Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is seeking a Per Diem Trauma Surgeon to help pick up a few shifts per month! The position is located at our main campus, St. Mary Medical Center, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

With a total of four Providers and three APPs, the Trauma Surgeon will also collaborate with consulting specialists and ancillary services to provide optimal care to our trauma patients. Functions as a clinical liaison between the Trauma Service and other physician services as well as in-house departments related to optimal clinical care of the injured patient.

• Shift - Day, Evening, Night (12 or 24 hours)
• Call coverage - weekends, weeknights, and holiday commitment (varies by schedule); varies for per diem. 
• Candidates will be open to acute/critical surgical consults/ procedures.
• Candidates must be Fellowship trained in General Surgery & Surgical Critical Care and have an active ATLS certification.
• Responds to Trauma Activations (Level I & II). The attending surgeon will be in the trauma resuscitation area on patient arrival, with adequate prehospital notification. When no pre-hospital notification, the maximum acceptable response time is 15 minutes, tracked from patient arrival.
• Follows ATLS protocol, implements practice management guidelines, arrange appropriate laboratory and X-ray studies and consultations, document findings, complete trauma history and physical, write orders and promote rapid expedition of the patient through the system.
• Assesses trauma patients on a daily basis and completes electronic documentation to reflect such.
• Collaborates directly with other surgeons and sub-specialists responsible for the care of the trauma patients.
• Satisfactory performance in managing trauma patients based on performance assessment and provider specific outcome analysis, and compliance to patient management guidelines and PEER reviewed contemporary standards of care.
• Active and ongoing participation in the trauma department's performance improvement process as evidenced through participation in meetings, timely response to inquiries from the trauma department's quality improvement program, ability to develop/implement action plans and reevaluate care, as indicated.

With locations across the region, St. Mary Physicians Group continues expanding its network of primary care physicians and specialists to meet growing need for convenient access to quality care in communities throughout Bucks County. St. Mary Physicians Group includes a growing number of primary care physicians and a range of specialists to meet the needs of the community for access to care.

As the area's most comprehensive medical center, St. Mary Medical Center (371-beds) provides state-of-the-art technology and advanced care for the most complex cases through a compassionate team of more than 700 physicians, 3,200 colleagues, and 1,100 volunteers. Services include the St. Mary breast center; and the St. Mary cancer center, the region's leading cardiovascular program; Bucks County's only state-accredited trauma center; emergency services including a dedicated pediatric emergency care center; neurosciences; a Joint Commission- certified primary stroke center, joint replacement program, and sleep disorder center; specialized diagnostic imaging; obstetrics; orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation; pain management.

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Region is the largest Catholic healthcare system serving the Greater Philadelphia area and is a part of Trinity Health of Livonia, Michigan, and sponsored by Catholic Health Ministries. Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is comprised of Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Saint Francis Healthcare, St. Mary Medical Center, Nazareth Hospital, and Trinity Health Mid Atlantic Medical Group along with their associated home health and LIFE programs, aligned joint ventures, sub-corporations, programs, and services. The hospitals, medical offices, specialized facilities, affiliated institutions, and foundations includes more than 9,000 colleagues. These hospitals serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within their communities.

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Medical Group includes 400+ providers in over 20 specialties who provide care in 50+ locations and within all Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Region hospitals. THMA Medical Group providers strive to improve the health of our communities by providing high quality care to our patients, families, and communities.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the fifth-most-populous city in the United States, and the core of the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the country.

Located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, the area boasts wonderful family oriented residential communities. There is quick access to historic Philadelphia with fabulous cultural opportunities, theater, orchestra, museums, and restaurants.  Beaches, mountains, New York City and Washington DC are also just a short drive away.

Craving some fun in the fresh air and sunshine?  Enjoy biking, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, golf and our many parks. The Countryside has more outdoor activities than you can shake a walking stick at including wine trails and even Appalachian trails, the possibilities are endless.

For more information on Philadelphia visit www.visitphilly.com.

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities - including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email docopps@trinity-health.org or call Trinity Health Physician Recruitment at (734) 343-2300.

About Trinity Health

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians. Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve. At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual nee...ds. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org

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