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Surgery - General Physician

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Med Ninjas

2024-11-05 18:38:23

Job location Paducah, Kentucky, United States

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Healthcare & Medical

Job description

The general surgeon on call would take any call from the ED or any hospital general surgery consults. This position is hospital based but may include some after-hours call support for the clinic but that volume is minimal. They could be involved with the care of ICU patients. EMTALA is the hospital/emergency call schedule.


Coverage Details:

  • 3-7 days/month starting around Christmas time (Provider must be able to offer Christmas coverage)

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 PEDIATRIC
  • General Surgical Cases TRAUMA
  • Central Line Insertion
  • Chest Tube Insertion
  • Vascular Access Devices
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Hernioplasty
  • Colon/Small Bowel

Credentialing timeframe: 90 days; emergency temp privs IF needed

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