Locum - Physician - Anesthesiology

Job description

🏥 Anesthesiologist (Locum Tenens)

📍 Location: Colorado

⏰ Schedule:

* **Weekend Day Shift:** Friday–Monday | 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM (10-hour shifts)
* **Weekend Night Shift:** Friday–Monday | 5:00 PM – 7:00 AM (14-hour in-house shifts)
* Providers must work all four consecutive scheduled days or nights.
* Option to add one additional day shift on Tuesday or Thursday.

🗓️ Assignment Duration:
Late October 2026 – July 2027

### ⚡ THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Seeking 4–5 Board Certified Anesthesiologists for weekend coverage.

• Adult-focused practice consisting of approximately 80% adult cases and 20% trauma.

• Approximately 60 surgical cases daily:

* 50% General Surgery
* 10% Neurosurgery
* 20% Complex Vascular
* 20% Complex Orthopedic

• Join an established anesthesia team consisting of:

* 55 Anesthesiologists
* 30 CRNAs/Anesthesia Assistants

• Medical direction of CRNAs/AAs approximately 40% of the time (up to 3 providers simultaneously).

• Practice in a Level I Trauma Center with 22 Operating Rooms.

• Epic EMR utilized throughout the hospital and surgical center.

### 🛑 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS (Strict Compliance):

• Board Certified in Anesthesiology (Board Eligible candidates will not be considered).

• Active Colorado Medical License or Active IMLC Letter of Qualification highly preferred.

• Minimum two years of Level I Trauma experience outside of residency.

• Must be available to cover at least two weekends per month.

• Must specify availability for Day shifts, Night shifts, or Both.

• Clean malpractice and background history highly preferred.

• Must be proficient in Central Line placement.

• Must be comfortable providing Pediatric anesthesia.

• Must be able to perform open vascular procedures.

• Thoracic and Open Heart experience not required.

• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required.

• NPDB Self-Query Report completed within the last 30 days required.

• Previous locum tenens experience required (no first-time locums).

### 📋 CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide anesthesia for adult, trauma, obstetric, neurosurgical, orthopedic, vascular, and general surgical procedures.

• Perform:

* General Anesthesia
* Regional Anesthesia
* Spinal Anesthesia
* Epidural Anesthesia
* Acute Pain Management
* Minor Nerve Blocks
* IV Regional Anesthesia

• Perform procedural skills including:

* Central Line Placement
* Arterial Line Placement
* Ultrasound-Guided Regional Blocks

• Manage:

* Ventilation
* Acute volume and blood pressure management

• Provide medical direction to CRNAs and Anesthesia Assistants when assigned.

### 🏥 PRACTICE SETTING:

• Hospital

• Level I Trauma Center

• Operating Room

### 👥 PATIENT POPULATION:

• Primarily Adults

• Trauma Patients

### ☎️ CALL COVERAGE:

• **No Call Required**

• No Callback

• In-house scheduled coverage only.

### ✈️ TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT:

• Roundtrip airfare reimbursed up to $850.

• Lodging reimbursed up to $180 per night (before taxes and fees).

• Economy rental car reimbursed.

• Mileage reimbursed at current IRS standard rate.

### 🏅 CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS:

• Board Certified in Anesthesiology

• Colorado Medical License (or Active IMLC LOQ)

• BLS

• ACLS

• PALS

• • Seeking 4–5 Board Certified Anesthesiologists for weekend coverage.
• • Adult-focused practice consisting of approximately 80% adult cases and 20% trauma.
• • Medical direction of CRNAs/AAs approximately 40% of the time (up to 3 providers simultaneously).