Urology Surgicalist Opportunity-UMass, Worcester, MA

Urology Surgicalist Opportunity-UMass, Worcester, MA

UMass Memorial Medical Group is currently seeking two dedicated and experienced BE/BC Urology Surgicalist to join our dynamic team. We welcome and support physician caregivers from all Academic Ranks to apply and join us in our relentless pursuit of healing.

Position Summary:

The Department of Urology at UMass Memorial Health, the clinical partner of UMass Chan Medical School, offers physicians an extraordinary opportunity to work in a high volume academic surgical practice

This hospital-based position is dedicated to the surgical and inpatient management of urologic conditions, delivering urgent and emergent care for hospitalized patients and providing surgical consultations in both the emergency department and inpatient setting. The schedule follows a format, offering excellent work-life balance. Physicians benefit from access to advanced OR technology, 24/7 imaging, and interventional radiology support, as well as a collaborative team that includes APPs, residents in teaching hospital, and ancillary staff.

Ideally suited for urologists who excel in fast-paced, acute care environments, this role ensures rapid access to surgical urology care—enhancing patient outcomes, reducing emergency department wait times, and minimizing the need for transfers. The selected candidate will receive a highly competitive compensation and benefits package, along with an academic appointment commensurate with experience and training. Opportunities for clinical, basic, translational, and health-related quality research are abundant within our dynamic and collaborative academic setting. This unique Urology Surgicalist role provides the rare advantage of focusing exclusively on high-impact inpatient care without the demands of an outpatient practice, while also offering significant opportunities for professional growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient and emergency department urology consultations
• Perform intra-operative consultations
• Manage urgent and emergent urologic procedures and surgeries (e.g., obstructing stones, gross hematuria, testicular torsion, urologic trauma, urinary retention)
• Provide comprehensive care for hospitalized urology patients, including post-operative management
• Collaborate closely with hospitalists, intensivists, emergency medicine physicians, and surgical subspecialists
• Participate in surgical quality improvement initiatives and patient safety programs
• Maintain accurate, thorough, and timely documentation in the electronic medical record
• May supervise or mentor medical students, residents, or advanced practice providers

 Qualifications:

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Urology.
• Eligible for medical licensure in Massachusetts.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and decision-making skills.
• Comfortable managing high-acuity urologic emergencies in a hospital-based setting.

Why UMass:

• UMass Memorial Medical Center is a leading regional academic medical center offering state-of-the-art surgical services and a strong commitment to exceptional patient care.
• Many of our physicians are both clinicians of UMass Memorial Health and faculty of UMass Chan Medical School. As such, we serve as the bridge between both institutions, working collaboratively as physicians and researchers from different specialties and areas of expertise.
• All of us are continuously learning, therefore we prioritize physician professional development to invest in the growth of our physicians.
• As a Lean organization, UMass Memorial Health is committed to constant innovation.

How to apply:  

Should you have any questions regarding the position or any complications submitting an application with us, please feel free to reach out to Carmen Sanderson, Physician Recruitment at Carmen.Sanderson@UMassMemorial.org or call/text 774-525-1935

We are able to consider and support candidates who will need Visa sponsorship.

Standards Of Respect
We are committed to fostering and embracing a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Creating a diverse environment of professors and clinicians who offer unique insights and perspectives as we teach the next generation of physicians is critical to our mission. We are engaged in multiple initiatives with UMass Chan Medical School and with UMass Memorial Health to expand the diversity within our Medical Group in the spirit of inclusivity.

UMass Memorial Health is the health and wellness partner of the people of Central Massachusetts.

Through pain and pandemics, our commitment to our communities never wanes. We use knowledge and innovation to create breakthrough medicine. To create jobs. To make life better for those we serve. We are leaders in the training of physicians and those who work in every facet of health care. We make outstanding care accessible for all, regardless of ability to pay. We stand for quality, compassion, dignity, opportunity and fairness. And we are relentless in our pursuit of healing.

UMass Memorial Health is the largest health care system in Central Massachusetts. We are the clinical partner of the UMass Chan Medical School, with access to the latest technology, research and clinical trials.

UMass Memorial Medical Center leads the region in providing cutting edge medical technology, including innovative diagnostic and treatment options. Our experienced staff includes specialists who are experts in their field. No matter where you receive health care within our network of hospitals, you have access to the knowledge, innovation and expertise of UMass Memorial Medical Center:

• The only designated Level I Trauma Center for adults in Central Massachusetts
• Home to the Duddie Massad Emergency and Trauma Center and Life Flight, New England’s first hospital-based air ambulance
• The region’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, providing expert care for ill or premature newborns
• Ranked sixth in Massachusetts by US News & World Report as best regional hospital
• Recognized by US News & World Report as high performing in diabetes, heart attack, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), kidney failure, lung cancer surgery, and stroke
• Named one of America’s Top 50 Teaching Hospitals by The Washington Monthly 
• Ranked 24^th in the nation’s top hospitals by the Lown Institute
• Recognized by Healthgrades with the following awards and designations: Critical Care Excellence Award, Coronary Intervention Excellence Award, America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care Award, America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award

Our health system includes four hospitals and behavioral health services:

• UMass Memorial Medical Center (Worcester)
• UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital (Fitchburg, Clinton and Leominster)
• UMass Memorial Health – Marlborough Hospital (Marlborough)
• UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital (Southbridge)
• Community Healthlink (Worcester)

Our hospitals are fully accredited by the Joint Commission, a national organization that sets quality standards for hospitals. In addition to our fully equipped medical centers, our health system also includes home health and hospice programs, behavioral health programs and community-based physician practices.

We have an affiliation with CareWell Urgent Care to provide regional urgent care services. Also, the UMass Memorial Medical Group provides high quality, low-cost outpatient surgery services at The Surgery Center in Shrewsbury.

We are committed to using our breadth of connected health resources to ensure you receive the best, most appropriate care you need to heal.

With our knowledge, innovation, and compassion, we relentlessly pursue healing for you and all of our patients. Our team includes specialists who are nationally acclaimed for their expertise and leadership in areas such as:

• Heart and vascular care
• Orthopedics
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Surgery
• Newborn intensive care
• Children’s services
• Women’s services
• Emergency medicine and trauma