Urologist

Job Description

Job Description

JOB OVERVIEW

• Profession: Physician
  
• Specialty: Urology
  
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
  
• Location: Portsmouth, OH
  
• Service Setting: Inpatient/Outpatient
  
• Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
  
• Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
  
• Shift Schedule: Mon – Thu, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
  
• Procedures: 3-4 half day
  
• Call Schedule: 24-hr shift
  
• Call Type: Beeper
  
• Call Response Time: 30 minutes
  
• Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
  
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency
  

PATIENT INFORMATION

• Average Daily Volume: 15-20 (OP), 4-8 (IP)
  
• Admission: Yes
  
• Rounding: Yes
  

FACILITY INFORMATION

• No. of Rooms: 2 Procedure Rooms, 1 UDS Rooms, 6 Exam Rooms
  
• Office Equipment:
  
• UDS machine
  
• 2 cystoscopies monitors
  
• 3-4 rigid cystoscopes, 8 flexible cystoscopes
  
• Disposable cystoscopes with 2 monitors and a bovie
  
• U/S machine with one vaginal/rectal u/s probe along with a Trophon
  
• EMR System: MediTech
  
• Office Equipment Available: UDS machine, cystoscopes, ultrasound machine
  
• Support Staff: 1 APPs, MA, 6 Office Staffs
  
• 1 Surgery Scheduler, 1 UDS technician
  

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE

• Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
  

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

• Required
  

  • General Urology
    
  • Advanced endoscopic techniques
    
  • Laparoscopic surgeries
    
  • Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
    
  • Ureteroscopy
    
  • Renal and bladder ultrasound (w/biopsy)
    
  • TRUS biopsies
    
  • Incontinence procedures
    

• Office Procedures: Vasectomy, Prostate Biopsies, Cystoscopy with stent removal, prostate U/S
  

• Hospital Procedures:
  

• Abdominal Sacrocopopexy
  

• Aquablation, circumcision
  

• Cryoblation of the prostate/kidney, Cystocele
  

• Cystoscopy, Green light laser prostate
  

• Hernia repair, HIFU, Hydrocelectomy
  

• Interstim Stage I & Stage II, Mid Uretheral sling
  

• Optilume, Orchiectomy, PCNL, Penile plication & prosthesis
  

• Percutaneous nerve evaluation & nephrolithotomy
  

• Prostate biopsy, Radia/partial nephrectomy, Rectocele repair
  

• Space oar/fiducial, Spermatocelectomy
  

• Suprapubic catheter insertion, TURP
  

• Ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy
  

• Uretheral bulking, Urolift, Laser Lithotripsy
  

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Board: BC required (Certified)
  
• Licenses: Licensed in OH or IMLC
  
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS
  

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient urology care during office hours (Mon–Thu, 8am–4:30pm)
  
• Perform office-based procedures including vasectomy, prostate biopsies, cystoscopy with stent removal, and prostate ultrasounds
  
• Perform hospital-based procedures including abdominal sacrocolpopexy, aquablation, circumcision, and ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy
  
• Supervise and collaborate with NPs, MAs, and clinical staff
  
• Manage patient volume of 15–20 patients per day in office and 4–8 procedures per day in hospital