Anesthesiology Locum job in Plattsburgh, New York
Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Anesthesiology
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Locums/Travel
Work Environment Hospital
Location Plattsburgh, New York, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 5/09/24

Hospital needs a locum ASAP to start as soon as credentialed. This is a crisis need for this department and extremely urgent.

Temp privs can be requested for locum with clean file, no malpractice, no work gaps. Need will be ongoing until per replacements are secured. Will consider Board Certified or Board Eligible candidates in Plattsburgh, NY

Description of Work: Cover bread and butter surgical cases as the primary anesthesiologist. Highest volume is with ortho and GS cases. Call includes OB and Call is a MUST. Must be within 15 minutes. Assignments as directed by the Chief or Acting Chief. Work as a collegial part of a multi-disciplinary OR team.

Anticipated Procedures/Surgeries per week: 4-5 cases per day, roughly

Breakdown of OR Days: 100% OR and L&D, we have 9 main OR's constructed approximately 18 years ago. No Clinic work. This is 100% OR work.

Schedule of Days/Times Needed To Work/ Shift Hours: M-F: 7am-3:30pm plus on-call as agreed upon.

Procedures Provider Will Be REQUIRED To Perform: All bread and butter surgery, no CT, neuro or cranial cases.

Procedures Preferred: OB/Gyn, ortho, general surgery, plastic surgery, vascular, colo-rectal surgery, ENT, GI, Urology

Pain Management or Regional Blocks? Yes to regional blocks for OR cases. No outpatient pain management

Peds is not required but would be welcomed. Healthy kids only . There is no high risk peds at CVPH.

Does the Provider Have Particular Fellowship? Not required

Will You Accept Experience Over Fellowship? Not required

Board Status Requirement (BC/BE): Must be BE or BC

Patient Load: 4-5 cases per day, roughly

# of MD's in the practice- Approx. 15, which includes per diems

Is There Additional Surgical Staff? CRNA's(2 CRNA's in the practice), Anesthesia techs, PA's, nurses, OR techs

There are no AA's in the practice.

Is the provider working solo or with other providers? If so, whom? Joining a mid-sized group

Are there mid-levels? If yes, is the locums provider responsible for mid-levels? Rarely supervise a CRNA

Trauma Level of Work Location: Level III with ACS

EMR System?EPIC

Is the Clinic EMR Different From the Hospital EMR? No clinic

ACLS required

MMR is needed too.