$450K - $500K
Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon
PeaceHealth · Longview, WA
Posted June 26, 2026
PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center · 1615 Delaware Street, Longview, WA, US, 98632
PeaceHealth Medical Group is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon to join PeaceHealth's growing surgical program at St. John Medical Center in Longview, Washington.
Centered on three rivers and the I-5 corridor, you are a short jaunt away from the Portland Metro area, driving distance from the beach, and just minutes from scenic Pacific Northwest nature.
Why you’ll love the practice:
- Join an established, growing surgical program with 2 full-time General and ACS Surgeon and a Trauma/ACS Surgeon plus two per diem Surgeons and 2 full-time, experienced surgical PAs.
- 5 ORs staffed on a regular basis with excellent anesthesia coverage through our large, employed team.
- Da Vinci Xi robot.
- 12-hour shifts.
- Epic EMR.
- Large catchment area.
Hospital Highlights:
- St. John Medical Center is a 346-bed hospital with Level III trauma center
- Recognized with a Beacon Award for critical care outcomes
- Over 250 active medical providers with most specialty services provided locally to more than 180,000 patients per year
- The catchment area for this community is over 120,000
- PeaceHealth is the #1 Healthiest Employer in Washington state.
Why you’ll love Southwest Washington:
- Our Providers are deeply integrated with the community and have a have a strong desire to care for their neighbors.
- Forbes magazine listed Longview as one of the prettiest towns in America due to its proximity to the Columbia River and Mount St. Helens and beautiful local parks.
- Located 45 miles north of the Portland metro area and 120 miles south of Seattle.
- Outdoor lovers will enjoy quick access to the Pacific Ocean, Mount St. Helens, as well the never-ending outdoor recreational options in the Pacific Northwest.
- Longview and the neighboring community of Kelso have a combined population over 57,000. Our area has many locally owned specialty restaurants and shops plus national chains.
- Longview has affordable, brand-new housing well below the prices of the nearby metros. Live in a Craftsman house and walk to work or it's a 5-minute drive to Columbia Garden Village on the golf course or 10 minutes to Columbia Heights with views of the rivers and mountains.
- We are the headquarters for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe which lends its name to the county.
- Longview was founded near the Columbia River which supports the thriving lumber and marine industries that still exist there today.
PeaceHealth Benefits:
- First year compensation: $481,436.80
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage and wellness program
- Employment bonus
- CME reimbursement
- Relocation assistance
- Competitive retirement plan options
- Education loan reimbursement, for those eligible
- Fully paid malpractice insurance
- Washington State has no income tax.
Employer
PeaceHealth
Peace Health is a not-for-profit healthcare system with medical centers, critical access hospitals and medical clinics located in Washington, Oregon and Alaska.
Community Health at Peace Health
At Peace Health, we recognize that the journey to health and well-being is constant. Driven by our belief that good health, prevention and community wellbeing is a fundamental right, we work with communities to provide Hope, Care, Housing and Nourishment.
Our Community Impact
As a leader in our communities, Peace Health is focused not just on individual patient outcomes but also on maximizing community health benefits and ensuring access to high-quality, affordable care.
We are proud of our healing Mission and are committed to giving back to the communities we serve. As a mission-driven non-profit health system, we are required by law to reinvest our profits into our communities by enhancing the healthcare services we provide or supporting community health initiatives. Learn more about PeaceHealth’s Financial Stewardship.
Through community partners, Peace Health makes direct investments that improve wellness, access, quality and health justice.
- Nine cents of every dollar Peace Health spends is for community benefit. In the fiscal year 2021, our community benefit was nearly three times what we would have paid in forgone taxes.
- Since 2018, Peace Health has invested $1.34B in our communities.
- $69M was reinvested in community health improvement projects.