JOB OVERVIEW
  

  

    
• Job Id: L-MD-58027

    
• Profession: Physician

    
• Specialty: Cardiovascular Surgery

    
• Job Type: Locum Tenens

    
• Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA 18764

    
• Service Setting: Inpatient

    
• Coverage Type: Call Only

    
• Coverage Period: Nov 25, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026

    
• Call Type: Beeper

    
• Call Ratio: 1 doc only

    
• Call Response Time: 30 min

    
• Reason for Coverage: Scheduling Need

    
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Malpractice insurance provided by Vendor

  

  PATIENT INFORMATION
  

  

    
• Average Daily Volume: 1

    
• Admissions: 1

    
• Rounding: Assigned Patients

    
• Phone Consults: 3

  

  FACILITY INFORMATION
  

  

    
• EMR System: Cerner

    
• Support Staff: RNs: 1, PA/NPs: 2

  

  PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
  

  

    
• Hospital Privileges Required: No

    
• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes

  

  REQUIRED PROCEDURES
  

  

    
• Required:
        
  
          
  • Chest wall/pleural procedures
  
          
  • Ventilation management
  
          
  • Chest tube insertion
  
          
  • Central line insertion
  
          
  • PA Catheter placement
  
          
  • Arterial bypass
  
          
  • Peripheral
  
        
  
      

    
• Preferred:
        
  
          
  • D&C
  
          
  • Hysterectomy
  
          
  • Liver surgery
  
          
  • GI endoscopy (Upper, Lower, Sigmoidoscopy, Colonoscopy)
  
          
  • Minor Orthopedics
  
          
  • Hand Surgery
  
          
  • Laser certification
  
          
  • Vascular Surgery (Aneurysm repairs, Thoracic, Abdominal)
  
          
  • Vascular access devices (AV shunt)
  
          
  • Plastic Surgery (Artesias)
  
          
  • Esophageal
  
          
  • Intestinal
  
          
  • Biliary
  
          
  • Abdominal wall defects
  
          
  • Gastroschisis
  
          
  • Umbilical defects
  
          
  • Hernia
  
          
  • Omphalocele
  
          
  • Diaphragmatic hernia
  
          
  • Imperforate anus
  
        
  
      

  

  JOB REQUIREMENTS
  

  

    
• Board: Not required

    
• Licenses: Universal License (IMLC)

    
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, ABLS

    
• Fellowship: Required

  

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