Surgery - General Physician

Locums General Surgery coverage in Idaho at a 25-bed critical access hospital with a stabilize-and-transfer model, including general surgery, light trauma, and endoscopy.

Highlights

• Fast credentialing for clean candidates, as quick as 1 week
• Block coverage structure: two weeks on, followed by two weeks off after you start
• CRNA anesthesia coverage 24/7 within 15 minutes

Practice Setting

• 25-bed critical access hospital, mix of inpatient and outpatient care
• Stabilize and transfer setup; serious trauma routed to Saint Alphonsus Level II in Boise or St. Luke's Boise or Meridian
• Case mix includes general surgery, light trauma, and endoscopy
• Support staff includes a typical crew of 2, anesthesia supported by CRNAs

Schedule

• Coverage needed ASAP
• Scheduled hours listed as 24/7 coverage
• Once started, two weeks of coverage followed by two weeks without coverage, then two weeks of coverage
• One day of orientation required

Cases and Procedures

• Upper and lower endoscopy, screening and diagnostic
• Laparoscopic and open appendectomy, laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy
• Hernia repair including inguinal, ventral, incisional
• Exploratory or diagnostic laparotomy, hemorrhoidectomy, excisional procedures

Requirements

• Must be an MD or DO
• Board Certified in Surgery, or Board Eligible within 5 years
• Active Idaho license required; will not wait for license
• BLS required

If you can cover the two weeks on, two weeks off structure and you are already licensed in Idaho, reach out and we can compare your availability with the upcoming blocks.