Trauma Surgeon

JOB OVERVIEW

• Job Id: L-MD-61054
  
• Profession: Physician
  
• Specialty: Trauma Surgery
  
• Job Type: Locum-to-Permanent
  
• Location: Fort Wayne, IN
  
• Service Setting: Inpatient, Outpatient
  
• Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
  
• Coverage Type: Clinical + call
  
• Shift Schedule: 7AM – 5PM
  
  • Clinic on Tue & Thu
• Call Schedule: Nights; 5PM – 7AM; back-up call
  
• Shift/Clinic Coverage: Primarily covered by APPs, with the surgeon seeing a few patients designated as "MD only". These are patients with ongoing wounds or need for future surgeries (eg, interval appendectomies, cholecystostomy tubes needing future cholecystectomy)
• Reason for Coverage: Vacancy - Long-Term Permanent Search
  
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency
  

PATIENT INFORMATION

• Average Daily Volume: 10-20
  
• Admissions Required: Yes
• Rounding: Both assigned & unassigned patients
  
• Case Mix: Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery
  

FACILITY INFORMATION

• EMR: Cerner
  
• Support Staff: RNs: 3, PA/NPs: 3, Office Staff: 2
  
  • Day team has 2 surgeons & 2 APPs; The night team has 1 surgeon & 1 APP, who cover the whole service.
    
• Trauma Level: II
  
• Facility PEDs Level: II
  
• Beds in the Dept: 25
  
• Types of ICU: MSIC, CVIU, CICU
  

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE

• Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
  
• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
  

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Board: BC in General Surgery and Critical Care
  
• Active IN license
  
• CSR, DEA
  
• ATLS
  
• Must have Fellowship in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care
  
• Clean NPDB and malpractice background
  

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide trauma and surgical critical care coverage for inpatients and outpatients.
  
• Manage ICU patients (MSICU, CVIU, CICU) and emergency general surgery.
  
• Supervise and collaborate with APPs in both day and night teams.
  
• Perform surgical procedures including laparoscopic, vascular, and trauma surgeries.
  
• Participate in call schedule and provide backup coverage as needed.