Surgery - General Nurse Practitioner
Williamsport, PA, 17701, USA
- $8 - $10 p/month
- Healthcare
- Nurse Practitioner
- Surgical NP
- Trauma Care
This locum tenens position seeks a board-certified or board-eligible Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with prior surgical experience to provide inpatient coverage in trauma and emergency general surgery at a Level II Trauma Center. Responsibilities include managing surgical and trauma inpatient care, performing bedside procedures, assisting in the OR, and collaborating closely with trauma and acute care surgeons across day and night shifts. The role involves critical care management, trauma activations, and handling various general surgery cases such as appendectomies and hernia repairs in a hospital inpatient setting.
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Locum tenens position
Seeking a board-certified or truly board-eligible Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Must have prior surgical experience
Two providers needed to cover a mix of day and night shifts
Schedule: Monday-Sunday
Days: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Nights: 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM
Inpatient coverage only
No call
Estimated shifts per provider: 8-10 per month
EMR: Epic
Inpatient coverage for Trauma and Emergency General Surgery (EGS) service
Level II Trauma Center
Team structure:
Day shift: 2 APPs
Night shift: 1 APP
APPs work closely with Trauma/Acute Care Surgeons
Morning rounds
OR first assisting
Evaluating new EGS consults
Managing inpatient surgical and trauma services
Responding to trauma activations
Critical care management
Performing bedside procedures, including:
Incision & drainage (I&D)
Laceration repairs
Chest tube placement
Central line placement
Average census: 20 patients/day
Average cases:
Day: 3 cases
Night: 1 case
Average admissions:
Day: 5
Night: 2-5
Average consults:
Day:
Night: >5
Cholecystectomy
Appendectomy
Trauma exploratory laparotomy
Colon resections
Graham patch repairs
Hernia repairs
No bariatric or foregut surgery
On-Site SpecialtiesInterventional Radiology
Orthopedic Trauma
Neurosurgery
Plastic Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
A-rated malpractice insurance
Weekly direct deposit
24/7 dedicated recruiter support
Professional onboarding and credentialing
Prepaid travel and lodging
Open communication
Sense of urgency
Teamwork
Accountability
Driven to win
Higher consciousness




