Locum Physician (MD/DO) - Surgery - Trauma in Russellville, AR

Doctor of Medicine | Surgery - Trauma
Location: Russellville, AR
Employer: HPA Healthcare
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 2 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Position Overview

HPA Healthcare is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible General Surgeon with trauma experience for an extended locum tenens opportunity in Russellville, Arkansas.

The physician will provide inpatient trauma and emergency general surgery call coverage, including surgical consultations, urgent operative intervention, and patient rounding.

The assignment features a 1:3 beeper-call rotation with a required 20-minute response time. Multiple physicians may be considered to accommodate coverage needs.

Assignment Highlights

• Pay Ranking: Competitive premium proposed compensation relative to previously reviewed Arkansas General Surgery call listings; exact percentile not verified

• Schedule: Call only, 1:3 rotation

• Call Type: Beeper

• Call Response: 20 minutes

• Trauma Designation: Level III

• Patient Volume: Approximately 10 patients per shift

• Call Activity: Approximately 3 phone consultations and 6 patients seen

• Department Beds: 40

• EMR: MEDITECH

• Board Status: Board Certified or Board Eligible

• License: Active Arkansas medical license required

• Certification: ATLS required

• Fellowship: Preferred

• Credentialing: Approximately 60 days

• Temporary Privileges: May be available in approximately 30 days for clean files

• Travel: Reimbursable within assignment guidelines

Schedule & Coverage

• Call-only coverage.

• Beeper-call rotation, approximately 1:3.

• Required response time of 20 minutes.

• Proposed compensation based on 24-hour call shifts.

• Exact shift dates and start/end times to be confirmed.

• Multiple physicians may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency general surgery and trauma consultations.

• Evaluate and manage acute surgical and traumatic conditions.

• Perform emergency general surgical procedures.

• Perform indicated laparoscopic procedures, including appendectomy and cholecystectomy.

• Manage abdominal surgical emergencies.

• Perform chest tube and central line procedures when indicated.

• Respond to surgical emergencies within 20 minutes.

• Coordinate with emergency physicians, anesthesia, nursing, and consulting specialists.

• Participate in inpatient rounding.

• Maintain accurate and timely MEDITECH documentation.