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We take your surgeon job search personally.
Allow us to make your surgeon job easier. One of our surgery-specific recruiters will be dedicated to your every step of the way, guiding you through the process and doing the heavy lifting for you. We’ll take the time to get to know you personally so we can find a career move that’s just right for you and your goals. We know the ins and outs of the industry, including information on the highest-paying surgeon jobs.
Both good and bad news: Surgeons are in high demand.
Across the nation, facilities are hungry to fill open surgeon jobs. While a shortage of surgeons isn’t something to celebrate, it does mean more opportunities to help patients with locum tenens assignments, in a permanent role, or a combination of both. From general surgeon jobs to highly specialized surgeon jobs, we have recruiters standing by who know the difference and the job market for each specialty.
That’s part of the beauty of locums — you create as you go. There are lots of options.
CompHealth has been really good about being accurate about what the job position is going to entail.
Specializing in your specialty.
You’ve invested a massive amount of time, money, and energy to become a surgeon. That’s why we’ve invested in the staffing resources to create both permanent and locum tenens teams trained and singularly focused on surgery specialties, including yours. You’ll work with your own dedicated specialist recruiter, one who is backed by an entire team, to ensure your next job rewards your hard work in ways that fulfill your professional, financial, and lifestyle goals.
The benefits of working with our agency.
Permanent placements
Our services are no cost to you
We help negotiate your salary and contract
We coordinate interviews and help with licenses
Specialized recruiters match your career preferences
Experienced support teams take care of every detail
Locum tenens assignments
We negotiate better pay and deposit it weekly
We arrange complimentary housing and travel
We simplify the credentialing and privileging process
We provide comprehensive malpractice coverage
Your specialized recruiter takes care of every detail
We offer an app and mobile-friendly portal to keep you up to date on all the assignment details you need
Locum tenens and surgeons just make sense together.
We offer career opportunities both for permanent placements and locum tenens, in addition to medical missions, telehealth, and a variety of other options. We’ll also help you brush up your interviewing skills with insider tips and CV reviews. But one thing every surgeon should consider is the value of practicing locums on the side, full time, or into retirement.
Here’s a few reasons surgeons love locums.
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Work through retirement,
when and where you want
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Make significantly more on average
to knock out student debt
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Work local locums assignments
on the side
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Keep up on case numbers to
stay credentialed
Locums can impact every aspect of your career.
What other surgeons are saying about locum tenens.
Don’t take our word for it. Surgeon job descriptions can’t include all the little details the job really holds, so we asked a few surgeons for their honest take on what it’s like to work locums. Here’s a few articles that cover what locums is actually like from surgeons like you.
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Surgeons using staffing agencies. Is it right for you?
Not all staffing agencies handle surgeons the same. Some can be pushy, relentless, and treat you like a number. But when you find the right one, it can make the job search significantly easier and give you access to the best-paying surgeon jobs you would have otherwise missed. In the article below, we cover some of the pros and cons of using an agency and what to look out for when choosing an agency to work with.
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2023 general surgery salary report: General surgeon compensation up 2%.
What are the highest-paying surgeon jobs? Do surgeons like their jobs? A key part of what we offer is extensive knowledge on surgeons’ salaries and overall satisfaction. It’s what allows us to identify great opportunities as well as negotiate the best salary on your behalf. The good news? General surgery was up 2% in 2023. We’ve put an extensive report together that can give you a better idea of what’s out there.
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This won’t hurt a bit.
Our healthcare staffing services cost you nothing and require no commitment — besides letting our representatives get to know you better. Put us to work and see how we leverage our industry experience and job network to help find a position that offers you more financial, professional, and personal rewards.