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General Information

Location
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area
3003 University Drive
Marinette, Wisconsin
Care Delivery Brand
Aurora Health Care
Compensation
$509,813 - $509,813 , sign-on bonus eligible

Description & Requirements

Join Aurora Health Care as a General Surgeon in Marinette, Wisconsin—part of Advocate Health, one of the largest nonprofit integrated health systems in the country. 
 
At Advocate Health, we’re committed to being a Best Place to Care—where physicians are empowered, heard, and equipped to do their best work. You’ll be part of a leading integrated system with a shared commitment to innovation, well-being, and the communities we serve. Whether you're seeking professional growth, meaningful impact, or a team that lifts you up—this is where it starts.

Are you ready for an exceptional career opportunity in a dynamic, supportive environment? We invite you to join a dedicated team of two surgeons—one of whom will be retiring within the next several years—offering you a unique pathway to growth.


Highlights
  • Robust, full time general surgery position which replaces a retiring surgeon
  • Located in Marinette, Wisconsin, surgeries will be done at the Aurora Bay Area Medical Center, a 56-bed, Level III community hospital
  • You will enjoy the full breadth of general surgery with outstanding variety in a collaborative and collegial environment
  • Serving a large geographic area, your patient draw is approximately 120,000
  • Excellent facility, newer hospital, and featuring physician offices, five fully equipped exam rooms, and a state-of-the-art procedure room
  • Excellent support staff with committed patient service representatives and three experienced LPNs, ensuring an efficient practice and optimal patient care
  • Call schedule includes a manageable 10-day stretch (including a weekend); additional call assistance is provided through an ACS team based at another facility
  • All equipment is available with exciting future plans to incorporate robotic surgery capabilities
  • Amazing community on the shores of the Bay of Green Bay, with thousands of acres of country forest, lakes, and rivers
  • Safe neighborhoods and excellent schools
  • Excellent place to raise a family and enjoy fantastic year-round outdoor recreation, including hiking, boating, fishing, and winter sports—a true haven for nature lovers and adventure seekers
  • Green Bay is less than an hour away, 1.5 hours to Door County and just 2.5 hours to Milwaukee
  • EPIC EMR
  • Be part of an integrated nationally recognized organization with physician-led medical group and embedded service line
  • Leverage access to DAX Copilot, an AI-powered clinical documentation tool integrated with Epic, streamlining clinical workflows by generating draft patient notes for efficient review, editing, and signature
  • Experience an environment that provides safe and equitable care for all patients

Training and/or Experience Required
  • Completion of a General Surgery residency program
  • Collaborative, team player
  • Some trauma experience is desirable
  • Strong desire to work in a smaller community, building relationships and fostering wellness

Benefits
  • Paid Time Off programs available for eligible positions
  • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
  • Retirement benefits, including 401(k) options with employer contributions and access to financial wellness resources
  • Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family support benefits, which may include parental leave, adoption assistance, and surrogacy support
  • Educational assistance and professional development programs
  • Paid medical liability insurance 
  • Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowances
  • Relocation assistance

About Marinette, Wisconsin
Your city on the Bay! Marinette is a gorgeous community, nestled along the shoreline of the scenic Bay of Green Bay. It offers an attractive blend; the warmth and charm of a small community, and the modern, progressive thinking of a city on-the-move. With thousands of acres of county forest land, acres of lakes, and miles of streams and rivers, there's no limit to the possibilities for family recreation in all four seasons. The area has exceptionally safe neighborhoods, excellent schools and an affordable cost of living.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is one of the largest nonprofit integrated health systems in the United States, providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois, Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin. With Wake Forest University School of Medicine as our academic core, we are shaping the future of health care through innovation, research, education and compassionate care.

When you join Advocate Health, you’re joining a team that’s committed to being a Best Place to Care—where clinicians are heard, supported and empowered to focus on what matters most: caring for patients. This enterprise-wide initiative is grounded in listening to care teams, removing barriers to excellent care, and fostering well-being and connection. It reflects our purpose—from discovery to everyday moments, we’re redefining care - for you, for us, for all—and lives through our values: lifting each other up, leading with purpose, thinking boldly together and embracing change with optimism. Here, you’ll find not just a job, but a career with meaning, growth and impact—for all.

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