Neurosurgeon

Job Description

Job Description

JOB OVERVIEW

• Job Id: 104807 
  
• Profession: Physician
  
• Specialty: Neurosurgery
  
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
  
• Location: Santa Rosa, CA
  
• Service Setting: Inpatient
  
• Coverage Type: Call Only
  
• Coverage Period: Jan 28, 2027 – Ongoing
  
• Call Schedule: 24-hour call, 7:30am – 7:30am
  
• Call Type: Beeper
  
• Call Response Time: 20-30 minutes
  
• Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
  
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered 
  

COVERAGE DATES

• Jan 29-31
  
• Feb 26-28
  

PATIENT INFORMATION

• Patient Population: Adult
  
• Average Daily Volume: 2-15 
  

FACILITY INFORMATION

• Trauma Level: III
  
• EMR System: Epic
  
• Physicians in Practice: 3
  
• Support Staff: PA/NPs: 2
  
• Lab & Xray onsite
  

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

• Required:
  

  • General Neurosurgery: Adult & Trauma
    
  • Tumors
    
  • VP shunt
    
  • Spinal surgery with & w/o instrumentation (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar)
    
  • Placement of ICP monitors
    
  • Application of ext. traction

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Board: BC/BE
  
• Licenses: Active CA license
  
• DEA
  
• Certifications: FLURO
  
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of current hospital clinical activity in the specialty
  

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide 24-hour beeper call coverage for neurosurgical emergencies
  
• Perform general neurosurgery including trauma, tumors, and spinal surgery with and without instrumentation.
  
• Place ICP monitors and apply external traction as needed.
  
• Consult on adult patients with neurosurgical conditions.