Surgeon Job at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, MO

The General Surgeon has a Degree in Medicine, Certification through the American Board or Medical Specialties, and a current Missouri medical license. General surgeons examine patients and make diagnoses to determine the need for surgery, review patient medical history and plan the best procedure for treatment, evaluate and advise patients on the risk involved with having surgery, prescribe preoperative and postoperative treatment and procedures, and ensure sterility in the OR and all equipment and instruments, oversee all treatment prior to and post-surgery and identify associated risks, maintain the highest regard for patient dignity, and coordinate follow-up meetings with patients and monitor health conditions after surgery or treatment. General surgeons perform operations to treat or prevent diseases, repair damage caused by injuries, correct deformities, and improve the functions of the human body, following established surgical techniques during surgery. These medical doctors remove gallbladders and appendixes and do colonoscopies and thyroidectomies.

Education: Graduation from an accredited Medical School and 5 years of residency training in General Surgery.

Experience / Skills: Negotiable.

Licensure, Registration, Certification: Current medical licensure, in good standing, in the State of Missouri. Approved credentialing through the Medical Executive Committee at Texas County Memorial Hospital.

Mental / Physical Requirements: (may be met with or without reasonable accommodations): Considerable mental concentration required. Excellent decision–making skills, emotionally resilient with the ability to communicate effectively and the physical stamina to cope with the demands of performing surgery. Good organizational skills and ability to lead and manage a team effectively while working under pressure. High degree in manual dexterity, good hand-eye coordination, and excellent visuospatial awareness. Standing, walking, sitting, lifting, turning carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, crouching, twisting, and reaching are required. Must be able to lift 20 lbs. from the floor and from overhead, 40 lbs. from waist height, and be able to handle, move or transfer articles of 100 lbs. regularly and over 100 lbs. periodically; in concert with another employee (s)/person(s) and/or lifting device; exercise good body mechanics in the execution of essential duties, including appropriate back and neck posture.

Working Conditions: Frequent exposure to communicable disease via blood and body fluids. Frequent exposure to infectious diseases. Exposure to hostile persons, at times. Works with sharps and other potentially bio-hazardous material.