Overview
- Location
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Source-listed pay
- $850,000 – $920,000
- Practice
- Academic Health System · Academic Medical Center at Bergan Mercy
Not yet verified against the original posting
Role summary
This position is for a Cardiovascular Surgeon with Creighton University Medical Center and CHI Health offering a guaranteed two-year base salary, sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, and comprehensive benefits. The role involves academic and clinical responsibilities including teaching, research, and participation in a high-volume, award-winning cardiac program with EPIC EHR at an academic medical center and Level I trauma center.
What the posting highlights
- Care setting: Inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program; comprehensive cardiovascular surgical practice
- Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
- Teaching or an academic practice setting is noted
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Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $850,000 – $920,000
- Pay context
- Source-listed pay · not yet verified
- Evidence
- ecruiter, CHI Health, tel: 402-960-4852; email: Jeffrey.wooten@commonspirit.org Pay Range $850,000 - $920,000 /year
- Observed
- 2 mo ago
- Compensation model
- Guaranteed two-year base salary
- Bonus / incentives
- Signing bonus
Benefits named in the posting
- Sign-on bonus
- Relocation assistance
- Comprehensive benefit package
Employer
CommonSpirit Health
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Academic Health System
- Facility type
- Academic Medical Center at Bergan Mercy
- Trauma level
- Level I Trauma Center
- EHR
- EPIC
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $850,000–$920,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- What happens to compensation when the guarantee period ends, and what share of physicians out-earn the guarantee afterward?
- 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
- Inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program; comprehensive cardiovascular surgical practice
- Teaching
- Yes
- Research
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- Pay not verified
- First seen
- 2 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Cardiovascular Surgeon at Creighton University Medical Center and CHI Health, you will be part of our vibrant Cardiac Surgery program and expand our clinical, surgical, research, and educational activities in conjunction with our Department of Surgery and Division Cardiovascular Medicine. Every day, you will provide cardiovascular excellence, build, grow an adult cardiac surgery practice in all of its domains in partnership with outstanding colleagues and forward-thinking and dynamic academic and business leadership. To be successful in this role, you will work with an integrated, multi-specialty system, working with every member of the cardiovascular medicine team committed to the highest outcome of every procedure we perform. At Creighton University Medical Center, our Heart & Vascular Institute is one of the nation's highest quality, award winning heart programs. We are a designated TAVR Center with a high procedure volume and excellent outcomes - Supported by a highly ranked team of interventional cardiologists. In addition, our program is further augmented by our many other resources associated with our academic institution including our inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program Resident activity with the department of surgery is highly engaging at our University Medical Center and Level I Trauma Center. Working in an academic and teaching environment educating Creighton University's surgical residents and medical students and conducting research in collaboration with scientists within Common Spirit and Creighton University School of Medicine. Reporting to the Creighton & CHI Health Division Chief of Cardiac Surgery Omaha, Nebraska is consistently ranked as one of America's best cities for livability, affordability, quality of life, and schooling. Electronic medical records via EPIC Universal Care model - entire hospital floor dedicated to CV All cases staffed by B/C Cardiac Anesthesia 4 OR suites including 1 hybrid suite CHI and Creighton University Medical Center are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Women, Under-represented minorities, and Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are offering a guaranteed two-year base salary, a sign-on bonus, and relocation assistance and comprehensive benefit package #HEC Job Requirements Required Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited institution Board certification or eligibility in Cardiothoracic Sugery Active or eligible license in the state of Nebraska Strong clinical skills with experience in programmatic development Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment Commitment to providing high-quality, compassionate care Academic activities commensurate with the rank of Assistant, Associate or Professor at Creighton University School of Medicine Where You'll Work Academic Health System CHI Health has partnered with Creighton University School of Medicine, a reputable and prestigious medical school with strong Jesuit values in education, research and service. Together, we are shaping a new future for Academic Health and serving as a trendsetting model for academic health system of clinical care embedded in education, research and innovation. Our new Academic Medical Center at Bergan Mercy supports a culture where academic and community physicians collaborate. About Omaha Omaha shines as an exceptional place to live with a welcoming family oriented community, robust infrastructure, academic excellence, and dynamic four-season lifestyle. The metropolitan area of over 1 million residents features diverse job opportunities, attainable housing costs, high safety, excellence in the arts, and was crowned Forbes "#1 Best City to Move To" in 2024. It is an academically focused city as the home to two major universities and two medical schools. Omaha's four-season climate further sets itself apart and is a boon for families and outdoor enthusiasts with over 200 days of sunshine a year. Interested in this position, please reach out to Jeff Wooten, Physician Recruiter, CHI Health, tel: 402-960-4852; email: Jeffrey.wooten@commonspirit.org Pay Range $850,000 - $920,000 /year