General Surgeon with Banner University Medical Group - Tucson, AZ

Clinical Faculty: General Surgery with Banner-University of Arizona-Tucson

Job Posting Description:

The Department of General Surgery at the University of Arizona and Banner University Medical Group are actively seeking a General Surgeon to provide a full range general surgery practice with focus on complex abdominal wall/hernia at its Tucson and South campus locations. The Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, is a dynamic environment offering comprehensive and multidisciplinary surgical and medical care for our patients. Our Surgeons provide the best in patient care, resident and medical student education and training, and extensive community and academic endeavors.

The department is seeking a general surgeon with focus on minimally invasive surgery and passion for complex abdominal wall reconstruction to join the Department of Surgery. The qualified candidate should be Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery.

• Fellowship training in minimally invasive surgery with focus on abdominal wall surgery and robotic surgery preferred
• Previous experience is preferred
• Demonstrates ability in both evidence of clinical and didactic teaching
• Demonstrates ability working with diverse patient populations
• Leadership in service and outreach

Essential Functions:

• Perform a variety of general and abdominal wall hernia surgeries on an inpatient and outpatient basis
• Hold general surgery outpatient clinics at various locations in the Tucson area.
• Serve as a clinical advisor to medical students and residents via lectures, didactics, mentoring and clinical instruction
• Take night and weekend call as needed
• Conduct research appropriate to academic medicine

The candidate selected will have the opportunity to develop a full-time clinical practice, educate residents and medical students and be encouraged to participate in clinical and/or basic science research and will have a faculty appointment.

Banner - University Medicine , with locations in Phoenix and Tucson, makes the highest level of care accessible to Arizona residents. Academic medicine provides patients the best health care has to offer in the areas of research, teaching, and patient care.

Banner - University Medical Center Tucson, formerly University of Arizona Medical Center - University Campus, is consistently listed among the nation's top hospitals in the prestigious Best Hospitals ranking by U.S. News & World Report and has the Magnet® designation for outstanding nursing care.

Banner - University Medical Center South, formerly University of Arizona Medical Center - South Campus, is a comprehensive medical center with an emergency department, a state-designated trauma center and a Behavioral Health Pavilion. It is a state-accredited Cardiac Receiving Center and is designated a senior-friendly hospital by Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders.

About Banner Health

You want to help lead change in the health care field – rather than just react to it. You want to spend your time doing what you do best – caring for patients. You belong at Banner Medical Group (BMG) and Banner – University Medicine Group (BUMG).As Banner Health's employed physician group with more than 1,300 physicians and advanced practitioners across more than 65 specialties, BMG, is transforming the delivery of care. This transformation can most clearly be seen in our Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) implementation. Through PCMH, we’re organizing care around patients, working in teams and coordinating and tracking care over time. The end result is the highest quality and most efficient delivery of patient care.For physicians working in their own practices, we have two different paths to lead you to a colorful career with Banner Health.We also offer faculty positions at Banner – University Medicine Center in partnership with the University of Arizona.