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UnityPoint Health
Waterloo, Iowa

General Surgery-Physician, Wa

SurgeryIncludes callFull-Time

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

  • General Surgery, Physician -Waterloo, IA
  • UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for a General Surgeon to join our team in Waterloo, IA

Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world.

Commitment to our team has earned us recognition as a Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare 2022 by Becker’s Healthcare and among America’s Best Employers By State in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.

UnityPoint Clinic is a physician-led, nonprofit health care organization offering comprehensive services in primary care, walk-in care and specialty care.

The clinical teams at the area’s clinics are improving outcomes, lowering the number of hospital readmissions, and reducing avoidable costs associated with treating chronic conditions.

The UnityPoint Clinic team is known for excellence and quality patient care putting patients at the center of their care to provide the best level of health and well-being

UnityPoint Health – Allen Hospital is a 204-bed, community hospital serving the Cedar Valley. Allen Hospital is the busiest hospital in the Cedar Valley. We care for more inpatients, outpatients, emergency patients and cardiac patients than any other hospital in our 10-county service area. United Medical Park and Prairie Parkway offer outpatient care in facilities that are built for your comfort and convenience.

  • Inpatient/outpatient general surgery
  • Ability to specialize in hand surgery, foot and ankle, or adult reconstruction/joints surgeon
  • Excellent specialty support including well-established interventional radiology, Urologist, Ob/Gyn, pulmonary critical care, cardiothoracic, cardiology, GI, hospitalist, and neurosurgery
  • Strong Primary Care referral base
  • 31 bed ED and Level III designated area trauma Center
  • Block OR scheduling with add on time and open scheduling available -UPH Allen- 8 General OR and 1 CVOR & UMP-ASC 4 OR and 2 procedure rooms
  • State-of-the-art diagnostic and robotics (Da Vinci XI)
  • 12 Bed ICU with intensivist
  • Award winning heart hospital, primary stroke center, and accredited chest pain center
  • Leading edge wound Clinic & hyperbaric center
  • Excellent work/life balance with flexible scheduling
  • Family Medicine Residency Program and Des Moines Medical students-teaching opportunities available
  • Fully integrated system with clinic and hospitals on Epic EMR to improve care coordination

Responsibilities

  • Clinic-based consultations and surgical procedures
  • Clinic hours 8AM-5PM
  • Office procedures varies per provider
  • OR access at UPH Allen hospital and UMP-Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • Call 1:5 rotation with group

Trauma Surgery

  • Typical General Surgery procedures include appendectomy, cholecystectomy, robotic/minimally invasive hernia repair, gastroesophageal reflux management, colectomy, abdominal surgery, Dialysis Access, Endocrine surgery, and lymphatic system & spleen surgery
  • Improve the health of the people and communities we serve

Qualifications

  • MD or DO
  • Board Eligible or Board Certified in Surgery
  • Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in the state of Iowa
  • Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the physicians field of practice
  • Eligible to work in the United States (H1-B cap exempt)
  • J-1 waiver sponsorship available

We Offer

Initial salary guarantee with ability to exceed on an innovative compensation program

Attractive Incentive Package

  • A competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in.
  • Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more
  • Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance

Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation.

A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

Support and development opportunities that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.

A culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve.

Community Details

Waterloo and Cedar Falls comprise a metro area of more than 160,000 residents who are proud to call the Cedar Valley home. These two cities are just minutes apart, and though they’re intertwined by shared geography and regional pride, each boasts its own unique history and attractions. Whichever city you choose to plant your roots, you won’t have to go far to enjoy the amenities of the other – an added benefit of life in the Cedar Valley!

Please contact Tina Dalton, Physician and Provider Recruiter at 515-782-0175 or tina.dalton@unitypoint.org

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Robotic SurgeryMinimally Invasive SurgeryFoot and Ankle SurgeryClinical Consultations

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates General Surgery-Physician, Waterloo, IA at UnityPoint Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery — ranked against 1,175 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 42 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 98% have no call, 79% require no weekends.

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

Surgery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in surgeryranked against 1,175 Surgery listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedSurgery median $485k (middle half $275k–$650k)252 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingIowa index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Surgery listings in Iowa18 active1,212 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 98% no call · 79% no weekends42 benchmarked listings
Surgery pay trend−11.1% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,175 Surgery listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
74% this job
Sign-on bonus
26%
Relocation assistance
14%
CME allowance
9% this job
Loan repayment
3% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,175 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call
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About UnityPoint Health

51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Initial salary guarantee
Innovative compensation program
Attractive incentive package
Generous time off
CME allowance
Malpractice insurance
Retirement contributions
Dedicated provider resources

Living in Waterloo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$173k
Typical market rent
$945/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.1
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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