Physician - Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon - Flexible Schedule, 8 Weeks Off

Benefis is one of Montana’s largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

Benefis Health System, a large level II trauma center and regional tertiary referral center in Great Falls, Montana, is seeking a full time Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon to join our dedicated team of 9 orthopedic surgeons and 6 surgical advanced practice providers in a hospital employed orthopedic practice.

 

Position Details

• Opportunity for a full-time orthopedic trauma surgeon to join our current orthopedic trauma team (currently 2 MD, 2 APPs) offering full spectrum orthopedic trauma services at one location shared between 3 physicians
• Stable, long term orthopedic group includes trauma, total joint revisionists, spine, shoulder, sports med, hand and generalists, mid-level support if desired
• 10 main ORs onsite ASC, 2 Davinci robots with O-arm and Hana table
• 33 bed emergency department with 3 large trauma bays, CT scan staffed 24/7 and 2 board-certified ER physicians on shift at all hours
• In house air ambulance program with fixed wing and rotor wing for inbound and outbound transport
• Dedicated ICU intensivists 24/7 in 21 bed mixed-ICU
• Robust hospitalist team, including swing and night shift admitters
  
  

 

General Schedule

• Full time physicians average 11 shifts/month
• Rotation between 3 physicians mutually agreed upon for 24-hour orthopedic trauma coverage with dedicated advanced practice support
• Duties include consults, clinic and dedicated OR trauma block time every week day starting at 12 pm and call response time is 30 minutes from home, in house not required
  
  

 

Why we stand out

• Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20 year tenure
• Over 400 employed providers on medical staff
• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, general and ortho trauma, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiovascular and thoracic, and more.
• Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care
• Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures
  
  

How we support you

• Nationally competitive compensation structures with guaranteed salaries productivity and performance bonuses
• 8 weeks paid time off (6 PTO, 2 CME)
• Generous sign-on / relocation bonus
• Annual $5,000 CME $1,000 license/dues
• 5-7% retirement match 457b program
• Paid malpractice tail
• Physician wellness programs focused on personal and professional development
• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues
  
  

Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montana’s base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.

Benefis Health System is one of Montana’s largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation. We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker’s “Best Places To Work in Healthcare” for 7 years. Benefis covers ¼ of the state’s land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular, advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the-art emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.

Visit our website  www.benefis.org for more information

Submit your CV today to learn more, EricaMartin@benefis.org or ProviderCareers@benefis.org