General Surgeon - Harney District Hospital

Annual Salary: $525,00 (3 year contract)

Sign-On Bonus: $35,000

Two weeks on/Two weeks off

Harney District Hospital is seeking a General Surgeon to join their Surgery Team. The schedule for this position will be two weeks on and two weeks off. We are located in the Frontier Community of Burns, Oregon, so the ideal candidate needs to be experienced and confident in their skills. If you have any questions about this position, please contact Jen Hoke at 541-573-8303.

Established in Burns, Oregon in 1920, Harney District Hospital is the only critical access hospital that serves residents living in rural communities spread across the 10,000 square miles of beautiful Harney County. We also run a family care clinic and a specialty care clinic. Despite our small size and remote location, we offer modern facilities, state-of-the-art technology, and a comprehensive range of services. Treating others with sensitivity and empathy provides for a healing environment and shows respect for the emotional, spiritual, and physical needs of others. We take care of our family, friends, and neighbors, so quality care is close to our heart. Here, our patients are never just numbers.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Must have excellent communication skills and ability to interact with a diverse population and professionally represent Harney District Hospital.
• Strong team working and collaborative skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work independently.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills, written and oral communication and customer service skills, particularly in dealing with stressful personal interactions.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Electronic Medical Record systems.
• Intermediate in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel).

Education and Experience

• Graduation from an accredited medical school.
• Successful completion of an accredited residency program in General Surgery.
• Fellowship training in advanced laparoscopic surgery.
• Successful completion of additional educational programs necessary to enable Physician to acquire and maintain privileges to perform the range of services contemplated. This includes board eligibility/certification in the specialty being practiced.

Licensure/ Certification / Registration

• Oregon license as MD/DO
• Board certified or eligible in General Surgery to be board certified or qualified to sit for the boards in primary area of practice at the Hospital. Those applicants who are not board certified at the time of application but who have completed their residency or fellowship training are required to become board certified within seven years of residency or fellowship training.
• Current ATLS certification required.
• Valid driver's license and the ability to meet SCHS driving requirements.
• Maintain unrestricted DEA number.
• Maintain unrestricted ability to participate in Medicare / Medicaid, or other federal or state governmental health care programs.

Experience:

• >5 years' experience in hospital and outpatient practice environments providing care in General Surgery.

It is the policy of Harney District Hospital (HDH) that qualified individuals with disabilities not be discriminated against because of their disabilities regarding job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of HDH to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. HDH is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Jen Hoke at 541-573-8303 or jhoke@harneydh.com.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire; they will also be required to pass a background check and drug screen for legal or illegal drugs under Federal or State law.