General Surgeon - Per-diem - Winchester Hospital
Listed compensation
$100-$200/hr
The week · per this posting
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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
Key Skills
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $208k–$416k | Surgery median $362k (middle half $275k–$485k)19 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$309k in purchasing power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in Virginia | 71 active | 1,284 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 98% no call · 83% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Virginia 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 |
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