Locum Tenens Opportunity : Neurosurgeon
Location : Des Moines, Iowa
Facility : Level II Trauma Center
Schedule : 7-8 consecutive days / nights of 24-hour call shifts
Practice Setting : Adult inpatient, trauma, and elective neurosurgery
Neurosurgeons on Staff : 4
EMR : EPIC
Patient Demographic :
OR & Team Support :
Dedicated Neuro-Ortho surgery teamAPP support for all casesTypical Caseload :
Average 1 surgical case / dayRequired Procedures & Skills :
Cranial Burr HolesIntracranial Pressure Monitor insertion & managementIntracranial Hemorrhage managementTumor RemovalBleed Control (Braid Bleed Stoppage)Trauma RepairShunt Insertion / RevisionStereotactic RadiosurgeryTraumatic Brain Injury managementNeurocritical care managementVentricular Taps, Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt management & reprogrammingVentriculostomy and External Ventricular Drain managementSpine Surgery : Discectomy, Laminectomy, Spinal Fusion, Stabilization, ReconstructionLumbar Puncture & Lumbar Drain PlacementCSF Sampling from Shunts / DrainsInterpretation & management of ICP and CPP dataSubmission Requirements :
Board Certified or Board Eligible (ABNS) RequiredIA License or IMLC with Copy at Name Clear RequiredBLS, ACLS, PALS, APLS, NALS or ATLS RequiredExperience with adult trauma neurosurgery cases RequiredComfortable with spinal / lumbar / thoracic instrumentation RequiredMust be available to cover all assigned call dates No exceptionsby Jobble