Surgery - General Physician

Surgery - General Physician at ProLocums summary :

A General Physician specializing in Surgery provides 24-hour on-call coverage for inpatient surgical care. The role involves performing various general surgical procedures, managing patient rounds, and ensuring patient care without clinic time. The physician works solo on call, catering to both adult and pediatric surgical needs, with expected patient consults and procedures including appendectomy and cholecystectomy.

Specialty : Surgery - General

Start date : Jan

End date : Mar

Coverage type : Call Only

Schedule : General Surgery- No clinic time just call and possible surgeries if needed

Open Dates :

24 hour call only no clinic, Friday- Sunday shifts

Jan 19, 20 ,21

Jan 26, 27, 28

Feb 16, 17, 18

Feb 23, 24, 25

Mar 1, 2, 3

Mar 8, 9, 10

Will there be any acute care need? Yes

Is there trauma involved? If so, what level? Potential / Not a trauma center

Call schedule

7a-7a

Expected amount of time in Hospital

2-4 hours per day of rounding, and remaining hours on-call with call-back obligations.

Patient Volume= 3-4 consults / 10 pts. on rounds

Support Staff : Hosp. staff only

Will they be solo or have other surgeons on staff? Solo on call

Inpatient / Outpatient / Both : Inpatient

Area / Procedure : (Required / Preferred / Not required)

General Surgery

Adult-Required

Pediatric-Required

Neonate-Not Required

Trauma-Required

Appendectomy-Yes

Cholecystectomy-Yes

Hernioplasty-Yes

Chest wall / pleural procedures-Yes

Chest tube insertion-Yes

Central line insertion-Yes

Vascular access devices

Temporary only.

Number of beds in Hospital : 205

Minimum Board Certification : BE

EMR System : Paragon

Keywords :

general physician, surgery, on-call surgeon, inpatient care, surgical procedures, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, patient consult, hospital rounds, trauma surgery