Surgery - General Locum job in Pendleton, OR
Job at a glance
Job description
Hospital is looking for 1 general surgeons to cover the dates listed below for up to 1 year. 1 general surgeon working at a time. The on site surgeon will attend to scheduled clinic patients Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., provide 24-hour call coverage, and provide post-op care, consultations scheduled and emergency surgery.
Schedule/Availability Requirements:
Monday - Friday, 8a-5p and 24 hour call. - Start date as soon as credentialed.
7-10 block schedule for one year.
Provide is on call 24/7 while working. Shift time 5:30am-5:30am
Specific dates and schedule needing covered:
3/23 clinic 8a-5p
3/24- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am
3/25- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am
3/26- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am
3/27-call only 5:30am-5:30am
3/28-call only 5:30am-5:30am
4/20-4/23 clinic 8a-5p
4/24- call only 5:30am-5:30am
5/31- call only 5:30am-5:30am
6/1-6/2 clinic 8a-5p
6/3- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am
6/14- call only 5:30am-5:30am
6/15- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am
6/16- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am
6/17- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am
6/18- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am
From site on schedule:
Here's a typical schedule we use and expect the locum surgeons to follow with mutually agreed upon variation as necessary:
Monday:
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Around 14-16 patients scheduled to be seen in the clinic.
The surgeon is also on call for the hospital during this time frame as well as from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. the next day.
Tuesday:
7:30 a.m. to noon: Surgeries in the OR.
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Around 10-12 patients scheduled in the clinic.
The surgeon is also on call for the hospital during this time frame as well as from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. the next day.
Wednesday:
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Surgeries in the OR.
The surgeon is also on call for the hospital during this time frame as well as from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. the next day.
Thursday:
7:30 a.m. to noon: Surgeries in the OR.
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Around 10-12 patients scheduled in the clinic.
The surgeon is also on call for the hospital during this time frame as well as from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. the next day.
Friday:
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Surgeries in the OR.
The surgeon is also on call for the hospital during this time frame as well as from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. the next day.
Saturday:
On call from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Sunday.
Sunday:
On call from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. Monday, assuming the locum surgeon is off the next week. All handoffs from one locum to the sole remaining general surgeon in Pendleton are at 5:30 a.m.
Setting: Acute care and clinic practice
Duties: See above and providers must be able to respond to traumas in the ED.
Days per month: 20 to be covered by the same two to three surgeons.
Required Procedures:
- Diagnostic Colonscoples
- Screening Colonscoples
- Cholecystectomy
- Hernia repair with mesh
- Diagnostic EGD
- Excision of breast
- Repair abdominal wall with synthetic substitue
- Appendectomy
- Skin Excision
- Hemorrhoidectomy
EMR: Meditech in the hospital and eCW in the clinic
Support Staff: Complete staff in the hospital and typical support medical assistants and RN (as necessary) in the clinic
Reason for Coverage: Retirement
Deal breakers: Candidates must be willing to work in a clinic office setting in addition to taking hospital call. Candidates must practice as if they are full time employees of the facility.
Additional information from site: 500 surgeries per year or 10 per week, 75% of which are outpatient. Inpatient admissions per week 2. Clinic patients/day 14-16.
Trauma Activations for last year, 2024
- Low level fall: 178
- MVA: 53
- Motorcycle Accident: 11
- ATV: 8
- Fall from bed: 7
- Fall from chair: 5
- Stabbing self(accidental & intentional): 5
- Crushed extremity: 5
- GSW: 5
- Assault, blunt: 5
- Ped vs car: 5
- Fall from vehicle: 4
- Fall from ladder 4
- Stabbing Assault: 4
- Hit by falling tree branch: 3
- Fall from stairs: 3
- Horse, separated from: 2
- Kicked by horse: 2
- Lawn mower accident: 1
- Fork lift crash: 1
- Bicycle: 1
- Fall from roof: 1
- Fall from porch: 1
Credentialing Information:
Timeframe: We will provide temporary privileges until full privileges are approved
Requirements: BC
Credentialing with other facilities? No
Billing enrollment - Is this position providing services in lieu of an existing enrolled provider for a period of 60 days or less? No
Submission Requirements
- Board Certified - [Required]
- State License – Oregon [Required] Client will accept a provider for the May/June start that's OR license is ALREADY in process.
- Residency Requirements/Fellowship – [Required]
- ACLS, BLS, DEA - [Required]
- Malpractice Clean - [Highly Preferred]
- Self-Query NPDB report is mandatory at the time of presentation. The Self-Query NPDB report must be dated within 30 days of the presentation date. - [REQUIRED]