Acute Care Surgeon

At Centra Medical Group in Lynchburg, our Department of Surgery provides a wide spectrum of surgical care for both adults and children. Our expert team includes highly trained, board-certifiesurgeons and anesthesiologists, supported by a dedicated staff of registered nurses and other medical professionals.—each playing a vital role in ensuring your safety, comfort, and care throughout your surgical experience.

Our team’s expertise spans general surgery and a wide range of surgical subspecialties, including trauma surgery, gynecologic surgery, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, and orthopedic surgery. Whether patients require elective procedures or emergency interventions, they benefit from the most advanced surgical techniques available—performed in our state-of-the-art facilities equipped with leading-edge technology.

At Centra, we are committed to delivering exceptional care through clinical excellence, compassionate support, and a focus on the best possible outcomes for every patient.

  
What We Offer
 

• Competitive Compensation+Sign On+ Goals Based Incentives
   
• Additional Benefits Package will include:
   
• Malpractice with tail
   
• 403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan; Immediate vested employer contribution match at 3%
   
• Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental)
   
• Goals-Based Incentives  tied to quality/safety, team engagement, patient satisfaction, citizenship, and finance metrics
   
• Production premiums
   
• Sign-on Bonus
   
• Up to S120k Student loan reimbursement
   
• Up to $15k relocation  assistance 
   
• Up to $7,500 CME reimbursement + 5 days for CMEs
   
• Opportunities for leadership and advancement 
   
• Strong support from executive leadership including physician leadership training programs and opportunities to lead the organization to become a zero harm institution
   
• Sponsorship Available
   
• PSLF eligible

You Can Expect:
 

• Competitive Compensation+Sign On+ Goals Based Incentives
   
• Vacation: 5.5 weeks
   
• Schedule: In hospital 12 hr/shifts, 13 shifts/mth
   
• Practice at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital, Level II Trauma Center with 358 licensed beds
   
• Dedicated team of 5 acute care surgeons, 11 general surgeons total
   
• ACS members - 80% bread and butter, 20% Trauma (90% of Trauma is blunt, 10% penetrating)
   
• Opportunity for Robotics
   
• Access to large referral network with multiple primary care offices 
   
• Cerner EMR
   
• Excellent opportunities for autonomy and growth
   

Lynchburg, VA (Pop. 85,000) offers a safe, family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and diverse, affordable housing—from urban lofts to waterfront condos. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy hiking Sharp Top Mountain or the Appalachian Trail, biking Blackwater Creek or Percival’s Island, and activities like boating, fishing, and camping. Families love local festivals, orchards, and the interactive Amazement Square Museum. Travel elsewhere is easy with the Amtrak train station located in downtown Lynchburg or the Lynchburg regional airport. The city also features top-tier arts at the Academy Center and minor league baseball with the Lynchburg Hillcats. Nearby, scenic Smith Mountain Lake offers even more recreation.

Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600,000 community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices. Centra offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern Virginia—from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford. CMG includes family practices, specialists, and surgeons in fields such as cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, urology, and more.

Required Qualifications
 

• Completion of medical degree and residency training in an general surgery.
   
• MD/DO with certification by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) board in physician's primary specialty. Must be board certified or in the process of certifying.