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Grand Rapids, Michigan

Physician - Pediatric Plastic Surgery, He

SurgeryNo weekendsFull-Time

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital (HDVCH) invite dynamic, self-motivated, and collaborative plastic surgeons to explore a position in the division. The new partner will enjoy working in a practice that sees only pediatric patients and performs the full spectrum of pediatric plastic surgery.

The surgeons in the group have pioneered innovative techniques that are now being practiced around the world. Additional training in microsurgery or oral surgery would be a plus. There would be opportunity to expand the practice into adult craniofacial trauma or adult microsurgical reconstruction as desired.

As the primary Pediatric Clinical Academic Partner of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, academic appointments for qualified candidates are available at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Clinical research is encouraged and supported, as research is strong component of the division. The division employs a full time research assistant for clinical research efforts.

Qualifications

Fellowship trained and BC/BE in Plastic Surgery

Preferred

Board eligible in Oral Surgery and/or trained in Hand Surgery

Practice Description

The practice includes two pediatric plastic surgeons, a board certified pediatrician with support from nurses and medical assistants along with a pediatric dermatology section with two physician and one advance practice provider.

The collaborative practice performs all pediatric plastic surgery including cleft lip and palate, orthognathic procedures, synostosis surgery, congenital craniofacial anomalies, breast surgery, vascular malformations and hand / nerve surgery. Outreach efforts of the group are well established and growing in the State of Michigan.

Facility Description

HDVCH is proud to be recognized as one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals in the nation. HDVCH is a state-of-the-art, globally integrated, 241-bed free standing dedicated children’s hospital located on the main campus of Spectrum Health. HDVCH also has one of the nation’s largest NICU’s (108-beds).

Compensation Package

HDVCH offers a competitive compensation package based on experience and training, including health, dental, and vision insurance, disability and life insurance. Paid time off for vacation, maternity leave, illness, CME and relocation allowance.

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Grand Rapids, Michigan is the second largest city located just 40 minutes from the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan. It boasts top-rated public and private schools, seven colleges, a variety of recreational activities, cultural opportunities and professional sports.

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  • Primary Location
  • SITE - 35 Michigan St NE - Grand Rapids
  • Department Name
  • Peds Surgery Craniofacial HDVCH - Medical Group West

Employment Type: Full time

Shift: Day (United States of America)

  • Weekly Scheduled Hours
  • 40
  • Hours of Work
  • 40
  • Days Worked
  • Monday - Friday
  • Weekend Frequency

Every Third Weekend

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Key Responsibilities

The physician will perform the full spectrum of pediatric plastic surgery procedures and participate in clinical research efforts. They will also have the opportunity to engage in academic teaching as a partner of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Craniofacial surgeryCleft lip and palate repairPatient care

Surgery — Physician Career Context

In Michigan, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$301k (118 salary observations; 1,175 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (13,507 salary observations; 55,834 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 42 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 93% have no call, 71% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 3.9
Better work-life than 50% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,016 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Grand Rapids

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$308k
Typical market rent
$1,580/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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