Physician: General Surgery (McCall, ID)

SurgeryNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Description & Requirements

General Surgery Opportunity | Mccall, Idaho

St. Luke’s is seeking a full-time General Surgeon to join our team in McCall, Idaho. This is a unique opportunity to build a broad, community-based surgical practice in a beautiful mountain setting while being supported by a strong local care team and extended surgical expertise from the Acute Care Surgery group in Boise.

Practice Highlights

  • Broad “bread and butter” general surgery practice with the opportunity to fill the schedule with endoscopy procedures, if desired.
  • Endoscopy is available as part of the practice mix but is not required.
  • Trauma Level IV setting with highly skilled Emergency Department colleagues and strong interdisciplinary collaboration.
  • Clinic support includes an RN, MA, and office manager to help support patient care, clinic flow, and day-to-day operations.
  • Extended support and partnership from the Acute Care Surgery group in Boise.

Schedule and Call

  • Full-time commitment is 1,472 hours per year.
  • Call requirements are negotiable and can be discussed based on candidate interest, practice needs, and overall service coverage.
  • Opportunity to help shape a sustainable rural surgical practice with support from system partners.

Hospital and Community Context

St. Luke’s McCall is a 15-bed critical access hospital serving McCall and the surrounding communities. The hospital provides 24/7 emergency care, inpatient and outpatient services, surgical care, maternal and childbirth services, hospice care, and other essential community health services. In fiscal year 2023, St. Luke’s McCall reported 560 admissions, 1,497 patient days, 30,196 outpatient visits, and 6,645 emergency room visits.

Why Mccall

McCall offers the best of rural community practice with access to year-round outdoor recreation, a close-knit care team, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a growing mountain community. This role is ideal for a surgeon who values broad-scope practice, team-based care, and the ability to partner across a high-performing health system.

What's in It for You

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally.

In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings.

We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Personify Health Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.

General Information

Department: Surgical Services McCall Hospital Flr 2

Position Type: Full-Time

  • Job ID
  • 155849
  • City
  • McCall
  • State
  • ID
  • Category
  • Physician

Key Responsibilities

The General Surgeon will provide broad, community-based surgical care and participate in endoscopy procedures as needed. They will collaborate with the local care team and the Acute Care Surgery group in Boise to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must be qualified surgeons capable of managing a broad scope of general surgery practice in a rural, critical access hospital setting. The role requires a full-time commitment and the ability to participate in call rotations as needed.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Trauma careClinical flow managementSurgical proceduresEmergency medicine support

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician: General Surgery (McCall, ID) at St. Luke's Health System a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery — ranked against 887 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 47 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 87% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Idaho is 95.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of Idaho clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 2 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
3%
CME allowance
3% this job
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 887 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in McCall

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$803k
Typical market rent
$2,285/mo
Residents’ average commute
11 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
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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About St. Luke's Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Boise, Idaho
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
Malpractice Coverage
CME Allowance
Paid Vacation