General Surgeon

Doctor of Medicine | Surgery - General/Other Location: Kodiak, AK Employer: CompHealth Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details) Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

LocumJobsOnline is working with CompHealth to find a qualified General Surgery MD in Kodiak, Alaska, 99615!

Interested in this assignment? Or maybe you still have not found what you are looking for? Contact one of our specialty-specific recruiters to get access to our vast network of open jobs, including some jobs that never get posted. CompHealth will handle all the details like housing and credentialing for you, and our services are always free to you.

• 24-hour beeper call -- 20-minute call response time required
• 4 - 5 patients per shift
• Level 4 trauma center -- stroke certified facility
• Adult patients only -- pediatric and neonate not required
• Laparoscopic surgery and hernioplasty skills required
• OB/GYN surgery preferred -- C-section and hysterectomy a plus
• ATLS, ACLS, and BLS certifications required
• Two separate call coverage periods
• We negotiate better pay and deposit it weekly
• We arrange complimentary housing and travel and comprehensive malpractice coverage
• We simplify the credentialing and privileging process
• Access to online portal for assignment details and time entry
• Your specialized recruiter takes care of every detail

About CompHealth

CompHealth is one of the largest healthcare staffing companies in the United States offering permanent, locum tenens, travel and other placements for healthcare providers. Our company dates back to 1979, when two physicians created the locum tenens industry as a way to meet the needs of rural hospitals in desperate need of healthcare professionals. In the years since, we’ve placed providers in hundreds of specialties in temporary and permanent jobs in both rural and urban settings all over the country, serving millions of patients. 

Though every temporary or permanent position is different, our goal is always the same: To match the right job with the right provider. We do that by getting to know you and what’s most important to you. And with more than 1,000 specialized recruiters and in-house licensing, credentialing, travel, and legal teams, we can take care of all the details, whatever the position.

Getting to know you ties back to our belief in putting people first. This includes our healthcare providers, our clients, and our employees. This people-centric culture has been recognized by various award programs, including Staffing Industry Analyst's "Best Staffing Firms to Work For", Modern Healthcare's "Best Places to Work", and Inavero's "Best of Staffing".

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