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Legacy Health
Silverton, Oregon

General Surgeon

SurgeryIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Every day, patients look to the skilled professionals at Legacy to make their lives better. They seek care that is as compassionate as it is innovative. Our patients want to be involved in their healthcare decisions; they want to feel respected.

If you strive to deliver this level of care every day, you may be a perfect fit in our healthcare community as a General Surgeon at Legacy Silverton Medical Center.

Responsibilities

Provides a full range of general surgical care to patients of Legacy Health System. Such care is provided in an office, outpatient, or inpatient setting and includes the full and expected mix of patient problems and surgical approaches.

  • Provides “non-trauma” coverage on an “on-call” capacity for Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital.
  • Provides office follow up of general surgery patients.
  • Provides consultation on general surgical issues.
  • Participates in Legacy Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement programs as appropriate for clinical practice.
  • Participates on relevant committees as requested.
  • Participates in community outreach activities regarding Legacy’s general surgery services.
  • Completes medical records, coding and billing schedules and forms, and other needed paperwork in a timely fashion.
  • Works with pediatric, adolescent, adult, and elderly/geriatric patients.
  • Works with other specialists to develop a comprehensive Legacy surgical services program.

Qualifications

Graduate of four-year U.S. Medical School or equivalent.

Completion of general surgery residency.

Licensure

  • Medical License for the applicable state.
  • Membership on LPH Medical Staff.
  • Board Certified or board eligible in general surgery
  • ACLS certification from the American Heart Association required.
  • ATLS preferred.
  • Sorry, no J1 or H-1B visa opportunities.
  • For additional information please formally apply or contact Forrest Brown at FOBROWN@LHS.ORG

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: legacyhealth.org

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient consultationMedical record documentation

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 98% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 15.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Surgery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSurgery median $468k (middle half $275k–$625k)258 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingOregon index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Surgery listings in Oregon14 active1,284 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 98% no call · 78% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOregon Physician listings: 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 17% offer loan repayment355 active listings, Oct 2026
Surgery pay trend−15.6% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Surgeon Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

36 jobs · 11 employers
20
<$370k
2
$375k
7
$440k-510k
4
$510k-580k
3
$650k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
72%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Relocation assistance
14%
CME allowance
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 2.4
Better work-life than 20% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,276 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
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About Legacy Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Portland, OR
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Full benefits package

Living in Silverton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$526k
Typical market rent
$1,930/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.6
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Salem, OR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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