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Thoracic Surgery Job in Somerset, Kentucky

Thoracic Surgery Employment | Live Lakeside in Beautiful Southern Kentucky

Company:Lifepoint Health

Profession/Specialty:Thoracic Surgery

Location:Somerset, Kentucky, United States

Job Type:Full-time, In-person, Permanent

Job Description

Come be part of our growing Thoracic Surgical Services Team at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Kentucky!  Enjoy a balanced work life near the lake in the Bluegrass state!

Position Highlights:

  • 100% Thoracic (Non-Cardiac) Surgery Services
  • Thoracic Surgeon Colleague Support
  • Da Vinci Xi Surgical System,  Da Vinci Ion Robotic System for Bronchoscopy, 11-ORs in the hospital, and 4-ORs at our joint venture surgery center on campus
  • Incidental Lung Nodule Clinic powered by Eon, Lung Program Nurse Navigator
  • Marketing focus for our Lung Cancer Screening Program
  • Hospital Employment

Additional  Opportunity:

  • Our ambulatory surgery center is a joint venture between physicians and the hospital -  you will have an opportunity to purchase shares after one year.

Benefits:

  • Sign On Bonus
  • Relocation
  • Hospital Employment with Comprehensive Benefits Package (including 401k and EAP)
  • Paid Vacation, Paid Malpractice
  • Practice Management Support
  • Annual CME
  • Student Loan Assistance

Hospital:

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital serves a 10-county area (over 200,000 residents) in south central Kentucky at its 295-bed acute care facility and several stand-alone outpatient centers.  With more than 40 physician specialties and nearly 200 physicians on staff, LCRH offers the most comprehensive medical services in the region, including complete cardiac care, a level II neonatal nursery, and a neurosurgery program rated among the best in the nation. 

Community and Lifestyle:

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is in Somerset, the largest city in southeastern Kentucky, combining the best of small-town values with big-city accessibility and easy commuting distance to Lexington. Nestled on the edge of the Daniel Boone Forest, Somerset is the hub for lake activities and is the houseboat capital of the world.  The opportunities for outdoor amenities are endless with rock climbing, whitewater rafting, hunting, hiking, kayaking, and caving all within minutes of downtown. Somerset is a welcoming, growing community and a wonderful place to live and practice medicine.

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About Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, a 295-bed acute-care facility, provides medical services to a 10-county service area in south central Kentucky.  Since opening with 175 beds in 1976, the hospital has grown steadily to meet the needs of the community by completing ten major expansion projects – the latest being a five-story116,000 square-foot, medical tower with a three-story parking garage. 
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital offers complete cardiac care – including open-heart surgery – and a neurosurgery program that is rated among the best in the nation.  It has three cath labs, comprehensive clinical pathology and laboratory, cardiopulmonary services, surgical services (including orthopedic, bariatric and urological) and a radiology department with nuclear medicine, ultrasound, 16- and 64-slice CT, X-ray with fluoroscopy, MRI and Open MRI. The hospital also has women’s and children’s services, a level II neonatal nursery, med/surg and intensive care units, inpatient rehabilitation unit, skilled care unit and a behavioral health unit to provide care for both adult and geriatric patients.
In order to better serve our patients, the hospital also has eight convenient off-site centers that provide outpatient services including: bariatric, cancer treatment, imaging, surgery, wound care and hyperbaric medicine, therapy, open MRI, and sleep disorders.

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