Surgery - General Physician at Ascend Medical Staffing summary:
A Locum General Surgeon is needed in the Portland, OR area to provide both outpatient and inpatient surgical care, including laparoscopic and general surgery procedures. The role requires board certification, active medical license, and ability to respond within 15 minutes for call coverage. Emergency privileges are available, with credentialing expected to take 60-120 days, and travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance provided.
Locums General Surgeon needed in Portland, OR vicinity Location: Portland suburbs
Reason for coverage: Scheduled Clinic Hours + Call (Beeper)
Required response time: 15 minutes
Required credentials: Board Certification, active medical license (may have time to license in OR for this job as emergency privileges are an option), clean malpractice and NPDB, DEA, ABLS, ACLS, BLS
Patients per shift: 1-2 outpatient, 7-8 inpatient
Support Staff: 2 PA/NPs
No requirement to supervise Advance Practice Providers
Estimated Credentialing Timeframe (Days) 60-120
Emergency Privileges are available
Skills Required: General Surgery, adult, laparoscopic, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, hernioplasty
Skills Preferred: pediatric, Nissen Fundoplication, Head/neck (including thyroid), chest wall/pleural procedures, GI endoscopy-upper, lower, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy
Additional Pediatric procedures preferred: umbilical defects, hernia
Travel and Lodging provided
Malpractice Insurance provided
Keywords:
general surgery, locum tenens, laparoscopic surgery, outpatient care, inpatient care, board certified surgeon, emergency privileges, credentialing, surgical procedures, Portland surgeon