Physician - General Surgery - St. Joseph

St Joseph, MO - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 10-09-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Provide primary health care services and consultation for patients and families focusing on wellness and health promotion and surgical care services as appropriate.

Essential Functions

Provide comprehensive primary care within the regulatory guidelines set by the State of Michigan and Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Code of Federal Regulations Joint Commission (JC) Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and other regulatory agencies including performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures prescribing and administering medical treatment and medications; supervising the physician assistants and/or nurse practitioners in order to plan and coordinate patient care; periodically reviewing the clinics patient records if applicable.
Perform complete screening examinations and routine examinations in order to determine a baseline reflect the nature of the patient visit diagnose and promote good health.
Perform order and interpret routine laboratory test; notifies patients of results as appropriate and timely.
Assess information and/or symptoms of patient by phone or other technology (i.e. MyChart) in order to prescribe treatment or refer to appropriate resources.
Consult and instruct patients in order to provide support facilitate recovery and foster patient self-care at home promotes health through continued follow-up care.
Participates in the clinic quality improvement activity.
Performs other duties as needed and appropriate to the scope of practice.
Committed to the continuous improvement of the patient experience which includes patient safety quality of care and excellent service. Adhere to the organizations published values.

Qualifications

Required Doctorate Graduate of approved Medical College

2 years of relevant experience Clinical experience Preferred

LIC-Physician (MD) - STATEMI State of Michigan Upon Hire required Or

LIC-Osteopathic Physician (DO) - STATEMI State of Michigan Upon Hire required

CRT-DEA Registration - STATEMI State of Michigan Upon Hire required

CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association Critical Care (CCU) Intensive Care (ICU) Emergency Department (ED) Cardiology Trauma Care Inpatient Rehab Interventional Radiology Anesthesia Primary Care Dowagiac Primary Care Hartford Primary Care Coloma Primary Care and Walk In Clinic Watervliet SWMC Niles ENT Niles and SWMC Stevensville Walk In Clinic. 90 Days required Or

CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross Critical Care (CCU) Intensive Care (ICU) Emergency Department (ED) Cardiology Trauma Care Inpatient Rehab Interventional Radiology Anesthesia Primary Care Dowagiac Primary Care Hartford Primary Care Coloma Primary Care and Walk In Clinic Watervliet SWMC Niles ENT Niles and SWMC Stevensville Walk In Clinic. 90 Days required

CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association depending on age-appropriateness of patient population Upon Hire preferred Or

CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association depending on age-appropriateness of patient population Upon Hire preferred

Physical Demands

Pallet to Waist (6 from floor) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 50 lbs
Waist to Waist > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 50 lbs
Waist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
Waist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 5 lbs
Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 25 lbs
Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 20 lbs
Sitting: Occasionally
Standing: Frequently
Walking: Frequently
Forward Bend - Standing: Occasionally
Forward Bend - Sitting: Occasionally
Trunk Rotation - Standing: Occasionally
Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Occasionally
Squat: Seldom
Stair Climbing: Seldom
Crawling / Kneeling: Seldom
Reach - Above Shoulder: Occasionally
Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Occasionally
Handling: Occasionally
Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Occasionally
Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Occasionally
Finger/Hand Dexterity: Frequently
Visual Acuity None No; Seldom Yes: Seldom

How Corewell Health cares for you

Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial health and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
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Optional identity theft protection home and auto insurance pet insurance
Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

Primary Location

SITE - Lakeland Hospital St Joseph - 1234 Napier Ave - St Joseph

Department Name

General Surgery Practice Hospital - St Joseph - CHS

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

Hours of Work

Days Worked

Mon-Fri and on-call

Weekend Frequency

Variable weekends

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Corewell Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members patients visitors and community. We require a drug-free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR Varicella Tdap and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category. We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process to perform the essential functions of a job or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability pregnancy or sincerely held religious belief.

Corewell Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race color national origin sex disability age religion genetic information marital status height weight gender pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other legally protected category.

An interconnected collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system we advocate for equity as we care for our patients our communities and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity equity and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.

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Job SummaryProvide primary health care services and consultation for patients and families focusing on wellness and health promotion and surgical care services as appropriate.Essential FunctionsProvide comprehensive primary care within the regulatory guidelines set by the State of Michigan and Rural...