What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon - Newark position at Christiana Care?
Job Details
ChristianaCare is recruiting a trauma acute care surgeon to join a collegial group of 13 Surgical Critical Care and fellowship trained Acute Care Surgeons at our Level 1 Trauma Center in Newark, Delaware. Qualified applicants will be Board-certified in general surgery and Board- eligible or certified for added qualifications in Surgical Critical Care.
Applicants will be expected to participate in trauma call and rotational coverage of the trauma service, emergency general surgery, and our 22-bed surgical intensive care unit. Ideal candidates will take an active interest and participation in the education of medical students, residents, and surgical critical care fellows. Interest in surgical research is a desired qualification.
ChristianaCare Hospital in Newark, Delaware, is part of the ChristianaCare Health System, a Magnet® non-profit health care organization. It is the only Level I trauma center on the East Coast corridor and is situated between Philadelphia and Baltimore with a wide catchment area that draws from PA, NJ, MD and DE. We also serve as the tertiary referral center for the state of Delaware. Christiana Care has been honored repetitively as "One of America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report and was recently awarded Care Chex #1 ranked hospital in the nation for Patient Safety in Trauma Care.
Living in the Delaware Valley offers a wealth of housing options in urban, suburban, and beautiful rural settings. The region boasts excellent school districts, private schools and some of the nation's best colleges and universities. Travel is easy with four international airports and Amtrak in the region. The area is rich in diversity and within 1-3 hours you can take advantage of all the cultural, entertainment and recreational events in Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington, DC as well as the popular beach resorts in Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland.
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Post End Date
Jun 30, 2025
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Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
