Location Massachusetts
Facility Type Large Non-Profit Integrated Health System
Start Date 5/5/2026
End Date 8/14/2026 (or longer-term extension possible)
Duration Minimum 3 months (ongoing coverage likely / extension potential)
Credentialing 1 month (expedited option available)
Schedule - Day coverage: 6:30 AM 4:30 PM
- Evening coverage: 4:30 PM 6:30 AM
- In-house trauma + critical care coverage
- Rotating service coverage with dual attending model during daytime
Patient Volume - trauma inpatients under service (shared coverage)
- trauma activations per 24 hours (majority blunt trauma %)
- 0 8 emergency general surgery consults daily
- 0 3 emergency operative cases (urgent/emergent only)
Clinical Scope - Inpatient trauma surgery and critical care management
- Emergency general surgery coverage as needed
- Trauma resuscitation and operative intervention
- ICU-level management of critically ill surgical patients
- Multidisciplinary coordination across trauma, anesthesia, ICU, and surgical teams
Procedures - Trauma activations (blunt and penetrating trauma)
- Emergency laparotomy and operative stabilization
- Perforated viscus and other emergent abdominal cases
- Acute surgical interventions as needed in trauma setting
EMR EPIC
Licensure - Massachusetts medical license preferred
- Will consider providers without MA license
Certifications - DEA required
- CSR required
- Surgical Critical Care Fellowship required
Job Description Seeking an experienced Inpatient Critical Care and Trauma Surgeon to join a high-volume trauma service within a large, non-profit integrated health system in Massachusetts. Provider will manage a high-acuity trauma and emergency general surgery population alongside a multidisciplinary team, including APPs and residents. This role involves both operative and non-operative management of critically ill trauma patients in a fast-paced academic-supported environment.
Support Structure - 2 APPs during daytime coverage
- 1 APP at night
- Residents (PGY3 PGY4) supporting service
- Intern support during day and night shifts
Ideal Candidate - Fellowship trained in Surgical Critical Care
- Strong trauma and acute care surgery experience
- Comfortable managing high-volume trauma activations
- Experience working in teaching hospital environments
- Ability to function in high-acuity, team-based settings
Additional Details - Dual attending coverage model during daytime hours
- High-acuity trauma center with continuous volume
- Strong resident + APP support structure
- Opportunity for ongoing extension beyond initial contract
