Job Posting
General Surgeon
Surgery Outpatient Clinic
Shift Varies
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Job Summary: The General Surgeon has a Degree in Medicine, Certification through the American Board or Medical Specialties, and a current Missouri medical license. General surgeons examine patients and make diagnoses to determine the need for surgery, review patient medical history and plan the best procedure for treatment, evaluate and advise patients on the risk involved with having surgery, prescribe preoperative and postoperative treatment and procedures, and ensure sterility in the OR and all equipment and instruments, oversee all treatment prior to and post-surgery and identify associated risks, maintain the highest regard for patient dignity, and coordinate followup meetings with patients and monitor health conditions after surgery or treatment. General surgeons perform operations to treat or prevent diseases, repair damage caused by injuries, correct deformities, and improve the functions of the human body, following established surgical techniques during surgery. These medical doctors remove gallbladders and appendixes and do colonoscopies and thyroidectomies. Education: Graduation from an accredited Medical School and 5 years of residency training in General Surgery Experience: Negotiable. Licensure, Registration, Certification: Current medical licensure, in good standing, in the State of Missouri. Approved credentialing through the Medical Executive Committee at Texas County Memorial Hospital. Mental/Physical Requirements: (may be met with or without reasonable
accommodations): Considerable mental concentration required. Excellent decision\xe2\x80\x93making skills, emotionally resilient with the ability to communicate effectively and the physical stamina to cope with the demands of performing surgery. Good organizational skills and ability to lead and manage a team effectively while working under pressure. High degree in manual dexterity, good hand-eye coordination, and excellent visuospatial awareness. Standing, walking, sitting, lifting, turning carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, crouching, twisting, and reaching are required. Must be able to lift 20 lbs. from the floor and from overhead, 40 lbs. from waist height, and be able to handle,
2 move or transfer articles of 100 lbs. regularly and over 100 lbs. periodically; in concert with another employee (s)/person(s) and/or lifting device; exercise good body mechanics in the execution of essential duties, including appropriate back and neck posture. Working Conditions: Frequent exposure to communicable disease via blood and body fluids. Frequent exposure to infectious diseases. Exposure to hostile persons, at times. Works with sharps and other potentially bio-hazardous material.
Age-Specific Competencies: Persons generally grow and develop in stages that are related to their age. Age specific competence means that the employee is aware of physical, psychosocial and/or learning needs of patients of different ages. Employees consider these needs when planning and providing care for the patient or when interacting with the patient or family.
Human development can be divided into eight stages. In each stage the individual has a primary task to accomplish or master. Each task is important throughout the life span but is most critical at a particular stage.

• Infant (0-1 year): The infant must learn to trust that his/her needs will be met.
• Toddler (1-3 years): The toddler must learn to develop a sense of himself as an independent person and gain self-confidence and self-control.
• Pre-school child (3-6 years): The pre-school child must develop a sense if initiating (being able to explore the world and start projects).
• School age child (6-12 years): The school age child must develop a sense to his/her own self-worth through accomplishments and interaction with others.
• Adolescent (13-20 years): the adolescent must develop his/her own identity.
• Young adult (21-43 years): The young adult must develop close relationships.
• Middle adult (44-65 years): The middle adult must develop a sense of community and assume responsibility for others.
• Older adult (65 years and older): The older adult must come to understand the meaning of his/her life in terms of what has been accomplished.

Texas County Memorial Hospital is a tobacco-free smoke-free facility.