Hospital is looking to add to their General Surgeon locum coverage pool.
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:
- 11/8 – 11/16
- 11/24 – 11/28
- 12/8 – 12/14
- 12/22 – 12/28
- *This will be an ongoing need where the site will need approximately 1 week of coverage per month beginning January 2026.
Job Details:
- Reason for Coverage: Urgent EMTALA Scheduling needs
- 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 (Minor Cases Only)
- Central Line Insertion
- Chest Tube Insertion
- Vascular Access Devices
- Cholecystectomy
- Hernioplasty
- Colon/Small Bowel
- Credentialing timeframe: 120 days to onboard - temporary privileging available for urgent needs
Submission Requirements
- Board Certified (ABoS) - [REQUIRED]
- Active KY license - [REQUIRED]
- COVID Vaccinated - [HIGHLY PREFERRED] must have by time of credentialing
- Clean background - [HIGHLY PREFERRED]
