Board-Certified General Surgeon Locum Needs in OR!

ATC West Healthcare Services is seeking one Board-Certified General Surgeon to provide comprehensive acute care and clinic coverage for up to one year. The selected surgeon will function as a full-time member of the team, managing scheduled clinic visits, performing surgeries, providing post-operative care, and covering 24/7 hospital call while on assignment. Coverage is needed due to a recent retirement, with one surgeon working at a time in coordination with two additional providers.

Dates & Schedule

• Start Date: As soon as credentialed

• Coverage Model: 7–10 day block schedule for up to one year

• Days per Month: Approximately 20 days shared among 2–3 surgeons

• Shift Time: 5:30 a.m. – 5:30 a.m. (24-hour responsibility while on assignment)

• Clinic Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

• 24-Hour Call: Continuous while working (including nights and weekends)

March/April Dates:

• 3/23 – Clinic (8a–5p)

• 3/24–3/26 – Clinic + Call (5:30a–5:30a)

• 3/27–3/28 – Call Only (5:30a–5:30a)

• 4/20–4/23 – Clinic (8a–5p)

• 4/24 – Call Only (5:30a–5:30a)

Typical Weekly Schedule:

• Clinic: 14–16 patients/day (Mon), 10–12 patients (Tues/Thurs PM)

• OR: Tues AM, Wed (full day), Thurs AM, Fri (full day)

• Weekend: 24-hour call coverage

• Average Callback Hours:

  • Weekday: 7.8 hours

  • Weekend: 6.7 hours

Job Details & Responsibilities

Setting: Acute care hospital and outpatient clinic

Clinical Duties:

• See scheduled clinic patients (14–16 per day)

• Perform approximately 10 surgeries per week (~500 annually; 75% outpatient)

• Provide 24-hour call coverage, including ED trauma response

• Perform consultations, emergency surgeries, and post-operative care

• Manage approximately 2 inpatient admissions per week

• Practice as an integrated, full-time member of the hospital team

Required Procedures:

• Diagnostic & screening colonoscopies

• Diagnostic EGD

• Cholecystectomy

• Appendectomy

• Hernia repair with mesh

• Abdominal wall repair with synthetic substitute

• Excision of breast

• Skin excision

• Hemorrhoidectomy

Trauma Response:

• Must respond to ED traumas including falls, MVAs, GSWs, stabbings, and blunt trauma cases

EMR Systems:

• Meditech (hospital)

• eClinicalWorks (clinic)

Support Staff:

• Full hospital staff

• Clinic MAs and RN support

Credentialing:

• Temporary privileges available

• Self-Query NPDB (within 30 days) required at submission

• No credentialing with additional facilities

Required Skills & Qualifications

Required:

• Board Certified in General Surgery

• Active Oregon medical license (or in process for May/June start)

• Completion of accredited residency (fellowship if applicable)

• Active ACLS, BLS, and DEA

• Ability to perform all listed required procedures

• Willingness to work in both clinic and hospital settings

• Ability to practice as a full-time team member

• Self-Query NPDB report (dated within 30 days of submission)

Highly Preferred:

• Clean malpractice history (facility not interested in candidates with malpractice history)

This opportunity is ideal for a well-rounded general surgeon comfortable with both outpatient clinic practice and full-spectrum acute surgical and trauma call coverage in a community hospital setting.