Surgery - General Physician
ProLocums
Gallup, NM, 87301, USA
Gallup, NM, 87301, USA
- Healthcare
- general physician
- on-call physician
- emergency surgery
The role involves providing on-call general physician services focused on emergency cases from the ER and nearby facilities, performing procedures such as EGD, colonoscopy, and tunneled permcath placement for hemodialysis access. The physician will handle common surgical emergencies like appendicitis and cholecystitis and is required to perform pediatric appendectomies for patients aged 2 years and older. Hospitalist services will manage most admissions, while the physician provides consultative support and emergency surgical care on call.
For CALL only, no surgery clinic coverage. 2-4 calls from ER and nearby facilities per day. Hospitalist service will do most admissions. Avg 2 hospitalist consults per day. Candidate must do EGD and colonoscopy procedures. Also able to place tunneled permcath for hemodialysis access. (See specialty listing) Appendicitis and cholecystitis are common. Important: Required Pediatric appendectomies 2 years old and older. No neonatal surgery. No other pediatric surgeries.




