Trauma Medical Director
Compensation
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Job Description
Overland Park Regional Medical Center is a 383-bed major acute care hospital located in Overland Park, Kansas (12 miles from Kansas City) It is part of the HCA Midwest Health network, one of the largest hospital systems in the Midwest, The hospital operates Johnson County’s only Level II Trauma Center, handling serious injuries and emergency conditions Its medical staff includes more than 640 physicians and over 1,500 nurses who deliver excellent care to patients of all ages
Qualifications
- Board Certification in General Surgery and Fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care.
- Experience with ACS guidelines & strong leadership skills
Extant Full Time Employee Benefits Including
- Competitive Compensation with monthly stipend
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance
- $5,000/ yr Business Expense Reimbursement Allowance
Malpractice Coverage
Back end support including billing, credentialing, payroll and clinic management.
Community
Overland Park, Kansas is widely regarded as a strong, affluent, and family-oriented suburban community within the Kansas City metropolitan area.
It combines robust economic opportunity with quality public services, recreational amenities, and nationally recognized livability.
- Ranked top 10 safest & happiest cities in the U.S., with 100+ miles of paved hiking & biking trails.
- Overland Park is the second-largest city in Kansas, with a population of roughly 207,000 residents.
- Access to professional teams: Chiefs (NFL), Royals (MLB), & Sporting KC (MLS).
Key Responsibilities
The Trauma Medical Director will oversee trauma services at a Level II Trauma Center, ensuring high-quality care for patients with serious injuries. The role involves providing clinical leadership and managing medical staff within the hospital's trauma department.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Key Skills
Trauma Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 80% have no call, 38% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Overland Park
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $363k
- Typical market rent
- $1,757/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.5
- State income tax
- Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.