Surgery - General Physician
Paducah, KY, 42001, USA
- $24 p/hour
- Healthcare
- Temporary
- general surgeon
- emergency surgery
- hospitalist
The general surgeon on call provides hospital-based coverage for emergency general surgery consults and ICU patient care, including after-hours support with minimal clinic involvement. The role involves 24-hour EMTALA call shifts covering 3-7 days per month, including holiday coverage. Surgical cases range from pediatric to geriatric patients with procedures including trauma surgery, cholecystectomy, hernioplasty, and central line insertions, supported by a well-rounded OR team and robotic surgery available for certified surgeons.
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




