Surgery - Critical Care Physician

Critical Care and Burn Surgeon

The Department of Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LKSOM) is seeking a fellowship-trained Critical Care and Burn Surgeon to join its team. Temple University Hospital has a specialized and highly sophisticated burn care facility, the Temple Burn Center. The burn center features a 10-bed, burn-dedicated ICU. It's the region's only ABA-verified burn center and is located at a Level 1 accredited trauma center. We have a burn-dedicated team including burn specialized nursing, advanced practitioners, physical and occupational therapists, nutritionists, and psychologists.

Job Description

• Provide comprehensive care for critically injured patients across all phases of recovery at Temple University Hospital (746-bed tertiary facility).
• Deliver care within an ABA-verified burn center and Level I trauma center.
• Treat acute critical burns of any etiology (including SJS), outpatient minor burns, reconstructive surgery, and laser therapy.
• Perform emergency general surgery and share equitable burn call coverage.
• Contribute to the institutional commitment to the highest-level trauma, burn, and surgical critical care.
• Work in a supportive departmental culture emphasizing patient care, research, teaching, career development, and collegiality.

Requirements

• MD, MD/PhD, DO or foreign equivalent.
• Active board certification in General Surgery, BE/BC, and in critical care.
• In possession of or eligible for medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Credentials that will qualify for a faculty appointment at the minimum level of Assistant Professor.
• Strongly preferred fellowship training in burn and familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the burn field.

Benefits

• Compensation consistent with leading academic institutions and CME funds.
• Vacation, holiday, sick, and CME time.
• Generous 403b retirement match.
• 457b plan.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Malpractice coverage.
• Tuition remission.
• Savi-student loan repayment program.

Community Overview

Temple Health is a major Philadelphia-based academic health system that is driving medical advances through clinical innovation, pioneering research, and world-class education. The health system's 1,550+ physicians and scientists share a common mission of bringing tomorrow's treatments to the bedside today, helping them achieve outcomes once thought impossible.

Located in the heart of Philadelphia, TUHS provides access to a diverse and culturally rich city with thriving neighborhoods, arts, and cuisine. "Philadelphia is a city of firsts: first hospital, first library, first medical school. It’s a place where big ideas come to life." - Alexander Hamilton.