Integrity Locums

Surgery - General Physician

Integrity Locums, Dubuque, IA, United States

Coverage Needed

Schedule

Office hours: Monday-Thursday 8a-5p and Friday 8a-4p
- these hours are for both the surgeon and NP, so the surgeon may not be in the office during all these hours
Need 1-2 weeks per month of consistent coverage
Call will be required, but the schedule will vary to include weeknights and weekends

Clinical Details

Trauma Level 3
100% Adult
Consults: average 3-5 per day
Inpatient rounds: 2-5 per day
NP does morning rounds with the locum on weekdays
NP sees post-op patients in the office after rounds and helps with calls from the hospital during office hours
Procedures: 10-20 per month/150-200 per year
Mix of rounding/inpatient/clinic
Seeing outpatients as needed, taking call, and doing emergency surgeries
Number of beds: 263
New Consults for: CABG, AVR, MVR, TAVR (APP does these consults, however, Surgeon meets the patient), EVAR (to assist with Cardiology), Thoracotomy, VATS, CEA (preferred not required), AV Fistula Creation, Dialysis Catheters, Placement of wound vacs (APP support), Removal of Pleurx Catheters (APP support), Removal of Dialysis Catheters (APP support)
CT/CV Surgery Locum hospital services: CT/CV emergencies, Chest Tubes, Central Lines

Requirements

Board Certified or Truly Board Eligible (under 2 years) in Cardiothoracic or Cardiovascular Surgery
BLS certification
Active IA License - Highly Preferred
- or IMLC LOQ in hand
Local candidates - Preferred
Clean and easy-to-credential candidates - Preferred
Procedures Required: Cardiac (open heart), thoracic (chest surgery) required. Vascular surgeries preferred but not required. Open Heart Surgeries, TAVR, Endarterectomies preferred but not required, Thoracotomies, Valve Replacement/Repairs, Chest tube placement if needed

Support Staff

EMR