Trauma Surgeon

JOB OVERVIEW

• Job Id: L-MD-61054
• Profession: Physician
• Specialty: Trauma Surgery
• Job Type: Locum-to-Permanent
• Location: Fort Wayne IN
• Service Setting: Inpatient Outpatient
• Coverage Period: ASAP Ongoing
• Coverage Type: Clinical call
• Shift Schedule: 7AM 5PM
• Clinic on Tue & Thu
• Call Schedule: Nights; 5PM 7AM; back-up call
• Shift/Clinic Coverage: Primarily covered by APPs with the surgeon seeing a few patients designated as "MD only". These are patients with ongoing wounds or need for future surgeries (eg interval appendectomies cholecystostomy tubes needing future cholecystectomy)
• Reason for Coverage: Vacancy - Long-Term Permanent Search
• Travel Lodging and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency

PATIENT INFORMATION

• Average Daily Volume: 10-20
• Admissions Required: Yes
• Rounding: Both assigned & unassigned patients
• Case Mix: Trauma Surgical Critical Care General Surgery

FACILITY INFORMATION

• EMR: Cerner
• Support Staff: RNs: 3 PA/NPs: 3 Office Staff: 2
• Day team has 2 surgeons & 2 APPs; The night team has 1 surgeon & 1 APP who cover the whole service.
• Trauma Level: II
• Facility PEDs Level: II
• Beds in the Dept: 25
• Types of ICU: MSIC CVIU CICU

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE

• Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Board: BC in General Surgery and Critical Care
• Active IN license
• CSR DEA
• ATLS
• Must have Fellowship in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
• Clean NPDB and malpractice background

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide trauma and surgical critical care coverage for inpatients and outpatients.
• Manage ICU patients (MSICU CVIU CICU) and emergency general surgery.
• Supervise and collaborate with APPs in both day and night teams.
• Perform surgical procedures including laparoscopic vascular and trauma surgeries.
• Participate in call schedule and provide backup coverage as needed.

Required Skills:

Trauma Surgery