Surgery - General Physician

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