What does a Surgeon do?
Surgeons diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses in a patient. They operate on patients to treat injuries, including a broken bone, diseases including cancer, tumors, and deformities including cleft palates. Surgeons take a patient’s medical history and update their charts and information to show current findings and relevant treatments. They order tests for nurses and other healthcare staff to perform on the patient and review test results to identify any abnormal findings.
Surgeons recommend and design a plan of treatment for the patient and stand by to address concerns or answer patients’ questions about health and well-being, and they help the patient care for their health by discussing topics including proper nutrition and hygiene. Surgeons use various instruments to correct physical deformities, repair bones or tissues after an injury, or to perform preventive or elective surgeries for a patient. Some perform general surgery, while others specialize in a specific area, including orthopedic surgery, or cardiovascular surgery. Surgeons need a bachelor's degree in premedical studies with a concentration in biology, chemistry, physics, and math. They need four years of medical school followed by the appropriate residency requirements. A surgeon must be licensed to the specified requirements by their state, and they must have completed training in their specialty. Surgeons must also pass a standardized national licensure exam.
- Ensure the practices/departmental financial performance meets or exceeds budget.
- An active liaison between physicians, nursing, diagnostic services and transferring facilities.
- Ensure practices/departments perform revenue cycle functions in a manner consistent with established policies.
- Ensure staff members remain in compliance with continuing education requirements.
- Ensure practice/departmental operations adhere in all respects to applicable operational policies, procedures and standards, covering all aspects of practice/department operations.
- Prepare, monitor, and evaluate departmental budgets, and ensure that the department operates in compliance with allocated funding.
- Facilitate unit quality activities and implementing changes to improve care or processes.
- Establish and maintain, effective relationships with customers including surgeons, nurses, operating room staff and hospital administration.
- Provide clinical oversight to assigned patient population to include staff's competency and assignments.
- Evaluate, identify, and implement initiatives that service to reduce costs or increase revenues.
- Graduate Degree in business or consumer science.
- Demonstrated superior leadership abilities.
- Able to collaborate effectively with staff and administration.
- Excellent manual dexterity and fine motor skills.
- Fluent with writing protocols and strong command of the English language.
- Meticulous attention to detail is a must.
How much does a Surgeon make near United States?
Base Pay
Additional Pay
$349,750
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Years of Experience Distribution
Surgeon Insights
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WestRock“Good pay and overtime if needed”
outsourcing4work“Great team work and it is international”
Saudi German Hospitals Group“team work and employment satisfaction”
DocPlanner“It was good to work there”
“Great to work with these guys”
South Peninsula Hospital“Good for working here ok”
Frequently asked questions about the roles and responsibilities of a Surgeon
- Primary Care Physician
- Family Medicine Physician
- Physician
- Internal Medicine Physician