Locum Tenens Anesthesiology Job in East St. Louis, Illinois

• Position Type: Locum Tenens
• Recruited Specialty: Anesthesiology
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
• State License Required: No
• Terms of Locums Assignment: Short Term (Usually less than 2 months)
• How soon does the position need to be filled: Immediately

About the Facility: HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital
HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital is expanding access to high-quality health care by investing $116 million in campus and infrastructure projects, including building a new outpatient surgery center and medical office building on the northeast corner of campus and within the hospital itself. In addition, there will be an expansion of the emergency department, adding inpatient beds on the fifth floor, and relocating some additional services. These hospital renovations will modernize 35,000 square feet of space and add 19,000 square feet of new clinical space.

Facility Address: 1 St Elizabeth's Boulevard, O'Fallon, IL 62269

Position Overview:

Case mix: General, Ortho, OB

Credentialing: 60 days

Hours: 8-hour shifts

Stipends: Car, Lodging

Other Information: 20 OR rooms, 2:1 MD to CRNA supervision, EMR system: EPIC/iPRO

Anesthesiologist - RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to)

• Assist in the directing and coordinating of Activities in the Anesthesia Department
• Responsible for the medical management of patients who are rendered unconscious and/or insensible to pain and emotional stress during surgery and other medical procedures
• Pre-anesthesia assessment
• Obtains and/or verifies patient consent
• Discuss anesthetic options and risks with the patient
• Induction, maintenance, and emergence from anesthesia
• Monitoring of the patient's physiological condition
• Performance of clinical intervention as needed

Anesthesiologist - REQUIREMENTS

• Current license to practice medicine in the state of Illinois.
• Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) or the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology. 
• Currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), or equivalent.

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen