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Ascension
Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin

General Surgeon

SurgeryNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Your future role at a glance
  • Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Facility: Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital / Prospect Medical Commons
  • Schedule: Full Time
  • Sign On Bonus: $30,000
  • Productivity Incentive: RVU
  • CME Allowance: $4,000
  • Relocation Allowance: $10,000
  • Malpractice Coverage with Tail
  • How you’ll make an impact in this role
  • This is an exceptional opportunity for a motivated General Surgeon to join a busy, well-respected practice, supported by a strong referral base and the full resources of a robust health system.
  • Patients are a mix of general surgical and trauma related cases
  • Schedule: 36 hours patient facing and/or surgical 4 hours of administrative time.
  • Practice Setting: Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital / Prospect Medical Commons

Deliver compassionate, high-quality medical services by expertly evaluating and treating patients using state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic skills.

Coordinate comprehensive care by providing specialty consultations for both inpatient and outpatient settings and managing the full patient journey, including seamless discharge planning with case management.

Advance the overall quality and value of care by recommending and participating in initiatives designed to improve cost effectiveness and patient outcomes.

Collaborate with referring physicians, serving as the admitting, attending, or consulting physician to ensure continuous and coordinated care, especially for patients requiring hospitalization.

Ensure all patient documentation is accurate and submitted in a timely, compliant manner to support high-quality medical records and expedite insurance processes.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration

Required Credential(s)

Physician MD/DO obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Preferred Credential(s)

Advanced Life Support. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.
  • Work Experience
  • None required.
  • Benefits that help you thrive
  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
  • Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
  • Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning

Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

  • Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
  • Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
  • Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Key Responsibilities

The General Surgeon will provide high-quality medical services by evaluating and treating patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. They will collaborate with referring physicians and manage the full patient journey to ensure coordinated care and accurate documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree and possess the appropriate medical licensure. While no specific work experience is required, candidates should be prepared to handle a mix of general surgical and trauma-related cases.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

General surgeryTrauma surgeryPatient evaluationSurgical proceduresDiagnostic skillsMedical documentationClinical collaborationPatient care coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates General Surgeon at Ascension a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery — ranked against 1,016 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 95% have no call, 90% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 11.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Surgery listings

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Living in Mount Pleasant

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$378k
Typical market rent
$1,720/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Ascension

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St. Louis, MO
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
HSA/FSA options
Employer-matched 403(b)
Disability and life insurance
Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
CME allowance ($4,000)
Sign-on bonus ($30,000)
Relocation allowance ($10,000)