General Surgeon

General Surgeon

Location : Gallup Indian Medical Center (GIMC), Gallup, NM

Schedule : MondayFriday, 7 : 30 AM4 : 30 PM (variable), with night and weekend call

Estimated Contracted Hours : 4,500 hours annually

Estimated Call Volume :

Weeknight Calls : 46 per month

Weekend Calls : 23 per month

Estimated Call Back Hours : 480 hours annually

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Perform general surgical duties, including pre-operative evaluations, surgeries, and post-operative care as directed by the Chief of Surgery or designee.
• Provide both inpatient and outpatient general surgery services at GIMC, including consultations from internal clinics and external IHS service units.
• Admit and co-manage patients requiring inpatient care in collaboration with other departments.
• Maintain a variable work schedule (clinic / OR time typically split 60 / 40), coordinated and approved at least two weeks in advance.
• Conduct outpatient evaluations, assess patient complaints, develop diagnoses and treatment plans, and educate patients and families regarding care.
• Treat a broad range of general surgical conditions for adult and pediatric populations (approximately 90% adult, 10% pediatric).
• Prescribe and monitor medications in compliance with federal and U.S. Public Health Service standards, ensuring safe, effective, and cost-efficient drug therapy.
• Complete all medical records by the end of each work session and participate in performance reviews, quality assurance programs, and surgical peer review.
• Submit accurate timesheets and log hours daily; minimum 2 hours may be billed for after-hours call-backs.
• Participate in 24-hour on-call rotation during weekdays, nights, weekends, and holidays. The contractor is expected to round on all inpatients during on-call weekends unless no patients are present.

Minimum Qualifications :

Experience :

Licensure and Certification :

Workload Expectations :

Clinic Volume : 1014 patients per day

Inpatient Volume : 03 patients on average

Surgical Cases : 515 per month

On-Call : Average 46 weekdays / nights and 23 weekends per month

Tour of Duty : Monday through Friday; contractors may depart early if daily workload is completed and noted on their timesheet

$300,000 - $400,000 a year

Compensation details : 300000-400000 Yearly Salary

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