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Bariatric Surgeon

Huntsville, ALOnsiteContract$250,000–$500,000 /yrPosted 11 days ago

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Required skills

  • Bariatric Surgeon
  • Surgical debridement
  • Bedside procedures
  • Wound healing
  • Advanced dressings
  • Specialized wound protocols
  • Skilled nursing facilities
  • Post-acute setting
  • MD or DO
  • Medical license

Nice to have

  • Wound care training

Role summary

Skilled Wound Care is seeking Bariatric Surgeons in Huntsville, AL for a no-call, Monday-Friday role focused on wound care in skilled nursing facilities. This position allows surgeons to utilize their procedural expertise in surgical debridement and bedside procedures, offering clinical autonomy and reduced physical strain compared to traditional hospital settings. The role emphasizes advanced wound healing techniques, collaborative care, and efficient documentation through custom software. Compensation is performance-based, with potential for high earnings. Comprehensive wound care training is provided, making previous experience unnecessary. This is an opportunity for a sustainable surgical career outside of high-pressure hospital environments.

Job Title: Bariatric SurgeonLocation: Huntsville, ALEmployment Type: Full-time or Part-timeSalary: $250,000 – $500,000 per year for Full-time

Bariatric Surgeon Jobs in Huntsville, AL : Same Surgical Skills, a Better Way to Practice

You trained for years to become a Bariatric Surgeon. But across the country, rising case volumes, insurance hurdles and post-op complication coverage mean longer hours, heavier call and less time for life outside medicine. Top-tier Bariatric Surgeons shouldn’t have to give up their health, families and weekends for their careers. Skilled Wound Care, a premier national physician group, is hiring Bariatric Surgeons in Huntsville, AL to work as wound care physicians and lead wound care initiatives in skilled nursing facilities across the area.

Maybe you’re a Bariatric Surgeon ready to step away from back-to-back laparoscopic cases, prior-authorization battles and productivity targets at large health systems. Maybe you want clinical autonomy outside the high-pressure hospital environment. Either way, this no-call Bariatric Surgeon job offers a high-impact surgical career without the corporate red tape.

Why Bariatric Surgeons in Huntsville, AL Choose Wound Care

In a specialty where being on call can mean missed dinners, cancelled vacations and 2 a.m. calls about anastomotic leaks, we offer a refreshing alternative:

  • The “No-Call” Lifestyle: No nights, no weekends and no pagers. No post-op complication calls, no 2 a.m. emergency cases. This is a true Monday–Friday surgeon job, so your evenings and weekends belong to you and your family.
  • Keep Your Surgical Skills: Surgical debridement and bedside procedures stay part of your daily practice, so your procedural expertise stays in use every day.
  • A Sustainable Surgical Career: Bedside procedures are far less physically demanding than long laparoscopic cases with awkward positioning on larger patients, so the strain on your back, neck, shoulders and hands goes down and you can keep practicing for years to come.
  • Clinical Autonomy: Direct patient outcomes based on your surgical expertise, not a hospital committee or department hierarchy.
  • Smarter Documentation: Our custom software is designed to slash admin time, so you’re not stuck charting at midnight when you could be home at a reasonable hour.

    • Bariatric Surgeon Responsibilities

    Use the latest advancements in wound healing to change lives in communities across Huntsville, AL:

  • Surgical and sharp debridement and other bedside procedures
  • Evaluation and treatment of chronic, non-healing and complex wounds
  • Advanced dressings and specialized wound protocols
  • Collaborative care in skilled nursing facilities and the post-acute setting, where you follow patients through healing

    • Bariatric Surgeon Salary & Compensation

  • Full-Time Average Annual Earnings: $250,000–$500,000 (no earning cap as an independent contractor)
  • High Achievers: Top performers earn $500,000+ through performance bonuses
  • Pay Structure: Per-patient and per-procedure pay, plus quarterly bonus programs

    • Bariatric Surgeon Schedule

    We offer consistent weekday schedules with no nights or weekends, in part-time or full-time options:

    Part-Time: 2–3 days per weekFull-Time: 4–5 days per week

    Bariatric Surgeon Requirements

  • Medical Degree: MD or DO from an accredited institution
  • Medical License: Unrestricted/clear medical license in the state of practice (or eligibility to obtain one)
  • DEA License: Or eligibility to obtain one
  • Open Background: We welcome Bariatric Surgeons and surgeons of all backgrounds, as well as Family Medicine and Internal Medicine physicians. No previous wound care experience is required; we provide comprehensive wound care training

    • Great Place to Work® Certified!

    Skilled Wound Care is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the 4th year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Skilled Wound Care. This year, 95% of employees said it’s a great place to work – 39% higher than the average U.S. company.

    Apply for This Bariatric Surgeon Job in Huntsville, AL

    You trained to be a surgeon, not to be on call forever. If you’re a Bariatric Surgeon in Huntsville, AL looking for a no-call, Monday–Friday surgical career with no earning cap, apply today.

    Skilled Wound Care will ask all candidates to perform pre-employment confidential DiSC testing and appropriate relevant skills testing prior to hiring.

    Skilled Wound Care, part of Skilled Physicians Group, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

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