Mercy Health- Thoracic Surgeon Needed Mercy Cincinnati, Ohio

Mercy Health General Thoracic Surgery Service Line is looking to hire 1 additional  Thoracic surgeon to our Cincinnati, OH team.  As the largest health system in Cincinnati, the Thoracic surgeons would provide their expertise at our  Mercy Health hospitals in the city.  We have state of the art OR's, Hybrid rooms and excellent support staff including dedicated CNPs, PAs, RNs and other surgical staff.   The surgeons will perform all aspects of general Thoracic surgery and cover call on a 1:2 rotation.  We are searching for skilled general thoracic surgeons to join our excellent medical team and perform esophagectomies, lung resections, chest wall resections, thymus surgeries, mediastinal surgeries, anti reflux procedures, para-esophageal hernia repairs, and manage perforated esophaguses, endoscopic procedures including esophageal stunting, dilations, TIF, and LINX and interventional as well as diagnostic bronchoscopies.  The candidate must be well versed in lung screening, nodule board and thoracic tumor board discussions as well as up-to-date on minimally invasive approaches to the chest and foregut.

The candidate will join a practice with an experienced thoracic surgeon and work together as an integral and collegial part of the General Thoracic and Foregut Service Line (GTFS).  The GTFS already has  PAs, nurse navigators, and lung navigators who are excited to grow with the incoming candidate.

The GTFS will be part of the STS Database quality care for General Thoracic Surgery as well GO2 Foundation certified and works already with the American Foregut Society. GTFS will work with the ACOS accrediation INCP program as well. 

Mercy Health has an established lung cancer screening pathway and thoracic and nodule boards which function regularly in real and remote spaces and is continuing to grow in the remote and artificial intelligence enhanced space as well. 

• Candidates for this position must be board certified/board eligible by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery - and training in General Thoracic and Foregut Surgery
• Visa waiver: Open to H1-B visa applicants.
• Large referral network with many pulmonologists and 160+ employed Primary Care providers.
• Large referral base from the largest oncology group in Cincinnati 
• Large foregut referral base from the largest primary care and GI market physicians in Cincinnati
• Comprehensive package of Health, Dental, Vision, HSA, FSA, Disability, Medical Malpractice Insurance w/tail-coverage
• Quality Bonus
• Competitive compensation with Sign on Bonus and Student Loan assistance
• Relocation Allowance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
• 403(b) Plan w/company match, 457(b) Plan, 457(f) Plan fully funded by Mercy Health
• EPIC EMR used system-wide 

Mercy Health is a mission-driven organization committed to making every patient's life better - mind, body, and spirit. We are Cincinnati’s largest health system and the fourth largest employer in Ohio. We are proud to be one of the largest non-profit healthcare systems in the United States. 

Mercy Health is the largest health system in Ohio and the state’s fourth-largest employer, with more than 33,500 employees serving communities throughout Ohio and in Kentucky. The system includes assets of $6.8 billion and more than 500 care sites, including 23 hospitals, five hospice programs and seven home health agencies. Its clinically integrated network, Mercy Health Select, coordinates more effective and efficient care for more than 200,000 patients, saving money for taxpayers through the Medicare Shared Savings program. In keeping with its Mission to improve the health of its communities, Mercy Health provides more than $1 million per day in community benefit services. For more information, visit www.mercy.com.

Mercy Health - Cincinnati Region

Through more than 250 network locations serving four counties in Southwest-Ohio, as well as Northern Kentucky, Mercy Health - Cincinnati is the region's premier healthcare provider, making healthcare easier and helping everyone in our communities be well.  Our six award winning hospitals provide easy access to a wide range of care with leading physicians, advanced technology and experienced, compassionate caregivers.

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With the first accountable care organization (ACO) in the region, blood cancer center and Gamma Knife in Cincinnati, we have more experience delivering integrated care than any other healthcare provider in our region. Together with 2,400 employed and affiliated providers in our clinically integrated network, we're poised to continue leading through an ever-changing health care environment.

Amidst the gently rolling hills along the Ohio River, Cincinnati spreads from the southwestern corner of Ohio into Northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana. Weather is moderate and yields a true experience of all four seasons annually.

Diverse and strong, Cincinnati is the home of nine Fortune 500 companies' headquarters, including retail giant Kroger and consumer goods leader Procter & Gamble, ranking in the nation's Top 10 markets for number of Fortune 500 headquarters per million residents, higher than New York, Boston, Chicago or Los Angeles.

Families are drawn to Cincinnati for its excellent public and private schools, and its large number of Montessori schools which bring many national and international talent.  It is one of America's Top Most Affordable Cities, and has an average commute time of 24.6 minutes.

There's no shortage of things to do in Cincinnati. Families enjoy the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, the Cincinnati Museum Center and the Newport Aquarium, which is just over the Ohio River in Kentucky.  The metro area's northern suburbs boast attractions like Kings Island  and the Great Wolf Lodge.