Trauma Surgeon
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Job Description
- Job Id: Y-MD-3483087
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Surgery Trauma
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Dubois, PA
- Service Setting: Surgery – Hospital (Level II Trauma)
- Coverage Type: Clinical Only
- Coverage Period: Oct 05, 2026 – Apr 05, 2027
- Clinical Shift Schedule: October 5-7 (7a-7p) and October 9-11 (7p-7a); ongoing 7-10 shifts per month
Patient Information
- Patient Demographics: Adults, Geriatrics
- Patient Volume/Census: Varies; 4 trauma bays in ED
- Case Mix: Trauma – abdominal, thoracic, ortho, vascular, neurosurgical
Facility Information
- No. of Beds in Department: 272 hospital beds
- Trauma Level: Level II
- EMR System: Cerner
Privileges & Compliance
Temporary Privileges Available: Yes (emergency privileges for October)
Required Procedures
- Abdominal trauma
- Thoracic trauma
- Orthopedic trauma
- Vascular trauma
- Neurosurgical trauma
Job Requirements
- Licenses: Active PA license
- Board: BC in Surgery (Surgical Critical Care)
- DEA: Yes
- Certifications: ATLS
- Experience: 1-2 years post fellowship
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide trauma surgery coverage including abdominal, thoracic, ortho, vascular, and neurosurgical procedures
- Manage trauma patients in a Level II trauma center
- Work 12-hour shifts (days and nights) as scheduled
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary hospital team
- Participate in emergency privileges process as needed
Key Responsibilities
Provide trauma surgery coverage and manage patients at a Level II trauma center, including abdominal, thoracic, orthopedic, vascular, and neurosurgical trauma cases. Work scheduled 12-hour day and night shifts, collaborate with the multidisciplinary hospital team, and participate in the emergency privileges process as needed.
Requirements
Requires an active Pennsylvania medical license, board certification in Surgery (Surgical Critical Care), DEA registration, and ATLS certification. Candidates must have 1–2 years of post-fellowship experience and be able to provide coverage across the listed trauma specialties.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
In Pennsylvania, the Surgery weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$438k (10 salary observations; 119 listings), vs ~$490k nationally (238 salary observations; 2,393 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 30 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 83% have no call, 43% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania vs national | $438k median in Pennsylvania | $490k nationally (−11%)10 state / 238 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in Pennsylvania | 72 active | 1,280 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 7% remote · 83% no call · 43% no weekends30 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania physician listings (all specialties): 28% state a sign-on bonus (median $65k) · 15% offer loan repayment938 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery hiring demand | #4 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 40 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 604 postings, 152 closed |
| New Surgery listings | 795 in the last 30 days | 493 the 30 days before (+61%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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