Locum Tenens Otorhinolaryngology Opportunity in Columbia, South Carolina

• Position Type: Locum Tenens
• Recruited Specialty: Otorhinolaryngology
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
• State License Required: No
• Terms of Locums Assignment: Long Term (More than 2 months)
• How soon does the position need to be filled: 1-3 months

The Facility - Columbia VA Health Care System
The Columbia VA opened in 1932 at its current location and now includes seven community-based outpatient clinics located throughout South Carolina in the Upstate, Midlands, and Pee Dee areas; serving 36 of 45 counties in South Carolina. The seven CBOCs are located in Anderson, Florence, Greenville, Orangeburg, Rock Hill, Spartanburg, and Sumter. All clinics with the exception of Rock Hill are VA staffed.

The mission of the Columbia VA Health Care System is to provide Veterans focused, performance-driven health care - and the main facility, the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, has a long and proud history of providing South Carolina Veterans with the highest quality health care.

Location: 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia SC, 29209

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: responsible for providing Otolaryngology care, including, but not limited to:

• Provide clinical Otolaryngology services. Shall be present on time for any scheduled clinics/surgeries as documented by physical presence in the clinic or operating room at the scheduled start time.
• Operative Services:
  • Complex drainage, wound
  • Secondary closure of surgical wound
  • Office/Outpatient visit
  • Office consultation
  • Post-op follow up
  • General Surgery Physician on-call
• Intraoperative follow-up

Requirements:

• Current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia. Must be full and unrestricted.
• Board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology (ABOTO).
• BLS, ACLS certified through the American Heart Association.

• 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

• Facility Type: Hospital
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