Trauma Surgery - Physician - Des Moines - $150,000 Recruitment Incentive

1 day ago
United States — Remote$150k+Full TimeSurgery
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Trinity Health as a Trauma Surgery - Physician - Des Moines - $150,000 Recruitment Incentive in United States. Employment Type: Full time Shift: Description: Advancing Trauma Care. Leading Central Iowa.

Benefits & Compensation

  • service multi
  • specialty hospitals with 875 beds and more than 800 physicians across 30 specialties. Renowned for its comprehensive healthcare offerings and commitment to patient
  • centered care. We are an

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Trinity Health as a Trauma Surgery - Physician - Des Moines - $150,000 Recruitment Incentive.

Key Skills

Trauma SurgeryAcute Care SurgeryEmergency General SurgeryRoboticsCritical CarePatient-Centered CareClinical PathwaysEpic EMR

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive trauma care, emergency general services, and acute surgical services within a high-volume Level II Trauma Center. Responsibilities include OR procedures, rounding, clinic duties, and critical care management.

Requirements

Must be a fellowship-trained Trauma Surgeon. Candidates should be capable of managing a fast-paced environment and participating in a shared night backup call system.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Trauma Surgery - Physician - Des Moines - $150,000 Recruitment Incentive at Trinity Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Surgery physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Surgery — Physician Career Context

This Surgery position at Trinity Health is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Remote physician positions in Surgery have grown significantly in recent years, offering clinicians the ability to maintain a full patient panel without geographic constraints or commute-related burnout.

Location & Logistics

This is a fully remote physician position. Remote clinicians can practice from any state where they hold an active license, eliminating commute time and offering maximum schedule flexibility. Many remote healthcare positions also allow providers to establish a more sustainable long-term practice pattern.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Fully remote — work from anywhere with an active license

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Trauma Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, Emergency General Surgery, Robotics, Critical Care, Patient-Centered Care, Clinical Pathways, Epic EMR. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Surgery role.

Core responsibilities: Provide comprehensive trauma care, emergency general services, and acute surgical services within a high-volume Level II Trauma Center. Responsibilities include OR procedures, rounding, clinic duties, and critical care management.

Benefits package: Recruitment Incentive, Moving Allowance, Annual CME Allowance, Malpractice With Tail Coverage, 403B With Match, 457B Retirement Option, Benefits Begin Day One. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Surgery physician jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Trinity Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Albany, NY
5-10

Benefits & Perks

Recruitment Incentive
Moving Allowance
Annual CME Allowance
Malpractice With Tail Coverage
403B With Match
457B Retirement Option
Benefits Begin Day One
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

Remote work (RR 0.57; 14-23% ↓ burnout)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

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