Surgery - General Physician

General Surgery locums coverage is needed in Texas at a Level IV trauma inpatient setting, with weekend coverage blocks coming up in late summer. Expect a low in house patient load with consults and admits.

Highlights

• Weekend coverage need across August and September
• Level IV trauma hospital, inpatient consults and coverage
• Typical shift volume, 1 to 3 patients seen with additional phone consults
• Fast temporary credentialing possible, as quick as 3 days

Practice Setting

• Inpatient general surgery coverage, adult patients
• Admits and rounding on assigned patients
• Phone consults run about 5 per shift, with 1 to 3 admits typical
• Charting in MedHost

Schedule

• Weekend coverage blocks
• Call required, 30 minute response time
• Shift times to be confirmed during scheduling
• Hours are TBD based on the weekend coverage structure

Requirements

• Must be an MD or DO
• General Surgery, board certified or board eligible within 5 years
• Active Texas license required

If you want, I can walk you through the weekend call expectations and how the inpatient coverage is structured for these August and September dates.