Surgery - General Physician at Ascend Medical Staffing summary:
The position of a General Surgeon is available for locum tenens coverage in East Texas to fill an ongoing need until a permanent provider is found. The role involves inpatient coverage with call responsibilities and additional duties in a Diagnostic Clinic, serving a diverse patient age range. The facility seeks a provider for 10 days of call per month, primarily on weekends, with an average of 45 phone consults weekly.
Locums General Surgery - East TexasThis facility is on the northeastern Texas/Louisiana border, near Tyler, TX and about an hour from Shreveport, Louisiana.
Reason for Need: One of three of the client's surgeons is leaving. The Locum position is to fill that need. This is an ongoing need until a permanent provider is found.
Will consider Locums to Perm.Setting: Inpatient
Coverage: Call only (beeper)
It is possible that two providers could be accepted to share this position. Please let me know your availability.
Need: 10 days/month of Call; Other days in the month would be in the Diagnostic Clinic
C overage needed Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for the months of April, May, June, and possibly July.
Full-time
45 phone consults per week on average
Hours for call: 7am - 7pm
MA available as support staff (also 2 other surgeons on staff)
Rounding is needed
Age of patients: 1 yr - 100 yrs
Trauma 3 Facility; major trauma cases or limited
The client has reported that there are some scheduled days where the provider will be needed only 4 hours rather than 8 to connect with patients.
Keywords:
general surgery, locum tenens, East Texas, inpatient coverage, diagnostic clinic, call shifts, patient care, medical services, trauma care, physician recruitment