Locum Physician (MD/DO) - Surgery - General/Other in Wheeling, WV
Charleston, WV, 25301, USA
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- Locum tenens
- General Surgeon
- Emergency Surgery
The position is for a locum tenens General Surgeon in Wheeling, WV, requiring emergency general and trauma surgery skills with ATLS certification. The role involves 24-hour call coverage, chest tube and central line placement, and admitting patients aged 18 and older. CompHealth manages scheduling, housing, credentialing, malpractice coverage, and offers competitive weekly pay for 1-2 weeks per month assignments.
Doctor of Medicine | Surgery - General/Other
Location: Wheeling, WV
Employer: CompHealth
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Start Date: ASAP
About the Position
LocumJobsOnline is working with CompHealth to find a qualified General Surgery MD in Wheeling, West Virginia, 26003!
Interested in this assignment? Or maybe you still have not found what you are looking for? Contact one of our specialty-specific recruiters to get access to our vast network of open jobs, including some jobs that never get posted. CompHealth will handle all the details like housing and credentialing for you, and our services are always free to you.
- 24-hour call coverage with 30 minute response time
- Average 1-2 callbacks per day
- Level III trauma center
- Emergency general surgery and trauma surgery required
- ATLS certification required
- Only admit patients 18 and older
- Chest tube and central line placement skills needed
- 1-2 weeks per month schedule
- We negotiate better pay and deposit it weekly
- We arrange complimentary housing and travel and comprehensive malpractice coverage
- We simplify the credentialing and privileging process
- Access to online portal for assignment details and time entry
- Your specialized recruiter takes care of every detail
About CompHealth
CompHealth is one of the largest healthcare staffing companies in the United States offering permanent, locum tenens, travel and other placements for healthcare providers. Our company dates back to 1979, when two physicians created the locum tenens industry as a way to meet the needs of rural hospitals in desperate need of healthcare professionals. In the years since, we’ve placed providers in hundreds of specialties in temporary and permanent jobs in both rural and urban settings all over the country, serving millions of patients.
Though every temporary or permanent position is different, our goal is always the same: To match the right job with the right provider. We do that by getting to know you and what’s most important to you. And with more than 1,000 specialized recruiters and in-house licensing, credentialing, travel, and legal teams, we can take care of all the details, whatever the position.
Getting to know you ties back to our belief in putting people first. This includes our healthcare providers, our clients, and our employees. This people-centric culture has been recognized by various award programs, including Staffing Industry Analyst's "Best Staffing Firms to Work For




