Surgery - Neurovascular Physician

Locum Tenens Opportunity : Neurosurgeon Location : Des Moines, Iowa Facility : Level II Trauma Center Schedule : 7-8 consecutive days / nights of 24-hour call shifts Practice Setting : Adult inpatient, trauma, and elective neurosurgery ️ Neurosurgeons on Staff : 4 EMR : EPIC Patient Demographic : Adults only OR & Team Support : Dedicated Neuro-Ortho surgery team APP support for all cases Typical Caseload : Average 1 surgical case / day Required Procedures & Skills : Cranial Burr Holes Intracranial Pressure Monitor insertion & management Intracranial Hemorrhage management Tumor Removal Bleed Control (Braid Bleed Stoppage) Trauma Repair Shunt Insertion / Revision Stereotactic Radiosurgery Traumatic Brain Injury management Neurocritical care management Ventricular Taps, Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt management & reprogramming Ventriculostomy and External Ventricular Drain management Spine Surgery : Discectomy, Laminectomy, Spinal Fusion, Stabilization, Reconstruction Lumbar Puncture & Lumbar Drain Placement CSF Sampling from Shunts / Drains Interpretation & management of ICP and CPP data Submission Requirements : Board Certified or Board Eligible (ABNS) Required IA License or IMLC with Copy at Name Clear Required BLS, ACLS, PALS, APLS, NALS or ATLS Required Experience with adult trauma neurosurgery cases Required Comfortable with spinal / lumbar / thoracic instrumentation Required Must be available to cover all assigned call dates No exceptions