About this role
Acute Care Neurosurgery Opportunity
– 10 days a month – Make a Living, Without Missing Your Life-No Relocation Required
Muncie, IN
full-time
Inpatient and outpatient
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital
Opening for board certified neurosurgeon to join a practice specifically created to cover the emergency department in a Level III Trauma Center approximately 1 hour from Indianapolis, Indiana. Responsibilities include 24-hour ED call, taking patients to surgery when indicated, follow up care and in-patient consults.
Acute care scope of service commensurate with a Level III Trauma center. Strong support infrastructure and established mechanism to transfer to higher level of care when indicated.
The Surgical Colleagues' model provides a phenomenal work-life balance with block scheduling, attractive compensation package, benefit allowance and malpractice/tail coverage without the need to relocate or stress over practice management, human resources, billing/collections or overhead expenses.
This different, less-complicated practice model was designed by surgeons to provide a better alternative to the traditional practice model. As a result, we experience very little turnover and our retention rate is also more than 95% for all of our specialties.
Please reach out with interest in being considered for this phenomenal opportunity!!
- Full Time: 10 or more 24/hour shifts per month
- Part Time: 5-10 24/hour shifts per month
- Attractive Daily Stipend Compensation Model
- Benefit Allowance (Full-Time Only)
- Malpractice/Tail Coverage Provided
- Terrific Lifestyle Benefits with block scheduling
- No Relocation Required
- 1 hour from Indianapolis Airport for easy access!!
About Surgical Colleagues
Why choose Surgical Colleagues? Surgical Colleagues is a hospital based partner/practice vs. a staffing model. We concentrate on:- Recruitment...we offer an unmatched quality of life and a rewarding practice environment to recruit and retain the best candidates.- Process...we continuously review and fine tune our processes to develop best practices and reduce practice variability- Execution...we install proven systems, key infrastructure and effective leadership to support our physicians and practices.- Accountability...we put a percentage of our fee at risk for key performance metrics, and our contract can be terminated without cause.
Need more time to pursue your bucket list? Surgical colleagues provides a more rewarding practice and the best work/life balance in healthcare. As a result, our retention rate is more than 95 percent across all of our specialties. Hospitals contact us to address coverage issues, but stay with us because of our Value. We are a hospital-based partner and practice. We have upgraded the traditional call model, allowing us to deliver a superior yet more cost-effective service that drives new revenue to offset costs. We are an innovative provider of permanent specialty practice models. We provide quality, engaged physicians who are committed to fulfilling the goals and initiatives of our hospital partners.
Our Goals-Superior service and outcomes-Growth in market share-Higher patient satisfaction scores-Positive perception of the hospital within the community-Benefits to the Hospital-Reduced reliance on locum tenens through enhanced recruitment-Eliminated transfers due to lack of call coverage-Improved revenue-Utilization optimization-Enhanced positioning for Trauma and Stroke Centers-Better patient access-We Work Differently for Better ResultsOur focused approach provides operational, clinical and strategic advantages to enhance the enterprise value of our hospital partners’ specialty service lines.
We focus on:-Providing a stable team of physicians to improve consistency and collaboration-Developing best practices to reduce unnecessary utilization and costs-Being closer to the patient to provide more responsive care, better care collaboration, with more frequent rounding and earlier dischargesWe look to impact:-The cost of care- Service and access to increase market share- Physician alignment and collaboration to improve patient outcomes
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Posted September 30, 2026