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Indian Land, South Carolina

General Surgery Physician Opportunity - Minutes from Charlotte, NC

SurgeryFull-Time

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Job Description

Job Description Summary

MUSC Health – Lancaster Medical Center is seeking a board certified or board eligible General Surgeon to join two General Surgeons in a growing practice located in Lancaster, SC. The chosen candidate will be employed by the MUSC Health System, and will have the opportunity to work at Lancaster Medical Center, as well as our facilities in Indian Land, SC, including a new, state-of-the-art hospital currently under construction.

  • Entity
  • MUSC Community Physicians (MCP)
  • Worker Type
  • Employee
  • Worker Sub-Type
  • Regular
  • Cost Center
  • CC001809 MCP - General Surgery Of Lancaster
  • Pay Rate Type

Salary

  • Pay Grade
  • Health-02
  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 40

Work Shift

Job Description

MUSC Health – Lancaster Medical Center is seeking a board certified or board eligible General Surgeon to join two General Surgeons in a growing practice located in Lancaster, SC. The chosen candidate will be employed by the MUSC Health System, and will have the opportunity to work at Lancaster Medical Center, as well as our facilities in Indian Land, SC, including a new, state-of-the-art hospital currently under construction.

Position Highlights

  • Seeking BC/BE candidates
  • Employed by the MUSC Health System
  • 75% Inpatient / 25% Outpatient
  • Da Vinci Robot available
  • Excellent medical and surgical support
  • Normal office hours with call

Benefits & Resources for Physicians

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Employer-funded retirement plans
  • Paid occurrence malpractice coverage
  • Paid parental leave
  • CME allowance + paid days off
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
  • One-on-one support services for managing student debt
  • Epic EHR with physician-centered optimization and robust user support
  • AI-enabled documentation and workflow tools integrated into Epic to reduce administrative burden and support clinical decision-making at the point of care
  • Team-based care models that support sustainable workloads, shared responsibility, and physician well-being

Lancaster, SC, is located just 25-35 minutes away from the Charlotte metropolitan area, and serves as the seat of Lancaster County, the sixth fastest-growing county in the Carolinas. The city is home to the University of South Carolina at Lancaster, the largest of the university’s regional campuses, and boasts ample outdoor recreation opportunities, including 360-acre Andrew Jackson State Park.

With access to great shopping, excellent schools, restaurants, state parks, golf courses, a vibrant art community, and an affordable cost of living, Lancaster, SC, is a great place to call home.

Indian Land of Lancaster County is a booming suburb of the greater metropolitan area of Charlotte, NC. Residents of Indian Land enjoy some of the best schools in South Carolina, and a very affordable cost of living. Indian Land is located along U.S. Highway 521, connecting it with Charlotte just 20 miles to the north, and greater Lancaster County just 25 miles to the south.

Charlotte, NC, one of the 25 largest cities in the United States, and the largest city in North Carolina, is home to nearly 800,000 citizens. In Charlotte, you’ll find the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets, numerous entertainment venues, and the National Whitewater Center.

Excellent public school systems, a buzzing culinary scene, an international airport (CLT), and short driving distances to beach getaways and mountain escapes make Charlotte a great option for MUSC Lancaster Medical Center physicians.

MUSC Health - Lancaster Medical Center is a 225-bed, all-private room facility boasting over 1,000 physicians and care team members. Lancaster Medical Center is a place where technology and skilled professionals come together to provide compassionate, patient-focused care.

We offer acute care, diagnostic services, women’s health including obstetrics, orthopedic services, cardiac services, general and laparoscopic surgery, rehabilitation, emergency treatment, wound care and more.

We work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring, and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.

Additional Job Description

MUSC Health, the clinical enterprise of the Medical University of South Carolina, sees more than one million patient encounters annually, and its specialized care teams consistently rank among the best in the country.

This integrated health care system is accessible via its downtown Charleston campus, seven regional medical centers, more than 100 outreach locations, clinical affiliations with numerous health care partners, and a robust telehealth network.

MUSC Health delivers transformational care shaped by world-class clinicians, health scientists, and educators who provide leading-edge care while developing the next generation of innovative health care leaders.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: uscis.gov

Key Responsibilities

Provide general surgical care in a growing practice, working across Lancaster Medical Center and MUSC facilities in Indian Land. The role includes a primarily inpatient caseload, outpatient care, and call coverage during normal office hours.

Requirements

Applicants must be board-certified or board-eligible in general surgery. The posting does not specify a minimum number of years of experience or an education requirement.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Inpatient CareRobotic SurgeryDa Vinci Surgical SystemEpic Electronic Health Record

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 44 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 89% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

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

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.5this job 1.5
Below most Surgery listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,103 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About MUSC

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Charleston, South Carolina
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation and benefits
Employer-funded retirement plans
Paid occurrence malpractice coverage
Paid parental leave
CME allowance + paid days off
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
One-on-one student debt support
Epic EHR with physician-centered optimization