Pediatric - Surgery Physician

Pediatric - Surgery Physician at ProLocums summary :

The Pediatric Surgery Physician is responsible for diagnosing and managing pediatric surgical cases, collaborating with other providers to determine the necessity for surgery. They perform preoperative, operative, and postoperative care while providing after-hours support for emergency calls. The role requires availability for full-time clinic hours along with night and weekend call coverage, ensuring timely consults and patient care.

Schedule : Duties include collaborating with other pediatric providers to diagnosis and determine if surgery is necessary. As well as, managing and performing preoperative, operative, and postoperative care.

24 / 7 surgeons will have office support staff during the day to triage incoming calls including RX refills. Majority of after hours calls are from Pediatric Emergency Department.

Open dates :

January 16 8a - January 22 8a

Job Details :

Full time coverage for clinic M-F(8a-5p), night call coverage M-F (8p-8a), and weekend call coverage Sat-Sun(24 hr)

Rounding for patient the locum provider has admitted and weekend surgical consults as needed

Primarily consults from the ED approx. 0-2 calls per day

Hospital sees approx 8-10 per year emergent surgeries per year

15min max call back time for emergency consult.

30min max response time

0-4 patients per day per provider

Keywords :

pediatric surgeon, surgery, pediatric care, emergency surgery, preoperative care, postoperative care, medical provider, hospital, healthcare, medical emergency