Overview
- Location
- Bellingham
- Schedule
- 24-hour shifts · 24-hour shifts (12 onsite, 12 back-up surgeon with 30 minute recall)
- Source-listed pay
- $538,560
- Practice
- Hospital-based practice · 253-bed two-campus hospital
Not yet verified against the original posting
Role summary
PeaceHealth is seeking a Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon for a Level II Trauma Center at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, WA. The position offers a guaranteed first-year salary, employment bonus, loan repayment (if eligible), CME support, and a comprehensive benefits package with EPIC as the EHR system. The call schedule involves 24-hour shifts split between onsite and backup coverage.
What the posting highlights
- 12 onsite and 12 backup surgeon coverage model with 30 minute recall
- APP collaboration or supervision is noted
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $538,560
- Pay context
- Source-listed pay · not yet verified
- Evidence
- s (12 onsite, 12 back-up surgeon with 30 minute recall) EPIC EMR Compensation & Benefits: Guaranteed first-year salary: $538,560 Employment Bonus + Relo Education Loan Reimbursement (if eligible) Robust well-being & wor
- Observed
- 2 wk ago
- Compensation model
- Guaranteed first-year salary with employment bonus; exact compensation structure beyond guaranteed salary not detailed
- Bonus / incentives
- Employment bonus
Benefits named in the posting
- Employment bonus
- Education Loan Reimbursement (if eligible)
- CME: up to $3,300 per calendar year for CME and/or professional dues/fees (prorated for lower FTE)
- Medical /Dental / Vision / Retirement/ Disability / Life insurance
- Robust well-being & work/life balance resources
Employer
PeaceHealth
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Hospital-based practice
- Facility type
- 253-bed two-campus hospital
- Beds
- 253
- Trauma level
- Level II Trauma Center
- EHR
- EPIC
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $538,560 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- How is the productivity component calculated (wRVU rate, threshold, reconciliation cadence), and what did physicians here actually earn from it last year?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- 24-hour shifts
- Call burden
- 24-hour shifts (12 onsite, 12 back-up surgeon with 30 minute recall)
- Shift type
- 24-hour shifts
- Patient volume
- Anticipated 15 patients per day (average), plus surgical cases, consults, and out-of-OR procedures
- Coverage model
- 12 onsite and 12 backup surgeon coverage model with 30 minute recall
- FTE
- 1
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- Pay not verified
- First seen
- 2 wk ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 95%
Full description
Description PeaceHealth is seeking an experienced Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon to work at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, WA! Practice Highlights Friendly, collegial team Work collaboratively with Advanced Practice Clinicians, ED physicians, hospitalists, other general surgeons, nurses, therapies, OR personnel, imaging team, other surgical services Anticipated 15 patients per day (average), plus surgical cases, consults, and out-of-OR procedures Da Vinci Xi robot availability 24-hour shifts (12 onsite, 12 back-up surgeon with 30 minute recall) EPIC EMR Compensation & Benefits Guaranteed first-year salary: $538,560 Employment Bonus + Relo Education Loan Reimbursement (if eligible) Robust well-being & work/life balance resources CME: up to $3,300 per calendar year for CME and/or professional dues/fees (based on 1.0 FTE; prorated for lower FTE) Comprehensive Benefit package including Medical /Dental / Vision / Retirement/ Disability / Life If this opportunity resonates with you, please reach out to Holly Giesbrecht, hgiesbrecht@peacehealth.org About Bellingham Bellingham, WA is the perfect blend of endless outdoor recreation, urban living, strong schools, great shopping & cuisine, and so much more! These amenities are surrounded by incredible scenery, from the sea to the mountains and the rainforest, making this community an amazing place to live. Head to Mount Baker for a day in the snow. Tour the San Juan Islands by sea kayak or sailboat. Trek the North Cascades on foot. Stay in town to explore the shops and cafes of historic Fairhaven and Downtown and then catch a show at Mount Baker Theater - you can do it all in Bellingham! About PeaceHealth PeaceHealth has been serving the communities of northwest Washington since 1890 with PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, now a 253-bed, two-campus hospital providing a Level II Trauma Center and a full range of inpatient and outpatient services. PeaceHealth's Whatcom Region also includes the comprehensive heart care services of the Cardiovascular Center at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center as well as the primary and specialty care provided by PeaceHealth. PeaceHealth is committed to Inclusivity, Respect for Diversity and Cultural Humility. EEO Affirmative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state or federal laws.