Trauma Surgeon
Listed compensation
$250k-$500k
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
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Job Description
- Job Title: Trauma Surgeon
- Location: Santa Rosa, CA
- Employment Type: Full-time or Part-time
- Salary: $250,000 – $500,000 per year for Full-time
- Trauma Surgeon Jobs in Santa Rosa, CA: Your Surgical Skills, a Better Way to Practice
You chose Trauma Surgery to be there in the moments that matter most. But years of 24-hour in-house call, overnight activations, gunshot wounds and multi-system injuries take a real toll on your sleep, your health and your family.
Across the country, trauma and acute care surgeons face some of the highest burnout rates in medicine. Unpredictable hours, the emotional weight of the work and the strain of surgical critical care add up.
Skilled Wound Care, a premier national physician group, is hiring Trauma Surgeons in Santa Rosa, CA to work as wound care physicians and lead wound care initiatives in skilled nursing facilities across the area.
Maybe you’re a Trauma Surgeon ready to step away from in-house call and middle-of-the-night activations for good. Maybe you want a part-time role during your off weeks. Either way, this no-call Trauma Surgeon job offers a high-impact career without the corporate red tape.
Why Trauma Surgeons in Santa Rosa, CA Choose Wound Care
In a specialty where your pager can go off at any hour for a level-one activation, we offer a refreshing alternative:
The “No-Call” Lifestyle: No nights, no weekends, no 24-hour shifts and no pagers. No overnight trauma activations. This is a true Monday–Friday surgeon job, so your evenings and weekends belong to you and your family.
Put Your Wound Expertise to Work: Complex wounds, debridement and soft tissue management are already part of your daily work. Your trauma training makes you a natural fit for wound care.
Keep Your Surgical Skills: Surgical debridement and bedside procedures stay part of your daily practice.
A Healthier Pace: Predictable days replace the adrenaline, sleep deprivation and emotional weight of the trauma bay.
See Patients Heal: Follow patients through healing and build lasting relationships, instead of handing them off once they’re stable.
Clinical Autonomy: Direct patient outcomes based on your surgical expertise, not a hospital committee or department hierarchy.
Smarter Documentation: Our custom software is designed to slash admin time, so you’re not stuck charting at midnight when you could be home at a reasonable hour.
- Trauma Surgeon Responsibilities
- Use the latest advancements in wound healing to change lives in communities across Santa Rosa, CA:
- Surgical and sharp debridement and other bedside procedures
- Evaluation and treatment of chronic, non-healing and complex wounds, including pressure injuries and post-surgical wounds
Advanced Dressings and Specialized Wound Protocols
- Collaborative care in skilled nursing facilities and the post-acute setting, where you follow patients through healing
- Trauma Surgeon Salary & Compensation
- Full-Time Average Annual Earnings: $250,000–$500,000 (no earning cap as an independent contractor)
- High Achievers: Top performers earn $500,000+ through performance bonuses
- Pay Structure: Per-patient and per-procedure pay, plus quarterly bonus programs
Trauma Surgeon Schedule
- We offer consistent weekday schedules with no nights or weekends, in part-time or full-time options:
- Part-Time: 2–3 days per week
- Full-Time: 4–5 days per week
- Trauma Surgeon Requirements
- Medical Degree: MD or DO from an accredited institution
- Medical License: Unrestricted/clear medical license in the state of practice (or eligibility to obtain one)
- DEA License: Or eligibility to obtain one
- Open Background: We welcome Trauma and Acute Care Surgeons and surgeons of all backgrounds, as well as Family Medicine and Internal Medicine physicians. No previous wound care experience is required; we provide comprehensive wound care training
- Great Place to Work® Certified!
Skilled Wound Care is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the 5th year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Skilled Wound Care. This year, 95% of employees said it’s a great place to work – 39% higher than the average U.S. company.
Apply for This Trauma Surgeon Job in Santa Rosa, CA
You’ve answered enough middle-of-the-night pages. If you’re a Trauma Surgeon in Santa Rosa, CA looking for a no-call, Monday–Friday career, or a part-time role during your off weeks, Apply Today!
Skilled Wound Care will ask all candidates to perform pre-employment confidential DiSC testing and appropriate relevant skills testing prior to hiring.
Skilled Wound Care, part of Skilled Physicians Group, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
Key Responsibilities
Perform surgical and sharp debridement and other bedside procedures, and evaluate and treat chronic, non-healing, complex, pressure-related, and post-surgical wounds. Use advanced dressings and wound care protocols while collaborating with skilled nursing and post-acute care teams and following patients through healing.
Requirements
Applicants must have an MD or DO from an accredited institution and an unrestricted or clear medical license in the state of practice, or eligibility to obtain one. A DEA license or eligibility to obtain one is required; trauma and acute care surgeons and physicians from other listed specialties are welcome, and prior wound care experience is not required because training is provided.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Trauma Surgeon at Skilled Wound Care a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Surgery — ranked against 1,267 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Skilled Wound Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 84/100, 290 active listings.
Of the 34 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 94% have no call, 59% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.0 / 10 · top 5% in surgery | ranked against 1,267 Surgery listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $250k–$500k | Surgery median $550k (middle half $400k–$717k)25 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$339k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in California | 156 active | 1,280 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 94% no call · 59% no weekends34 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Physician listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 26% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery hiring demand | #4 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 40 days · 40% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 604 postings, 152 closed |
| New Surgery listings | 818 in the last 30 days | 489 the 30 days before (+67%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Skilled Wound Care | silver tier, 84/100 | Top Employers work-life index290 active listings |
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