Neurosurgery

PRACTICE SPECIFICS

Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center

• 330 bed tertiary hospital, consistently ranked among America’s top 100 hospitals
• 3 Neurosurgeons (one is casual) in the department.  This is an area of growth for Essentia, goal is to hire up to 4-5 Neurosurgeons.
• Call coverage by locums only.  In future compensated call is not more than 3-4 nights per month after the department builds on
• 6 Advanced Practitioners supporting Neurosurgeon in ambulatory and acute setting, also taking floor and surgical call with neurosurgeons
• Clinic on site, park once daily!
• Level I Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Emergency Department
• Dedicated Neurosurgical ICU and floor
• Primary stroke center
• Call is compensated separately
• 70-80% spine and 20-30% cranial case mix currently
• Built in referral base
• Strong PM&R department
• Comprehensive cancer center with Cyber Knife
• No adult orthopedic spinal surgeons
• Two dedicated neurosurgical operating rooms with state-of-the-art equipment
• 3 new Pentero microscopes, 2 with IR capability
• O Arm 1 and O Arm 2 with stealth S7 and 8 stations
• 2 Medtronic power pedicle screw drivers
• 2 full sets of pneumatic Kerisons
• Limited pediatric neurosurgery scope. Three major Children’s hospitals in Minneapolis/St Paul.

REQUIREMENTS

• BC/BE in Neurological Surgery
• Fellowship trained physicians encourage to apply

LOCATION

• 150 miles north of Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area
• Regional service area 460,000; City of Duluth population:  86,000

Essentia Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran Status.