Locum - Physician - Surgery - General Paducah, KY

Job Details

Coverage Details:

1 week/month beginning Q4 of this year

Job Details:

Reason for Coverage: Add to coverage pool

Practice Setting: Hospital based coverage only

Schedule: 24 hour shifts for EMTALA call coverage (7am - 7am)

Average Number of Surgical Cases Per Day: 1-3 surgical cases for surgeon on call and 2-4 consults per day

EMR: EPIC

Number of Operating Rooms: 12

Number of General Surgeons in Practice: 3

Description of OR Staff: CSTs, RNFAs, First Assists available -- well rounded and seasoned OR staff

Patient Age Demographic: Peds to Geriatrics, Peds could be at discretion of physician and peds is typically only appe, skin and soft tissue

Robotics available for those certified

Required Procedures:

General Surgical Cases ADULT

General Surgical Cases TRAUMA (minimal)

Central Line Insertion

Chest Tube Insertion

Vascular Access Devices

Cholecystectomy

Hernioplasty

Colon/Small Bowel

Credentialing timeframe: 120 days to onboard - Site would like to begin onboarding in June

Submission Requirements

Board Certified (ABoS) - REQUIRED

Active KY license - REQUIRED (must be currently active, will not accept providers needing to obtain license)

COVID Vaccinated - Preferred; must have by time of credentialing

Clean background is preferreda