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Dothan, Alabama

General Surgeon

SurgeryNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

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Job Description Summary

This position addresses physician leadership for all aspects of the clinic. This position is responsible for all services/systems required for an organized, multidisciplinary team approach directed toward the provision of the highest quality patient care. This position addresses the maintenance of established patient care standards and protocols through continuous quality improvement and total quality management activities in the clinic.

Job Description

Qualifications

  • Must be a licensed physician in the state where the clinic is located;
  • Must have successfully credentialed through the Medical Staff Services of Southeast Health.

Language/ Communication Skills

  • Ability to effectively communicate in English both in writing and orally;
  • Ability to effectively communicate in an emergency situation;

Works with the Clinic Administrator to provide clinical direction to the clinic, to include planning scope of services, equipment specifications, space design, and standardization of patient care policies and procedures;

Establishes and maintains a positive marketing relationship with physicians and companies to insure effective communication, coordination, and funding for the clinic;

Collaborates with the medical staff of the clinic and hospital to determine outcome indicators for the provision of quality care and monitors those appropriately;

  • Identifies and addresses issues that affect members of the medical staff;
  • Maintains positive relations with members of the medical staff.

Skills

Ability to perform technical skills in accordance with credentialed competencies as determined by Medical Staff policy;

Assists in the development of marketing plans and activities;

Advises and assists in the development, administration and implementation of annual and long term business plans;

Provides financial services including, but not limited to, working with the Department’s management team in the supervision of accounting, reporting, and control procedures;

Develops and insures the proper implementation of financial planning an control systems at all levels, and uses the information derived from such systems to properly assess, plan and control the financial affairs of the Department;

Participates in evaluation of the quality of care being rendered by the Department and cooperates in the hospital’s quality assurance program in monitoring quality and outcome of care administered by staff;

Assists the Department’s management team in the development, review, and implementation of departmental policies and procedures;

  • Actively participates on committee or team assignments involving the clinic’s services;
  • Communicates to the medical staff and associated departments issues requiring their attention;
  • Keeps the administrative liaison abreast of medical staff issues related to the clinic.

Shift: Day

Shift Details

FTE

1

Type

Regular

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Southeast Health is committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Southeast Health will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Key Responsibilities

The General Surgeon will provide physician leadership for the clinic, overseeing multidisciplinary teams and ensuring the highest standards of patient care. They are responsible for clinical direction, financial planning, and maintaining positive relationships with medical staff and external partners.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical staff managementStrategic planningPolicy developmentCredentialingHealthcare administration

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in physician rolesranked against 22,343 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $505k (middle half $275k–$650k)153 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingAlabama index 88.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Surgery listings in Alabama33 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All physician listings in Alabama223 active22,312 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedAlabama physician listings (all specialties): 28% state a sign-on bonus · 5% offer loan repayment223 active listings, Nov 2026
Surgery hiring demand#4 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 40 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 604 postings, 152 closed
New Surgery listings816 in the last 30 days474 the 30 days before (+72%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend (all specialties)−2.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,343 Physician roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Alabama figures use all physicians: too few Alabama Surgery postings state pay.

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Salary Distribution

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1
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$650k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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CME allowance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,295 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Dothan

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$206k
Typical market rent
$1,210/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
83.8
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Dothan, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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