Physician Acute Care and Trauma Surgery

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* TITLE:

** Physician – Acute Care and Trauma Surgery     
** REPORTS TO POSITION:
** Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Division Director of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery
** DEPARTMENT:
** St. Charles Trauma and Acute Care Surgical Services
** DATE LAST REVIEWED:
** September 2026
** OUR VISION:
** Creating America’s healthiest community, together
** OUR MISSION:
** In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value
** OUR VALUES:
** Accountability, Caring, Teamwork, and Safety
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* DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:

** St. Charles Trauma & Acute Care Surgical Services currently employs surgeons board certified in surgical critical care with varying levels of experience as well as physician assistants and nurse practitioners. The current full-time commitment includes 156 clinical shifts. Surgeons are expected to comply with all Oregon State Trauma program requirements and expected to actively participate in quality improvement projects and community outreach education.

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* POSITION OVERVIEW:

** Surgeon is responsible for providing medical, surgical treatment, and follow up for patients treated with severe and life-threatening traumatic injuries, critical illness or emergency general surgery conditions. Surgeon will work with providers in other specialties, as needed, to stabilize and treat patients. Surgeon assesses and manages patients following established standards and practices.

Work schedule:

Varied shift work in the hospital and in clinics that equate to 156 shifts per year for full time. This includes day shifts in the role of Trauma Surgeon, Surgical ICU and Emergency General Surgeon. Night shifts cover Trauma and ICU or emergency general surgery.

Work location:

St. Charles Bend, Trauma & Acute Care Surgery Clinic
** ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
**** Clinical Expectations:*
* * Examines, diagnoses, and surgically treats critically injured patients and patients with emergency general surgery conditions.
* Performs patient examinations, obtains and records pertinent medical history, subjective, and objective findings.
* Orders and interprets appropriate laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic procedures. Interprets and integrates data to determine diagnosis, and therapeutic plan.
* Administers and prescribes medications in compliance with state law and practice guidelines.
* Orders and performs appropriate medical and surgical procedures in accordance with State law and practice guidelines.
* Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatments.
* Educates patients regarding health, illness and injury prevention, and healing. Recommends community resources to meet patient and family needs.
* Maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information, documenting clearly and concisely.
* Triages patient telephone calls, providing consultation as needed.
* Communicates effectively with colleagues, patients, physicians, and administration. Maintains quality of clinical practice by selecting appropriate avenues for professional growth. Maintains CME requirements and certifications per trauma center and State requirements.
* Participates in and supports quality and performance improvement activities; identifies areas and functions where patients, staff, and physicians need information.
* Medical performance issues will be directed to the medical director of the service.
* May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.  
** Administrative Expectations:*
* * Acts as a leader and supports departmental goals and the vision, mission and values of the St. Charles Health System in all respects.
* Remains familiar with the organization structure, communications systems and billing process, completing billing and coding…