Trauma & Acute Care Surgeon - Level III Trauma Center (Visalia, CA)

Join a high-performing trauma team at a Level III Trauma Center in Visalia, CA. The center manages ~2,200 annual trauma activations and delivers comprehensive inpatient, consultative, and perioperative care across the ICU and surgical wards. Work collaboratively with attending surgeons, residents, intensivists, and advanced practice providers to provide timely, evidence-based trauma and emergency general surgery care.

Compensation

• $400,000-$500,000

Key Highlights

• Level III Trauma Center
• ~2,200 trauma activations annually
• Comprehensive inpatient, consultative, and perioperative services
• Collaborative multidisciplinary team (surgeons, residents, intensivists, APPs)
• Practice across ICU and surgical wards

Core Responsibilities

• Evaluate and manage trauma and emergency general surgery patients
• Provide inpatient, consultative, and perioperative surgical care
• Assess and manage critically ill and injured patients in ICU and wards
• Perform emergency surgical procedures and operative interventions as indicated
• Participate in patient rounds and coordinate multidisciplinary treatment plans
• Support patient stabilization, transfer, and discharge planning
• Maintain accurate medical documentation and uphold patient safety and quality standards

Required Qualifications

• MD or DO degree
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery
• Active California medical license