Be part of a nationally recognized team! Northern Indiana’s premier hospital system is looking for a Critical Care/Trauma Surgeon to join our dynamic Level II Trauma Center
Job Description
- Build Something Meaningful: Help shape and launch a new Surgical ICU at Northern Indiana’s only ACS-verified Level II Trauma Center
- Practice, Teach & Lead: Enjoy strong APP support with opportunities for academic appointment, research collaboration, teaching, and program development.
- Love Where You Live: Enjoy South Bend’s lower cost of living, University of Notre Dame, Lake Michigan less than an hour away, and Chicago just a 90-minute drive away.
Critical Care/Trauma Surgeon
(Login for Information) is expanding its Trauma & Surgical Critical Care service line and is seeking a full-time BC/BE Trauma & Surgical Critical Care Surgeon who is passionate about saving lives and shaping the future of surgical critical care. This isn’t just another position—you’ll have a direct hand in building a new Surgical ICU division at Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Northern Indiana’s only ACS-verified Level II Trauma Center.
Critical Care/Trauma Surgeon Job Summary
Memorial Hospital serves at the region’s go-to destination for trauma care. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with the best, working alongside emergency medicine, pulmonary critical care, and hospitalist teams in a highly integrated environment. You will have the unique opportunity to influence, design, and launch a new SICU for the community.
This surgeon will play a foundational role in the creation, development, and leadership of a new Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) and serve as a primary intensivist for trauma and surgical patients.
In the Surgical ICU, this physician will serve as a primary intensivist for trauma and surgical patients, partnering closely with SICU APPs to lead daily rounds, manage patient flow, and support procedures. The role includes establishing ICU workflows, admission criteria, and rounding structures, as well as developing and implementing evidence based protocols (including sepsis, rib fractures, VTE prevention, ventilator management, and massive transfusion). Participation in SICU governance and multidisciplinary quality initiatives is expected.
From a Trauma and Emergency General Surgery standpoint, responsibilities include participation in trauma activations (15 minute response for Level I activations), performance of emergency general surgery procedures, and comprehensive trauma care from resuscitation through postoperative management.
Required Qualifications: M.D. or D.O. degree; Board certified/eligible in General Surgery; Board certified/eligible in Surgical Critical Care; Eligible for unrestricted Indiana medical licensure; Strong clinical skills in trauma, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care; Commitment to multidisciplinary team-based care.
Work Schedule: Shared daytime primary trauma call among Trauma/Surgical Critical Care partners, with an average of 6–7 trauma call shifts per month, with additional back up trauma call shifts, supporting a collegial and sustainable schedule with an excellent work–life balance. Nighttime trauma and acute care surgery call with dedicated overnight APP support. Approximately 5–6 overnight calls per month. Wellbalanced clinical schedule that includes SICU coverage, scheduled OR time, ACS/trauma blocks, and outpatient clinic. Strong daytime support from experienced SICU and trauma APPs.
Leadership & Program Development Opportunities: Contribute to building SICU staffing models, rounding structures, and clinical workflows. Assist in optimization of APP integration across trauma, ACS, and SICU services. Participate in trauma program development, ACS verification support, and performance improvement. Opportunities for academic appointment and research collaboration.
(Login for Information) Offers a Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits! Full Time Critical Care/Trauma Surgeon Salary Range: Highly competitive salary with RVU/quality incentives. Flexible Health & Dental Plans, Vision Insurance; 403(b) with 4% matching and 457(b) Retirement Savings Plans; CME (Continuing Medical Education) Allowance; Generous Time Off Allowances; Paid Malpractice and Tail Coverage; Relocation Allowance (where applicable); Student Loan Repayment assistance (where applicable).
If you have questions regarding this posting or would like assistance with Physician opportunities, please contact: Caren Foster, Director of Physician Recruiting. Email: (Login for Information). Phone: (Login for Information).