Job Description
Join a dynamic urology team at a busy hospital in Texas, providing comprehensive adult and pediatric urologic services. This locum tenens assignment offers a focused 15 day coverage period with opportunities to perform a broad range of endoscopic, laparoscopic, and open procedures. The schedule includes daytime hours with flexibility around the specified dates.
Key Details
- Assignment Type: Locum Tenens
- Setting: Hospital
- Start Date: 11/10/2026
- Schedule: Days, 8:00 AM - 8:00 AM (coverage periods 11/10 - 11/16 and 11/21 - 11/30)
- Patient Population: Adult / Pediatric (All Ages)
- Location: Harlingen, TX
- Stipends: Housing and travel options can be discussed for non local candidates
Benefits
- Weekly direct deposit
- Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
- Supportive credentialing assistance
- Lodging and mileage reimbursement (if applicable)
- Flexible scheduling (optional if applicable)
Job Responsibilities
- Deliver comprehensive urologic care, including evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of both adult and pediatric patients.
- Perform required surgical procedures: laparoscopic surgeries, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, ureteroscopy, radical prostatectomy, nephrectomy, pelvic node dissection, and other listed operations.
- Conduct advanced endoscopic techniques and TRUS biopsies as needed.
- Participate in inpatient rounds and outpatient clinic visits, ensuring continuity of care.
- Document all encounters accurately in the electronic medical record (EMR) and maintain compliance with hospital policies.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including radiology, pathology, and anesthesia, to optimize patient outcomes.
Qualifications
- Board certified or board eligible in Urology (board certification required).
- Minimum of one year of fellowship training.
- Active Texas medical license or eligibility for licensure.
- Ability to obtain credentialing within a 30 day timeframe.
- No mandatory BLS, ACLS, ATLS, or PALS certifications for this assignment.
Working Hours
- Coverage dates: 11/10/2026 - 11/16/2026 and 11/21/2026 - 11/30/2026.
- Total assignment length: 15 days.
- Daily shift start: 8:00 AM, end time to be determined based on patient volume and procedural schedule.
Skills
- General Urology (required)
- Laparoscopic surgery (required)
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (required)
- Ureteroscopy (required)
- Radical prostatectomy (required)
- Nephrectomy (required)
- Pelvic node dissection (required)
- Advanced endoscopic techniques (preferred)
- Pediatric urology (preferred)
- Partial nephrectomy with intra operative ultrasound (preferred)
- Adrenalectomy, renal/bladder ultrasound with biopsy, TRUS biopsies, fertility work up, incontinence procedures, penile prosthesis implantation, and advanced pediatric surgery (preferred)
This locum tenens opportunity offers a chance to apply your urologic expertise in a supportive hospital environment while enjoying the flexibility of a short term assignment.
