We are seeking a Board Certified General Surgeon for an ongoing locum opportunity in Pennsylvania. This position is focused on inpatient call coverage with no clinic responsibilities and flexible scheduling based on provider availability.
Assignment Details
- ASAP start
- Minimum 6-month assignment
- Ongoing coverage
- Flexible call schedule
Schedule
- 24-hour call coverage
- Typically one weekend per month
- Typically one week of call per month
- Weekend call: Friday 7:00 AM Monday 7:00 AM
- Week-long call assignments available based on availability
Practice Setting
- Hospital-based
- Inpatient call only
- No outpatient clinic
- Epic EMR
Clinical Responsibilities
- Broad general surgery call coverage
- Emergency general surgery consults
- Operative management of acute surgical conditions
- Wide variety of general surgery procedures
- Robotic surgery experience preferred but not required
Patient Volume
- Average callback: 2 6 hours per day
Requirements
- MD or DO
- Board Certified in General Surgery
- Active Pennsylvania license or IMLC/LOQ in hand
- DEA required
Credentialing
- Approximately days
- Temporary privileges available for clean files
- NPDB Self-Query required (within 6 months)
- Provider questionnaire required
- Full malpractice disclosure required
Additional Requirements
- Exact coverage dates required at submission
- Malpractice settlements over $500K generally not accepted
- No more than 3 malpractice settlements
- Standard pre-employment health and background requirements
