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Saint Luke's Health System
Kansas City, Missouri

Vascular Surgeon - Saint Luke's and Heart Surgeons of Kansas City

SurgeryIncludes callFull-Time

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Job Description Saint Luke’s and Heart Surgeons of Kansas City are seeking a fifth BC/BE Vascular Surgeon to join their dynamic and collaborative team. This opportunity supports a robust mix of inpatient and outpatient care across two facilities: Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City and Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Position Highlights:

  • Collaborative, multidisciplinary vascular program with strong partnership across vascular surgery, vascular medicine/interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, and wound care—focused on delivering high-quality, comprehensive patient outcomes
  • Balanced clinical practice including operative care, inpatient management, and outpatient clinics (1–1.5 days/week) across two campuses: a high-acuity tertiary referral center and a community-based hospital
  • Broad procedural scope encompassing complex aortic interventions and outpatient vein treatments, supported by state-of-the-art facilities (dedicated cardiovascular and hybrid ORs, cardiac anesthesia, and outpatient vein procedure suites)
  • Robust clinical infrastructure with APP support across care settings and a dedicated vascular lab staffed by experienced sonographers
  • Favorable call schedule (no more than 1:4)
  • Large, supportive research program with active participation in multiple clinical studies
  • Leader in innovation, among the first in the region to adopt advanced technologies and techniques in vascular surgery
  • Quality-driven team with participation in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)
  • Fully integrated Epic EMR
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package, including guaranteed salary, comprehensive health coverage, malpractice insurance, retirement plan with employer match, generous paid time off, and CME support Qualifications:
  • Board Certified/Board Eligible in Vascular Surgery
  • Experienced candidates preferred; new graduates welcome to apply About Saint Luke’s Saint Luke’s serves the West Region of BJC Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States. Through its 10 hospitals and campuses, multiple health service organizations, and more than 100 primary and specialty care offices, Saint Luke’s provides the highest levels of quality and compassionate health care and health-related services for patients in urban, suburban, and rural communities in 65 specialty services across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas. Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City is nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report and is one of the elite hospitals in the region. Saint Luke’s is committed to the highest levels of excellence in health care and the advancement of medical research and education.

About Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute is part of Saint Luke’s, the West Region of BJC Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States.

The Heart Institute, a teaching affiliate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, is one of the most distinguished cardiovascular programs in the country. Its legacy of innovation began more than 40 years ago when it opened as the nation’s first freestanding heart hospital.

Since then, the nearly 200 board-certified specialists and cardiovascular experts have earned a global reputation for excellence in the treatment of heart disease, including interventional cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, imaging, heart failure, transplant, heart disease prevention, cardio-oncology, cardiometabolic disease, women’s heart disease, electrophysiology, outcomes research, and health economics by being the third hospital in the U.S. to achieve Comprehensive Cardiac Center certification from The Joint Commission.

In 2023, the Heart Institute completed its 1,000th heart transplant, making it one of only 23 advanced programs to have reached this milestone. Job

Requirements

Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year Licensure managed by MSO - N/A (Information only, Not certificate) Doctorate Degree Job Details Full Time Swing (United States of America) The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day.

Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care.

Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter. Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services.

Equal Opportunity Employer. Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive vascular care including complex aortic interventions and outpatient vein treatments across two hospital facilities. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to manage inpatient and outpatient patients while participating in clinical research and quality initiatives.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Vascular Surgery and hold a Doctorate degree. While experienced candidates are preferred, new graduates are welcome to apply.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 47 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 96% have no call, 79% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Below most Surgery listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 988 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Kansas City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k
Typical market rent
$1,428/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Saint Luke's Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Kansas City, MO
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive health coverage
Malpractice insurance
Retirement plan with employer match
Generous paid time off
CME support