General Surgeon

As a General Surgeon with Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Kentucky, you will be inspired by the community you serve as a valued member of the Lifepoint Health team, a nationally recognized healthcare organization committed to caring with a local heart. You'll have access to the staff, resources, and technologies needed to make a meaningful impact on patient care while contributing to a positive, collaborative work environment.

At Lifepoint, you'll find a workplace where what truly matters is achievable - from your career goals to your well-being.

Practice Info

• 5 provider group: 3 surgeons/2 experienced APPs
• Ambulatory practice on hospital campus
• Intensivist-staffed ICU
• Inpatient and Outpatient Wound Care
• 3 DaVinci XI Robots
• APP covers inpatient rounding
• Dedicated OR assists
• Staffed with an on-site manager, nurses, office clerks, and a scheduler
• Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is a 295-bed acute care hospital located in Somerset, Kentucky

Responsibilities

• Common procedures: excision of skin lesions, I&D of abscesses or seromas, anoscopy & hemorrhoid banding

Compensation

• Competitive base salary plus worked relative value unit (wRVU) production bonus
• Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Early-commitment residency stipend

Benefits

• Paid time off and retirement plan
• Comprehensive health and well-being benefits
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance and days
• Paid professional liability and malpractice coverage
• Marketing and practice growth assistance

Shift & Schedule

• Average patient per clinic day: 15-20
• Call: 1:4
• Locum support to ensure a work-life balance
• 8a-5p Mon-Thur. 8a-2p Fri.
• Patients are booked in 15-, 30-, or 60-minute increments