General Surgeons Needed at Baptist Health Medical Center in Ft. Smith, Arkansas

General Surgeons Needed at Baptist Health Medical Center in Ft. Smith, Arkansas

Baptist Health Medical Center in Ft. Smith, Arkansas is seeking to hire two (2) General Surgeons to join an existing general surgery practice. Currently, there is one fulltime physician and one fulltime APRN in the practice. The practice is located 4 blocks from the main hospital campus, a 30-bed facility with 10 operating rooms. Supporting specialties include: Interventional Radiology; stroke care; orthopedics; general surgery; endocrinology; neurosurgery; urology; and neurology to name a few. This practice provides state-of-the-art services to ensure you get the best possible results from your care, including the minimally-invasive da Vinci surgical system.

This practice will not require a traditional call coverage. The EMR is EPIC throughout the Baptist Health System.

This employment opportunity is with Baptist Health Services (BHS), a subsidiary of Baptist Health, Arkansas' largest healthcare system, which is comprised of 14 hospitals and over 150 clinics throughout the State.

The opportunity includes but is not limited to:

*Base Salary
*RVU based bonus opportunity
*Quality incentive bonus
*Participation in a 403(b) qualified retirement plan and a 457 non-qualified retirement plan
*Malpractice, CME, Licensure fees, etc.
*Health, dental, life, disability, and other benefits that may be Employer/Employee split costs

Fort Smith is Arkansas' third largest city at over 90,000 people. This location qualifies for a J-1 waiver.

Interested candidates should contact or send their information to:

Cindy Pratt, Director of Practice Operations
cindy.pratt@baptist-health.org
(479) 420-6225

Baptist Health-Fort Smith was the first hospital built in Arkansas in 1887. It is currently a 30-bed medical center accredited by The Joint Commission. In addition to operating one of the busiest emergency departments in the state, the hospital offers providers who specialize in areas such as interventional radiology and stroke care, orthopedics, general surgery, endocrinology, urology, neurology and neurosurgery. 

From screenings to expert treatment to surgical procedures, we provide advanced, state-of-the-art services to ensure you get the best possible results from your care including the minimally-invasive da Vinci surgical system.

Baptist Health-Fort Smith is annually recognized by national leaders for our commitment to safety and quality care of patients suffering from stroke. 

Baptist Health-Fort Smith serves residents of Sebastian, Crawford, Franklin, Scott and Logan counties in Arkansas, as well as residents of Sequoyah, LeFlore, and Haskell counties in Oklahoma.

Fort Smith offers an eclectic mix of the “Old West” and the “new South” with multiple art and history museums and theatres, as well as numerous places to enjoy world-class dining and shopping. The city also offers dozes of trails for those who like to walk, run, bike or hike. Learn more at https://www.fortsmith.org/.