Copy of Plastic Surgeon - Des Moines Plastic Surgery
Listed compensation
$300K - $400K
Listing transparency2 of 6 stated
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and weekend coverage.
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Responsibilities
Meeting with patients to take their medical history and examine their files to provide them with the best surgical options
- Outlining all the risks and benefits associated with the surgery before the procedure
- Preparing patients for surgical and non-surgical procedures
- Prescribing medication and providing aftercare to patients
- Handling various administrative duties like updating patient records and clinic policies
Requirements
- A degree in medicine and a medical license in the state of Iowa
- Completion of a residency program
- Additional courses and training in cosmetic surgery
- Years of practical experience in surgery
- Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail and impeccable bedside manner
Benefits
Highly competitive comprehensive compensation package $300k-400k or % of billables
Stock Option
Access to a network of highly qualified board-certified Plastic Surgeons and Aesthetic professionals
Des Moines Plastic Surgery is a part of Cosmetic Physician Partners (CPP). CPP is a leading medical aesthetics platform with over 30 clinics across 19 states.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Copy of Plastic Surgeon - Des Moines Plastic Surgery at Confidential Employer a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery — ranked against 886 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 82% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$350k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $399k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in West Des Moines
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $317k≈ 1.1× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,359/mo≈ 5% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 91.7
- State income tax
- Up to 6%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.