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Benefis Health System

Physician - Anesthesiology (Traditional Model)

Benefis Health System, Great Falls, Montana, United States, 59404


Benefis is one of Montana's largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

Anesthesiology Opportunity- Montana

Benefis Health System, a level II Trauma Center in Great Falls, Montana, is seeking an Anesthesiologist to join our well-established group of 17 FTE hospital employed anesthesiologists, as we plan for upcoming FTE reductions and retirements and transition to a new model adding additional physicians for more time off, and less call! Great compensation structure, protected time off and a call schedule based on fairness across the group, not tenure. We practice in an efficient, anesthesia led OR, offering broad-spectrum anesthesiology with ability to provide great work-life balance.

Employment Details:Full time employed position with not-for-profit, independent community hospital with great financial stability and strong leadership100% coverage on all cases, no supervisionGuaranteed base of $450,000+, quarterly bonuses based on AU pool and incentive compensation goals in addition to opportunity for picking up extra days/weeks if desired10 full weeks guaranteed paid time off - scheduled in advance year prior

Additional 16 individual days of post 1st call "off" daysAbility to pick up off weeks if desired for extra pay

16 first and 16 second calls, 8 weekends

Call is taken from homeCall stipend providedPost 1st call day off

Benefits include:

$40,000 sign on$5k CME, $1k licensure/duesRetirement savings plan: 403b with 5% match of base payDeferred compensation plan: 457b for additional savingsPaid malpractice + tail coverageLow-cost health/dental/vision with multiple plan optionsPhysician wellness programs focused on personal and professional development

Position Details:

100% coverage on cases, no supervision - 17 physician FTEsCover only 1 hospital with 10 state-of-the-art operating rooms and an ambulatory surgery center just across a skybridgeWide variety of cases including: General Surgery, ENT, Urology, Neurosurgery, Plastics, GYN, Bariatrics, Thoracic, Vascular, Orthopedics, Gastroenterology, and more!Ability to care for trauma patients, healthy pediatrics and regional block skills is required.No Cardiac - we have a separate cardiac anesthesia call team who also take general callNo OB - unless you have a desire to pick up 24 hr OB shifts to maintain skill set (OB is typically covered by 24/7 in house CRNAs)10,000 surgical cases/yearWhy we stand out

Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health systemRegional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more!Patient focused, quality medical care

Community Information:

Great Falls is known as Montana's base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, two accredited colleges, a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana and a brand-new nursing school opening late 2025. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, hiking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Finally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.

Benefis Health System

is one of Montana's largest tertiary trauma centers. We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker's "Best Places To Work in Healthcare" for 7 years in a row. Benefis covers ¼ of the state's land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including 3 neurosurgeons, a cardiothoracic and vascular program, a regional cancer institute and a brand-new emergency department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.

Want to learn more?

Erica Martin, Physician Recruiter, Benefis Medical Group

ericamartin@benefis.org | 208-850-9780