Job Description - Trauma Surgeon

JOB OVERVIEW
  • Job Id: L-MD-61054
  • Profession: Physician
  • Specialty: Trauma Surgery
  • Job Type: Locum-to-Permanent
  • Location: Fort Wayne, IN
  • Service Setting: Inpatient, Outpatient
  • Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
  • Coverage Type: Clinical + call
  • Shift Schedule: 7AM – 5PM
    • Clinic on Tue & Thu
  • Call Schedule: Nights; 5PM – 7AM; back-up call
  • Shift/Clinic Coverage: Primarily covered by APPs, with the surgeon seeing a few patients designated as "MD only". These are patients with ongoing wounds or need for future surgeries (eg, interval appendectomies, cholecystostomy tubes needing future cholecystectomy)
  • Reason for Coverage: Vacancy - Long-Term Permanent Search
  • Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency
PATIENT INFORMATION
  • Average Daily Volume: 10-20
  • Admissions Required: Yes
  • Rounding: Both assigned & unassigned patients
  • Case Mix: Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery
FACILITY INFORMATION
  • EMR: Cerner
  • Support Staff: RNs: 3, PA/NPs: 3, Office Staff: 2
    • Day team has 2 surgeons & 2 APPs; The night team has 1 surgeon & 1 APP, who cover the whole service.
  • Trauma Level: II
  • Facility PEDs Level: II
  • Beds in the Dept: 25
  • Types of ICU: MSIC, CVIU, CICU
PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
  • Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
  • Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
JOB REQUIREMENTS
  • Board: BC in General Surgery and Critical Care
  • Active IN license
  • CSR, DEA
  • ATLS
  • Must have Fellowship in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
  • Clean NPDB and malpractice background
Duties & Responsibilities
  • Provide trauma and surgical critical care coverage for inpatients and outpatients.
  • Manage ICU patients (MSICU, CVIU, CICU) and emergency general surgery.
  • Supervise and collaborate with APPs in both day and night teams.
  • Perform surgical procedures including laparoscopic, vascular, and trauma surgeries.
  • Participate in call schedule and provide backup coverage as needed.


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