Full-Time General Surgeon Opportunity – Hospital-Employed | Columbus, NE

Columbus Community Hospital is actively recruiting for a general surgeon to join a local, multispecialty practice in Columbus, Nebraska. This dynamic group is committed to providing outstanding patient care with an appropriate balance between work and family.

The ideal candidate is board-certified in general surgery and able to perform all aspects of general surgery, including trauma, endoscopy and laparoscopic procedures. The position is hospital-employed.

About our practice:

• Multispecialty, board-based group that includes general surgery, wound care and gastroenterology
• Longstanding stability (only hiring because of a retirement)
• Great work-life balance
• Competitive pay and excellent benefits
• Appreciated and respected in the community
• Fully equipped, new operating rooms include the da Vinci Surgical System
• Fully engaged support staff in office and operating room, including mid-level providers
• Certified registered nurse anesthetists provide support in OR
• The OR offers time blocks for providers, which eliminates scheduling stress

About our hospital:

• Nonprofit, Joint Commission-accredited, acute care facility characterized by our family-centered care, community involvement and progressive ideas in health care
• Serves Platte County and the seven surrounding counties
• Opened the Columbus Fieldhouse in 2024 — a 260,000-square-foot sports, recreation and wellness center that is one of the largest indoor athletic facilities of its kind in the state; includes a Jump Zone for youth
• Preparing to open the Mead Family Cancer Center in October 2026
• Offers a Child Care Center for physicians and employees

About our community:

• Community of 25,000 offers a fair tax structure, strong school systems and safe neighborhoods
• Recreation options include several golf courses and a variety of rich cultural events
• Only 80 miles from Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska
• Includes a brand-new, child-friendly library and children’s museum

Columbus Community Hospital is a nonprofit, Joint Commission-accredited, acute care facility characterized by our family-centered care, community involvement and progressive ideas in health care. We serve Platte County and the seven surrounding counties. Our medical staff experience a fulfilling career among respectful colleagues and administrators who value clinical quality, patient satisfaction and collegiality. The hospital emergency department is staffed 24/7 by hospital-employed physicians and is designated as a Level III trauma center. Additional highlights of our state-of-the-art facility include advanced diagnostic imaging services provided by a 1.5T wide bore MRI, 64- and 128-slice CT scanners, a hybrid OR room and two digital breast tomosynthesis mammography machines. We also have strong, in-house adult and pediatric hospitalist programs and an excellent nursing staff. Our medical staff values clinical quality, patient satisfaction and collegiality.

Columbus, Nebraska is the heart of the Midwest. It sits at the confluence of the Loup and Platte Rivers, which provides a bounty of wildlife viewing, kayaking, hunting, and fishing opportunities, as well as beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Columbus is community of 25,000 and is one of Nebraska’s most progressive and dynamic communities. It offers a fair tax structure, strong educational systems, excellent childcare, several golf courses, a variety of rich cultural events and exciting recreational opportunities. We are blessed with clean air, safe neighborhoods, no traffic jams and plenty of sunshine. Columbus is only 80 miles from Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, with access to an international airport. 

The City of Columbus:  http://www.columbusne.us
Columbus Chamber of Commerce:  http://www.thecolumbuspage.com