Locums General Ortho - MI Aug start-Dec 2026

Updated 7/17/26
$2,300 – $2,700 daily
Michigan, Michigan, United States
Physician
Orthopedics
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Job at a glance

Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Moonlighting Locums/Travel Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment Inpatient
Visa Sponsorship No

Job description

Job description
Providers Requested:1
Request Type: Locum Tenens
Coverage Type: Call Only
Start Date:08/18/2026
EMR System: MediTech
End Date:12/23/2026
Provider Decision Date:
Will Facility Accept Multiple Providers? No
Practice Settings:Inpatient, Outpatient
Does Provider require hospital/surgery center privileges? Yes
Are temporary privileges available?Yes
Is Both Inpatient and Outpatient Required?Y es
Patients Per Shift:varies
Admissions Required? Yes
Is Hospital Stroke Certified? Yes
Rounding Patients: Both

Average Call Numbers per 24 Hours:
Phone Consults: 0-5
Patients Seen: 1-2
Admissions: 0-1

Required skills
Arthroscopy
Total Joint replacement
Hip
knee
Other (excludes hip and knee)

Joint revision or repair
Shoulder
Hip
Knee

Additional Details:
MUST hold active board certification with the ABOS- MUST have active MI License, MI CDS, and MI DEA. *We do not accept NBPAS Board Certification Coverage:

All dates are 7am – 7am coverage for call only: *Orientation onsite required day prior* *Onsite Orientation Mon 8/17/26* 24 hr Call shifts: 8/18 - 8/24, ending 8/25 @0700 11/26 - 11/29, ending 11/30 @0700 12/18 - 12/23, ending 12/24 @0700

Call Coverage required UP Health System Portage is seeking a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon to provide call in our ASC verified Level III Trauma Facility. A Surgeon skilled in specifically Total Joints as well as general ortho would complement our well established, reputable practice. UPHS Portage is looking for one Orthopaedic Surgeon to cover Emergency Department call as needed on a rotating basis. When on call, the Surgeon will only have to come in if the Emergency Department requests a consult. Typically bread and butter cases, sick or complicated patients are shipped.

Assignment Details: • Types of cases include fractures, sports, general, etc. • No Spine • Efficient, flexible OR with block time assignments • The General Surgeons manage the wound care clinic • Orthopaedic PA's, full surgical staff

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Job Description