New Cardiothoracic Opportunity with Award Winning Health System in Boise, ID

Job Description

The Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgery is seeking a full time nonacademic BC/BE General Thoracic surgeon to partner with established General Thoracic surgeon.In addition, theDepartment consists of 4 Cardiothoracic Surgeons that primarily perform cardiac procedures, 4 Vascular surgeons, 6 APPs, and 1 dedicated general thoracic APP.The candidate will join a growing practice, which focuses on lung, esophageal, mediastinal and chest wall malignancies through the St. Lukes Cancer Institute, benign thoracic disease, and common and uncommon thoracic conditions.The ideal candidate should have a strong interest and ability in growing the esophageal/foregut aspect of this practice, both benign and malignant conditions.Minimally invasive thoracic skills required with interest in robotic approaches to pulmonary, mediastinal and foregut.



Candidates must have demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and collegially to provide optimal multidisciplinary care for patients.This position has the opportunity to participate in research through a cancer research consortium involving Oregon and Washington Cancer centers and basic science research through Boise State University.There are teaching opportunities with medical students and residents from (WWMI) and Idahos recently founded Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine.

ABOUT BOISE

Known as the "City of Trees,"Boiseis Idaho's capital cityboth a cultural center and a playground for those who love the outdoors. A vibrantdowntownarea affords fine dining, theatre, music, and college and semi-professional sports. Downtown Boise's main attractions include theIdaho State Capitol, the classicEgyptian Theatre, theBoise Art Museum,Julia Davis ParkandZoo Boise.The Greenbeltfollows the beautiful Boise River corridor for more than 30 miles, and theBoise foothillsare home to miles of hiking and biking trails.

HIGHLIGHTS

Highly competitive guaranteed base salary with potential production and quality incentives;
Generous recruitment incentives could include sign on bonus, student loan repayment, trainingstipend and relocation;
Hospital employed with great benefits, retirement, malpractice, vacation and CME allowance;
Medical education opportunities teaching med students and residents;
State of the art facilities, equipment and excellent work life balance.
WHY ST. LUKE'S??

St. Lukes Health System is Idahos largest employer and most awarded health system, with a medical staff of over 1,800 physicians and advanced practice providers. Made up of eight hospitals around central and southern Idaho, we are proud to be the only locally owned and operated, physician-led, not-for-profit health system in the state. St. Lukes has been awarded as one of the Top 15 Health Systems in the country for the sixth consecutive year, designated by Truven Health Analytics.St. Lukes has been awarded by IBM Watson Health as one of the Top 15 Health Systems in the country for the sixth consecutive year. Only two health systems have received this recognition more years than us Mayo and Asante. We are committed to providing high quality patient care and positively impacting the lives of those in our community. St. Lukes enjoys an outstanding reputation as both a quality employer and a superior healthcare organization.


St. Luke's recognizes has a focused effort to provide value-based care and understands that because prevention is of the upmost importance, care coordination is essential. Within St. Lukes Health System, new processes are making it easier for providers to connect patients with resources that will allow them to live healthier lives. St. Luke's?Health Partners serves value-based patients through a coordinated network of supporting staff. Clinicians and others within the network work together to track progress or watch for problems that need to be addressed and review data to identify areas where patients may need help.

St. Lukes Strategy 2020 puts forth our vision for the future. It is St. Lukes three-year strategic plan, and accounts for the strong foundation on which we are building and our understanding that we have a responsibility to evolve so we can meet the needs of our communities for the next 100 years.

Strategy 2020 is how we plan to get from where we are today to where we must be for those we serve, and to fulfill our vision to be the communitys trusted partner in providing exceptional, patient-centered care.

Together with our communities and community partners, we will:

Evolve We will transform how we work to deliver on population health by improving outcomes and lowering costs.
Earn Trust We will be our communities preferred provider by delivering coordinated, affordable and accessible care.
Engage We will be a trusted partner as we work with our neighbors and friends to support healthy communities.

For more information on this and other St. Lukes opportunities, please contact Tyler Nattivia email:nattit@slhs.orgor phone: 208.381.6329.

*St. Lukes is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

Learn more about what the City of Trees has to offer you:

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