Thoracic Surgery | Comprehensive Surgical Position in an Academic Setting | Washington, DC

Capital Medical Group is seeking a highly qualified board-certified or board-eligible Thoracic Surgeon to provide comprehensive clinical care in both inpatient and outpatient settings. This position is primarily focused on the evaluation diagnosis surgical treatment and ongoing management of patients with thoracic conditions within an academic medical environment.

Quick Facts

• Full-Time employed position providing inpatient and outpatient thoracic surgical care
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of physicians advanced practice providers nurses clinical support staff and hospital-based specialists
• Call coverage to include inpatient consultations urgent clinical matters and other on-call responsibilities
• Participate in the education and clinical development of medical students residents fellows and other healthcare trainees

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Care

• Provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient thoracic surgical care.
• Evaluate diagnose and develop treatment plans for patients with diseases and conditions affecting the lungs chest wall mediastinum esophagus and other areas within the scope of thoracic surgery.
• Perform surgical procedures in accordance with established clinical standards organizational policies credentialing requirements and applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Conduct outpatient consultations preoperative evaluations postoperative visits and ongoing follow-up care.
• Manage hospitalized patients including new consultations postoperative care daily rounds discharges and coordination of care transitions.
• Participate in multidisciplinary conferences tumor boards case reviews and care-planning meetings as appropriate.
• Coordinate patient care with referring physicians primary care providers medical and radiation oncologists pulmonologists gastroenterologists radiologists anesthesiologists and other specialists.
• Communicate treatment plans surgical risks expected outcomes and follow-up requirements clearly to patients and their families.
• Maintain timely access to care and support efficient scheduling of consultations procedures and follow-up appointments.

Call Coverage

• Participate in call coverage as specified in the physicians employment agreement.
• Respond promptly to inpatient consultations urgent clinical matters and other on-call responsibilities.
• Coordinate appropriate coverage and patient handoffs to promote continuity and safety of care.
• Comply with established escalation communication and transfer protocols.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience and training
• Health Dental Vision & Retirement: Comprehensive benefits package
• PTO CME & Schedule Flexibility
• Wellness & Work-Life Balance Support

Medical Education

• Participate in the education and clinical development of medical students residents fellows and other healthcare trainees.
• Provide appropriate supervision instruction and clinical feedback consistent with the surgeons academic responsibilities.
• Support an educational environment that promotes professionalism patient safety evidence-based practice and clinical excellence.
• Participate in selected academic conferences case presentations or educational activities as assigned.

Clinical care will remain the primary focus of this position with teaching and academic responsibilities comprising a smaller portion of the physicians overall effort.

Required Qualifications

• Medical degree from an accredited school of medicine or osteopathic medicine.
• Successful completion of an accredited residency and fellowship training program appropriate for the practice of thoracic surgery.
• Board certification or board eligibility in Thoracic Surgery through the applicable recognized certifying board.
• Current or eligible unrestricted medical license in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which services will be provided.
• Eligibility for appointment to the medical staff and for all required clinical privileges at affiliated hospitals and facilities.
• Current controlled-substance registrations and prescribing credentials as applicable.
• Current Basic Life Support certification and any additional life-support certification required by the organization or affiliated hospital.
• Demonstrated clinical competence in inpatient and outpatient thoracic surgical care.
• Ability to satisfy all credentialing privileging background screening health screening and professional liability requirements.
• Ability to participate in call coverage including evenings nights weekends and holidays as specified in the employment agreement.
• Ability to travel between assigned clinical locations when required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience practicing in an academic medical environment.
• Experience supervising or teaching medical students residents or fellows.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary thoracic oncology or complex surgical programs.
• Proficiency with electronic health record systems preferably Epic and Cerner.
• Demonstrated record of timely clinical documentation and accurate charge capture.
• Experience participating in quality improvement clinical research outcomes review or program development.

Providers with Capital Medical Group deliver high-quality primary care health screenings and advanced specialized care to adults of the DMV (the District Maryland and Virginia). At Capital Medical Group our specially trained and highly experienced physicians and caregivers treat a wide range of conditions using advanced technologies and minimally invasive techniques. Formerly known as Medical Faculty Associates we offer wellness services geriatric services womens services and internal medicine along with specialty care including gastroenterology a full suite of surgical services orthopedic services cardiology pulmonary medicine ophthalmology and more through a network of nearly 20 hospital and care locations including GW University Hospital Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center and GW Urgent Care as well as affiliated sites. We are proud to deliver equitable care to neighbors and communities across the region. Our academic affiliation is with the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Our region is known as the seat of American democracy often recognized for its iconic monuments world-class museums and rich political history. It is well known for the National Mall and its historic landmarks but there is so much more to life in the DMV. The region also has renowned theaters and performance venues professional sports teams award-winning dining options and gorgeous parks and recreation areas nestled in and adjacent to the city where residents can enjoy the outdoors. And being an area with three major airports coupled with its location that is just a few hours from the beaches of Maryland and Delaware the Shenandoah Mountains or New York City all types of experiences are within reach. From the charming neighborhoods of Georgetown and Capitol Hill to the vibrant and thriving communities in the suburbs of Maryland and Northern Virginia there are many wonderful communities of people and families who call the DMV home. These communities are served by world-class educational institutions including some of the nations leading public and private schools and universities. Simply put the DMV is a place where history opportunity and community converge to make it one of the most dynamic and desirable places to live in the nation.

For more information please contact:

Fred R. Cardona

Physician Recruiter

Universal Health Services