Physician / Surgery - General / South Carolina / Locum or Permanent / Trauma Surgeon Locum Tenens Job

  
• Coverage Need:

  

    
• Full time locum opportunity to begin August 1, 2023

    
• Inpatient Schedule: 7 am – 5 pm Trauma coverage Monday – Friday

    
• 1 half day of clinic per week for post op follow ups with 20-25 patients

    
• 1:9 24 hour call rotation – weekend rotation is either Thursday, Saturday or Friday, Sunday

  

  
• Scope of Work:

  

    
• Procedures required: Predominantly blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, emergent procedures with general surgery, some ICU bedside procedures (tracheotomy, PEG tube, chest tube, etc.)

    
• Will round on 10-20 inpatients a day in addition to trauma consults and 911/811 response

    
• Average number of admits per day = 5

    
• Surgical Volume  varies, but averages around 5-10 operations/week

    
• Consult volume: 5-10 per day

    
• Adult and Pediatric trauma comfort required. Pediatric age range generally 8-15, mostly 13-15 within that range

    
• Level 2 trauma center, but we operate as a level 1! Candidate must be comfortable with this!

    
• 500+ bed facility that offers all service lines and subspecialties

    
• EMR – EPIC

  

  
• Requirements:

  

    
• Board Certified -  Surgical Critical Care

    
• Licensed – SC Medical, SC Controlled Substance and DEA