Trauma Surgeon Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Northwestern Georgia

Job description

About the facility

A hospital is seeking a trauma surgeon for locum tenens coverage.

About the facility location

Northwest Georgia is home to beautiful waterfalls and walking trails! While on assignment, visit Tallulah Gorge State Park, Anna Ruby Falls, or Brasstown Bald!

About the clinician's workday

Specialty Needed: Trauma Acute Care Surgery, they are looking for 3 locum physicians Dates needed: this is for in patient call relief and dates will vary, but they would like someone as soon as they get someone privileged(120 days to priv). This will be ongoing through 1/1/2025 Details: Why the need? They are down 3 physicians, and their current ones are burnt out and moral is decreasing Hospital Bed Count: Trauma Level: Level II but operating at Level I and they are very busy Schedule details: 12 hour in house call with possible back up call Typical Daily Volume: 35 trauma, 35 EGS(emergency general surgery) Procedures required: Support Staff: APPs Perm Surgeons on staff: EMR: EPIC Credentialing timeline: 120 days Requirements: BC and all of the above in my order intro Must be GA licensed 12 hour shifts will be either trauma or EGS. Sometimes on weekends or nights they cover both, but they are trying to get away from that. She said she doesnt believe that they cover ICU at night, but they could be asked to cover ICU during the day. they do a week in the ICU at a time, so most likely they wont ask the locum provider to cover that. must be trauma SCC fellowship trained.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: TBD
• Location type: On-Site

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