General Surgery

General Surgery Opportunity 

Join an established General Surgery team  at Avera St. Luke's in Aberdeen, South Dakota.  We are looking for a  BE/BC surgeon  to join our  great team and step into a very busy  practice  setting. Consider becoming part of this unique opportunity in a state-of-the art multi-specialty healthcare system. 

• Competitive salary with excellent benefits
• Productivity incentives
• Loan assistance
• Daily OR block 
• 2 - PA-C - Surgical First Assistant
• Afternoon clinic  
• Endoscopy/Surgical Center 
• Outstanding call schedule of 1:3 weekdays and 10 weekends a year
• 24-hour physician-staffed Emergency Department with Careflight emergency helicopter service
• NO STATE INCOME TAX

Avera St. Luke's Hospital

Avera St. Luke's Hospital is a Level III Trauma Center with 90+ physicians/providers on staff representing specialties including:  Interventional Cardiology, Nephrology, Urology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Dermatology, ENT, OBGYN and Surgery. It is a 60-bed regional medical center with 24-hour emergency room physician coverage, complete with CAREFLIGHT helicopter service. The hospital has  a brand-new Surgery Center, ICU, OB unit, outpatient imaging center, Cancer Center, and Human Performance Center.       

Life is good in Aberdeen!

Aberdeen, SD  is a city of Midwestern hospitality mixed with metropolitan progressiveness provides an exceptional quality of life, a host of activities and family attractions.  Superb K-12 public school systems, a  first-rate Catholic School system Preschool-12th grade and an excellent Christian School K-12.  Aberdeen is the home of Northern State University - GO WOLVES!    The University and Aberdeen have  a strong, interconnected relationship creating a vibrant atmosphere. Aberdeen has a regional airport with daily flights to Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. 

If you are looking for a busy practice in a family-centered community, we think you'll like Aberdeen as much as we do! The medical service area of Aberdeen extends across all of northeastern South Dakota and into a large section of southeastern North Dakota...serving over 110,000 people.  Beckers Healthcare (2023) ranks South Dakota No. 2 as the best state for physicians to live and work in!