Locum Physician (MD/DO) - Surgery - Trauma in California

Doctor of Medicine | Surgery - Trauma
Location: California
Employer: AAS Locum Tenens
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

We are seeking a Locums Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care Physician for an ongoing opportunity in Palm Springs, California. This position offers the opportunity to provide high-acuity trauma, acute care surgery, and surgical critical care in an academic teaching environment at a Level I Trauma Center.

Compensation: $4300 Per Shift

Position Highlights

• Level I Trauma Center

• High-volume trauma and acute care surgery program

• 3,000+ annual trauma admissions

• 1,500+ annual acute care surgery operations

• Integrated General Surgery Residency Program

• Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program

• Strong APP and multidisciplinary support

• Academic teaching environment

Clinical Responsibilities

Trauma & Acute Care Surgery

• Respond to trauma activations and manage operative and non-operative trauma patients.

• Perform emergency general surgery and acute care surgical procedures.

• Evaluate and manage acute care surgery consultations.

• Participate in inpatient rounds and multidisciplinary care coordination.

• Contribute to trauma quality and performance improvement.

Surgical Critical Care

• Manage critically ill trauma and surgical patients in a high-acuity ICU environment.

• Provide surgical ICU coverage and critical care management.

• Collaborate with anesthesia, nursing, emergency medicine, and specialty teams.

Teaching Responsibilities

• Work alongside General Surgery residents and Surgical Critical Care fellows.

• Provide clinical supervision and bedside teaching.

• Participate in trauma activations, rounds, OR cases, and ICU care.

• Participate in M&M conferences, simulation, didactics, and educational activities as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery

• Trauma/Surgical Critical Care fellowship training required

• Current or eligible California medical license

Extras :

• Generous per 24 hour shift rate.
• All travel arrangements provided and booked by the group, on top of the per shift rate

• Med-mal and tail insurance covered

• Personal locums consultant to manage credentialing and scheduling shifts