General Surgeon | Serving Hawaiian Island Communities
Overview
- Location
- Waimea, Hawaii
- Schedule
- 8:00 a.m. To 5:00 p.m., full-time · Emergency general surgery and trauma call responsibilities
- Source-listed pay
- $100,000
- Practice
- Group practice (0.4 miles from hospital campus) · 35-bed rural acute-care facility; Level III Trauma Center accredited by The Joint Commission
Not yet verified against the original posting
Role summary
Queens North Hawai'i Community Hospital seeks a full-time General Surgeon for a stable, collaborative group practice in Waimea, offering a $475,449 base salary plus $45,745 citizenship incentive, with opportunities in emergency/trauma surgery, endoscopy, teaching, and rural community service on Hawaii's Big Island.
What the posting highlights
- Group practice; emergency and trauma call coverage responsibilities
- Care setting: Mixed: general surgery clinic (outpatient), emergency general surgery, trauma call, hospital admitting and rounding, endoscopy procedures, and GI emergency coverage
- Patient population: Native Hawaiians and all people of Hawai'i; rural community with diverse needs
- Teaching or an academic practice setting is noted
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $100,000
- Pay context
- Source-listed pay · not yet verified
- Evidence
- n Assistance: $25,000 Loan Repayment: State of Hawai‘i programs have historically offered up to $100,000 for 2-year commitments Rural compensation model: Strong base salary with additional RVU/pr
- Observed
- 1 wk ago
- Compensation model
- Guaranteed base salary plus RVU/productivity potential under a rural compensation model
- Bonus / incentives
- Citizenship incentive and productivity/RVU potential · $45,745 citizenship incentive; additional RVU/productivity potential available
- Loan repayment
- $100,000
Benefits named in the posting
- Health coverage
- Retirement benefits
- CME support
- Relocation assistance ($25,000)
- Loan repayment (up to $100,000 for 2-year State of Hawai'i commitments)
Employer
The Queen’s Health Systems
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Group practice (0.4 miles from hospital campus)
- Facility type
- 35-bed rural acute-care facility; Level III Trauma Center accredited by The Joint Commission
- Beds
- 35
- Trauma level
- Level III
- Patient population
- Native Hawaiians and all people of Hawai'i; rural community with diverse needs
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $100,000 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 is the $100,000 loan repayment structured — forgiven over time, contingent on service years, or paid up front?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., full-time
- Call burden
- Emergency general surgery and trauma call responsibilities
- Patient volume
- Partial patient panel with room to grow; 30-minute new visits, 15-minute follow-ups in general surgery clinic
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Mixed: general surgery clinic (outpatient), emergency general surgery, trauma call, hospital admitting and rounding, endoscopy procedures, and GI emergency coverage
- Coverage model
- Group practice; emergency and trauma call coverage responsibilities
- FTE
- 1
- Teaching
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- Visa sponsorship
- yes
- J-1 waiver
- Yes
- H-1B
- Yes
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- Pay not verified
- First seen
- 1 wk ago
- Last verified
- yesterday
- Extraction confidence
- 85%
Full description
Queens North Hawai'i Community Hospital is seeking a General Surgeon (MD) to join our long-standing, highly collaborative group practice located just 0.4 miles from the hospital campus in Waimea. This is a rare opportunity to step into a stable, well-respected group practice that has served our community for many years The Queen's Health System was founded to provide high-quality, compassionate care for Native Hawaiians and all people of Hawai‘i-guided by the values of aloha, respect, compassion, and interconnectedness. If you're looking for a place where your work truly matters, where patients are deeply appreciative, and where your team feels like family, you'll find it here. Position Details Full-time role 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. General surgery clinic (30-minute new visits, 15-minute follow-ups) Emergency general surgery and trauma call responsibilities Admitting and rounding on appropriate hospitalized patients Opportunity to perform EGD/colonoscopies (training supported) Coverage of some GI emergencies (e.g., non-variceal bleeds, impactions) Inherit a partial patient panel with room to grow over time. Opportunities to mentor, teach, and shape the next generation of surgeons Committee involvement available across the hospital Education encouraged- surgeons have expanded into endoscopy through supported training Compensation & Benefits Base Salary: $475,449 Citizenship Incentive: $45,745 Relocation Assistance: $25,000 Loan Repayment: State of Hawai‘i programs have historically offered up to $100,000 for 2-year commitments Rural compensation model: Strong base salary with additional RVU/productivity potential Comprehensive benefits package (health, retirement, CME, etc.) Qualifications & Requirements Board-certified General Surgeon (MD/DO) Must have several years' experience post-residency Collaborative, communicative, and team-oriented Comfortable with trauma call and emergency general surgery Interested in teaching residents Excited to serve a rural community with diverse needs Open to growing skills such as endoscopy or robotics J1 & H1-B candidates are welcome to apply Where You'll Work On Hawai'i's Big Island, Queen's North Hawai'i Community Hospital is a 35-bed rural acute-care facility that serves Waimea and surrounding communities. Part of The Queen's Health Systems, Queen's North Hawai'i Community Hospital has over 300 employees and more than a dozen physicians who serve the main hospital as well as outpatient clinics at Lucy Henriques Medical Center. The Level III Trauma Center is accredited by The Joint Commission and is a designated Baby-Friendly birth facility. Where You'll Live Waimea is unlike any other part of Hawai'i. Located on the Big Island, the historic area is Hawai'i's cowboy country. Nestled on an idyllic landscape covered in rolling green pastures, Kamuela (also called Waimea) is home to cattle ranches, including one of the oldest in the United States. In contrast, Waimea offers a thriving cultural and entertainment scene with boutique shops, theater and world-class dining, making it a great place to live, work and play. Who You'll Work For The Queen's Health Systems is a nonprofit healthcare organization with a network of facilities that serve Hawai'i and the Pacific Basin. As Hawai'i's leading healthcare establishment, the statewide network has more than 8,000 employees and more than 1,500 affiliated physicians and providers. Its mission is to provide quality healthcare services to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiians and all the people of Hawai'i. Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran Job ID Number: 30701