General Surgeon

• Job Title: General Surgeon
• Location: Sacramento, CA
• Employment Type: Full-time or Part-time
• Salary: $200,000 – $300,000 per year for Full-time
• Sacramento General Surgeons: Same Surgical Skills, a Better Way to Practice

Sacramento offers an outstanding quality of life: Tahoe, Napa and San Francisco are all within two hours, at a lower cost of living than the Bay Area. But top-tier General Surgeons shouldn’t have to give up that lifestyle for their careers. Skilled Wound Care is seeking motivated General Surgeons to lead wound care initiatives in skilled nursing facilities throughout Sacramento County and the greater Sacramento area.

Maybe you’re a General Surgeon ready to step away from the trauma call rotations, OR block-time battles and productivity targets at the region’s large health systems. Maybe you want clinical autonomy outside the high-pressure hospital environment. Either way, we offer a high-impact surgical career without the corporate red tape.

The Sacramento General Surgeon Advantage

In a region where being on call can mean cancelling a ski weekend in Tahoe or a Saturday in Napa, we offer a refreshing alternative:

The “No-Call” Lifestyle: No nights, no weekends and no pagers. No 2 a. m. emergency cases. This is a true Monday–Friday opportunity, so your weekends are yours for the slopes, the American River Parkway, Folsom Lake or time at home with family.

Keep Your Surgical Skills: Surgical debridement and bedside procedures stay part of your daily practice.

Clinical Autonomy: Direct patient outcomes based on your surgical expertise, not a hospital committee, department hierarchy or RVU quota.

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.

• Meaningful Surgical Work
• Use the latest advancements in wound healing to change lives in Sacramento-area communities:
• Surgical and sharp debridement and other bedside procedures
• Advanced dressings and specialized wound protocols
• Collaborative care in the post-acute setting, where you follow patients through healing

Compensation & Benefits

• Average Annual Earnings: $220,000–$250,000 (no earning cap as an independent contractor)
• High Achievers: Top performers earn $300,000+ through performance bonuses
• Pay Structure: Per-patient and per-procedure pay, plus quarterly bonus programs

Requirements

• Medical Degree: MD or DO from an accredited institution
• California Medical License: Unrestricted/clear (or eligibility to obtain one)
• DEA License: Or eligibility to obtain one
• Open Background: We welcome General 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 specialty 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.

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.