

  • In house trauma call is expected with dedicated call rooms available

Baylor Scott and White also has a generous benefits package for clinical physicians. This will provide a number of other components, which add a considerable value to the total compensation, among them:

  • Malpractice coverage

  • Life, AD&D, disability and long-term care insurance contributions

  • Medical and dental contributions

  • Annual retirement contribution

  • Paid vacation and administrative (“CME”) leave

  • Relocation allowance

  • Academic funds (dues, fees, travel) provided pursuant to departmental and institutional CME fund policies

About Temple, TX

Temple is the demographic center of Texas. It is within three hours of Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Temple is only one hour from Austin, which offers the conveniences of a big city with the atmosphere of a small town. Situated on two of the most beautiful lakes in the Texas Hill Country, Temple provides its residents with a growing and vibrant economy, affordable homes and an outstanding public and private school system.

About Baylor Scott and White Health System

As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Baylor Scott and White Health was born from the 2013 combination of Baylor Health Care System and Scott and White Healthcare. Today, Baylor Scott and White includes 52 hospitals, more than 800 patient care sites, 7,300 active physicians, over 49,000 employees and the Scott and White Health Plan.

Please direct all inquiries, applications, and referrals to:

Jacob J. Glaser, MD, FACS

Department of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple

Email – Jacob.Glaser@BSWHealth.org

Phone: 254-724-7017

Teresa Washington, SHRM-CP, Sr. Physician Recruiter

Email - Teresa.Washington1@BSWHealth.org

Phone: 512-509-0034