Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Position Details:
- The Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is actively recruiting a BC/BE plastic surgeon to join a busy, well-established plastic surgery practice.
- The current practice focus is all aspects of plastic surgery, including reconstructive, cosmetic, and hand surgery. As a team, we cover a wide breadth of reconstructive cases including but not limited to skin cancer reconstruction, breast surgery, top surgery, complex hand and wrist surgery, and lower extremity reconstruction.
- This position will join our Medical Group practicing in Santa Cruz, CA. Our collaborative, multidisciplinary culture ensures you have the support you need to deliver exceptional personalized care to your patients. Come join an organization that has received the highest possible rating for patient experience from the California Office of the Patient Advocate, and “elite” status by the California Association of Physician groups.
Desired:
- Experience and desire to perform general plastic and reconstructive, cosmetic and non-elective Hand surgery.
- A desire to collaborate with our existing team and foster a cooperative environment.
- Preferred but not required training and interest in microsurgical reconstruction.
Qualification(s):
- Board-certified or Board eligible Plastic Surgeon
Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 1,700 clinicians in 40+ specialties, in practices throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our organization is nationally recognized for our excellence with multiple awards for quality of care, innovation, and leadership. Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is affiliated with Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a not-for-profit healthcare organization, providing operational and administrative support, including the latest technology, allowing physicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.
We offer:
- Physician-led and collegial environment
- Guaranteed salary for two years with production bonus
- Shareholder eligible after two years
- Shareholders enjoy very competitive, production-based income
- Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
- Malpractice tail coverage
- Relocation allowance
- Generous benefits package
- 401K, cash-balance retirement plan, HAS
To apply, send CV to:
Jiwan Bhangoo, Physician Recruiter
ClinicianCareers@sutterhealth.org
Santa Cruz Community
Situated on the northern edge of Monterey Bay about 70 miles south of San Francisco, Santa Cruz offers a moderate climate and the best of many worlds. For outdoor enthusiasts, Santa Cruz is a wonderful combination of beach, ocean, and mountains. Well known as a Mecca for surfers, Santa Cruz also offers magnificent redwoods for hiking and mountain biking and the San Lorenzo River for fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. Long stretches of tree-lined and coastal roads offer the perfect venues for road cyclists. Fishermen and sailors will appreciate convenient access to the ocean from the Santa Cruz Harbor and the Municipal Wharf, which also features a variety of shops and restaurants. Santa Cruz’s downtown center, the Pacific Garden Mall, is home to the Museum of Art and History and features outstanding restaurants, unique shops, wine-tasting rooms, sidewalk cafes, and an abundance of coffee shops. Santa Cruz is also a cultural hub, featuring several live performance venues, the annual Open Studios tour, boutique art stores, and the Tannery Arts Center. Adding to the character of the community, the University of California is nestled in the foothills above Santa Cruz, and the Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk was named Best Boardwalk in the country by USA Today. Santa Cruz County is also an agriculture center, known for its production of strawberries, raspberries, artichokes, and Brussels sprouts. Please click here for a video of our physicians and clinic staff speaking of their experiences working in the wonderful community of Santa Cruz: Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group in Santa Cruz.
* It is the policy of the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group (PAFMG) to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin, age, medical condition, disability or status as a veteran or a disabled veteran. We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within our service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of PAFMG’s employment policies and practices.