Surgery - General Physician

Surgery - General Physician at ProLocums summary :

A locum tenens position is available for a Board Certified Physician Assistant specializing in General Surgery in Indianapolis, IN. The role involves providing both inpatient and outpatient care, with a focus on bariatric and general surgeries, within a telehealth framework. The position requires an active IN license and offers temporary privileges with an average patient load varying by day between clinic and surgical responsibilities.

A new locum is available for IN licensed Physician Assistant Surgery - General for an ongoing need in Indianapolis, IN.

PA as of January 23rd, needed for IN and clinic coverage for patient care; our 3rd PA is expecting with due date first of June.

Specialty - Bariatrics, Gen surg (GI PAs would be great, since familiar with general gut surgeries)

Dates needed - January 23 - May 30th (possibly reduced need during maternity leave, depending on timeline for backfilling positions)

Practice Setting- Inpatient / Outpatient / Telehealth- Both

Admissions Required- InPatient

Provider need to be Board Certified

Temp Privileges are Available

Required Active License for IN

Coverage Type- Clinic and Call

Patients will Locum see per day - 5 ish in OR, 20 on clinic day

Avg patients they round on - 8

Patients per shift - dependent on OR day or clinic day

How many calls do they get while on call?- varies

Call Details- assigned / unassigned patients or both- unassigned patients - triage primarily, notify surgeon if needed to come in

Call typer- Inhouse, beeper, 2nd call / backup

Average call # per 24Hr- Phone Consults, patients seen, admissions

Rounding Hours - 0-2

EMR system - Epic

Support Staff RN's, MA's, PA / NP's, Office / Staff all during business hours

Surgeries or Procedures - Sleeve, Roux, General Surgery (appy, choly, hernia)

Resident or teaching supervision not required

Need surgical experience - first assist in OR. Bariatric specific experienced preferred

Estimated credentialing timeframe 30 days

Insurance provided by Community Health Network

Keywords :

locum tenens, physician assistant, general surgery, bariatric surgery, inpatient care, outpatient care, telehealth, Indiana, active license, surgical assistant