Colon and Rectal Surgeon Opportunity in Knoxville, TN at Covenant Health - Physician Services
Knoxville, TN 37916
About the Job
Premier Surgical seeks a fellowship-trained Colon and rectal surgeon to join our well-established team of thirty-two surgeons. Our opportunity is at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, a tertiary care, regional referral center, and a member of the Covenant Health System.
Premier's physicians value the independent practice of medicine and believe that the independent practice model provides patients with the highest quality of care. Independent practice provides physicians the freedom to practice giving patients the widest range of healthcare options.
Opportunity Highlights
• Colon and rectal surgery fellowship is required.
• Premier's thirty-two physicians comprise the area's largest private, independent surgical group, providing services at four of the area's five hospitals.
• Joining a well-established surgical specialty practice with 6 surgeons (three surgical oncologists, a colorectal surgeon, a MIS foregut specialist, and a surgicalist) based at the tertiary referral center for the Covenant system, with a large established outpatient referral base. (will be joining for 1:7 call coverage)
• Depending on training and interest, surgical opportunities include a wide range of colon and rectal pathology from simple anorectal surgery to complex abdominal surgery. Also, our surgery center supports efficient outpatient anorectal surgery opportunity. The facility currently has a robust robotic surgery program as well with 3 Da Vinci Xi robots with plans for further expansion of robotic program.
• Supported by a full-time surgicalist program reducing call burden and clinic interruptions.
• Multiple tumor conferences each month across the system.
• Competitive salary, partnership track, group health, dental, life, disability, and retirement benefits, sign-on bonus.
• Annual CME allowance, relocation package
• Growth and leadership opportunities both with Premier and in Covenant's regional cancer program
• Learn more at www.premiersurgical.com
