Plastics Surgery Locum Job in Lansing, MI
Job at a glance
Job description
Hospital is seeking a Board Certified in Plastic Surgery, available to 24-hour trauma call coverage approximately 19 days per month.
JOB DESCRIPTION :
Details:
- date of coverage: ASAP - December 2026
- Practice Setting: 24-hour Trauma Call (ACS Verified Level One Trauma Center)
- Shift Schedule: 0700a – 0700a
- Reason for Coverage: Insufficient local hand coverage for 24/7/365 needs about 19 days a month
- Call Ratio: Negotiable
- Patient Demographics: Ages 15 years and older (adolescent through geriatric)
- Number of Plastic Surgeon in Practice: 1 (Hand coverage), 1 community provider (Plastics), 2 hospital employed (Ortho Hand)
Case Volume:
- Average: 1 surgical case per month
- Summer months: Approximately 3 per month
- Annual ER Volume: 90,000
Clinic Responsibilities:
- In-person response when procedures are required
- Supported through Trauma Clinic: Tuesdays, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM; SPB Suite 600
Required Procedures:
- Hand-related procedures
- Traumatic hand reconstruction
- General plastic surgery procedures including Facial laceration repair, Scar revisions, Skin grafts, Flaps
- Minor burn care
No additional support staff. Our Trauma team will support in any way we can, including assisting with rounding.
Clinic responsibilities are only as needed. There may be one week where the locum would see 4 patients in follow up (unlikely and rare, but possible) and there will be weeks when no follows ups are scheduled.
The sites has about 50 "hand cases" perm year.
BULK of what they will experience is simply being on call without many calls. As we begin our busy season in Trauma, the pace will pick up a bit, but not much. The goal is to not transfer these patients out.
Estimated Credentialing Timeframe: ASAP
Submission Requirements
ALL MUST BE NOTATED AT TIME OF NAME CLEAR
- Board Certified in Plastic Surgery (Boarded within 5 years of training) - [REQUIRED], no BE even TRULY BE
- Active MI license - [REQUIRED], will not accept willing to obtain- Must be FULL LICENSE - no compact or IMLC
- BLS and ACLS - [HIGLY PREFFERED]
- Self-Query NPDB (Should be pulled within the month) [REQUIRED] at time of presentation.