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Beth Israel Lahey Health
Winchester, Virginia

General Surgeon - Per-diem - Winchester Hospital

SurgeryIncludes callIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$100-$200/hr

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Job Description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description

Winchester Hospital is seeking a skilled and compassionate Board Certified or Board Eligible General Surgeon to join our team on a per-diem basis.

Provide exceptional surgical care and call coverage in a collaborative community hospital setting backed by the strength of the Beth Israel Lahey Health network.

Key Responsibilities

  • Surgical Coverage: Perform elective and emergency general surgery procedures.
  • On-Call & Inpatient Care: Provide surgical call coverage, rounding, and inpatient consultations.
  • Emergency Department Consults: Evaluate and manage acute surgical cases presenting to the ED.
  • Patient Management: Deliver comprehensive pre-operative and post-operative surgical care.
  • Collaboration: Partner with surgical teams, anesthesiologists, advanced practice providers, and nursing staff.
  • Documentation: Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the EHR system (Epic).
  • Schedule & Shift Requirements
  • Work Model: On-site / On-call coverage
  • Coverage Needs: Daytime coverage, weeknights, weekends, and holiday call availability based on departmental need
  • Flexibility: Work on an as-needed basis with competitive per-diem scheduling flexibility

Required Qualifications

  • Medical Degree (MD or DO) from an accredited medical school
  • Successful completion of an accredited General Surgery Residency program
  • Current, unrestricted Medical License in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery (ABMS or AOA)
  • Active Federal DEA & MCSR registrations

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2+ years of clinical post-residency experience in General Surgery
  • Broad surgical skillset (laparoscopic, minimally invasive, and acute care surgery)
  • Experience with Epic EHR

Benefits & Perks

  • Autonomy: Flexible per-diem scheduling to complement your primary practice
  • Competitive Pay: Premium hourly and on-call rates
  • Insurance: Full malpractice coverage provided

Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, are a purpose-driven, values-based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve.

All of the employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in employment. Please see here for more information about our purpose and values and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy.

Pay Range

$100.00 - $200.00

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation may be determined based on several factors, that may include education, training, relevant experience, specialty, geography of work location, productivity, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Medical Degree (MD or DO) and have completed an accredited General Surgery Residency program. A current, unrestricted Massachusetts medical license and Board Certification or eligibility in General Surgery are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Laparoscopic surgeryMinimally invasive surgeryPre-operative carePost-operative care

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 98% have no call, 83% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 15.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Surgery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$208k–$416kSurgery median $362k (middle half $275k–$485k)19 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$309k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Surgery listings in Virginia71 active1,284 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 98% no call · 83% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia Physician listings: 34% state a sign-on bonus (median $65k) · 25% offer loan repayment758 active listings, Oct 2026
Surgery pay trend−15.6% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Surgeon Jobs

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Salary Distribution

39 jobs · 12 employers
23
<$370k
2
$375k
7
$440k-510k
4
$510k-580k
3
$650k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 12 employers
401k / retirement match
73%
Sign-on bonus
36%
Relocation assistance
12%
CME allowance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,276 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About Beth Israel Lahey Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Newburyport, MA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Malpractice Coverage
Flexible Per-Diem Scheduling

Living in Winchester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$369k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Winchester, VA-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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