Locum Tenens Surgery: General Job in Las Cruces, New Mexico

• Position Type: Locum Tenens
• Recruited Specialty: Surgery: General
• 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: Immediately

Job Quick Facts

* Specialty: General Surgery

* Facility Location: Las Cruces, NM

* Board Requirement: BC

* License Requirement: NM

* Reason for Need: Vacancy - Long Term Permanent Search

* Coverage Period: ASAP - Ongoing

* Service setting: Inpatient/Outpatient

* Coverage Type: Call only

* Call Type: Beeper

* Call schedule: 24-hr call coverage, 6 AM to 6 AM

* Ave. no. of cases per day: 3 - 5

* Rounding: On all surgery patients - average 1.5 hours in the morning and afternoon

* Trauma Level: IV

* Age of patients: 8 and up

* Locums Calls is For: Both

* Call response time required: 30 mins.

* Ave. no. of phone consults: 10 - 15

* Ave. no. of patients per shift: 10

* Ave. no. of admissions: 6

* Appy's, Coly's, provider must have GI experience, perforations

* EMR: MediTech

* Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered

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