JOB OVERVIEW
  

  

    
• Job Id: L-MD-41173

    
• Profession: Physician

    
• Specialty: General Surgery

    
• Job Type: Locum Tenens

    
• Location: Dothan, AL 36305

    
• Service Setting: Inpatient

    
• Coverage Type: Call Only

    
• Coverage Period: Oct 09, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026

    
• Shift Schedule: 7am – 7am (continuous call)

    
• On-Call Shift Schedule:

    
• Call Type: Beeper

    
• Call Ratio: 1:6

    
• Call Response Time: 30 minutes

    
• Callback Rate:

    
• Reason for Coverage: Call Coverage

    
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Vendor

  

  COVERAGE DATES
  

  

  

  SPECIFIC SHIFTS TO FILL
  

  

  

  PATIENT INFORMATION
  

  

    
• Patient Demographics:

    
• Average Daily Volume: 20 patients/day

    
• Admissions:

    
• Rounding: Assigned Patients

    
• Phone Consults: 10

    
• Case Mix: General surgery, trauma, inpatient consults

  

  FACILITY INFORMATION
  

  

    
• No. of Beds in Department:

    
• Trauma Level:

    
• EMR System: Cerner

    
• Office Equipment Available:

    
• Specialty Backup Available:

    
• Support Staff:

  

  PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
  

  

    
• Hospital Privileges Required: No

    
• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes

    
• Credentialing Timeline:

  

  REQUIRED PROCEDURES
  

  

• Required
    
  
      
  • General Surgery
  
      
  • Adult
  
      
  • Trauma
  
      
  • Laparoscopic Surgery (not specified below)
  
      
  • Appendectomy
  
      
  • Cholecystectomy
  
      
  • Hernioplasty
  
      
  • Nissen Fundoplication
  
      
  • Chest wall/pleural procedures
  
      
  • Liver surgery
  
      
  • GI endoscopy (Upper, Lower, Sigmoidoscopy, Colonoscopy)
  
      
  • Chest tube insertion
  
      
  • Central line insertion
  
      
  • Vascular Surgery (Vascular access devices)
  
    
  
  


• Preferred
    
  
      
  • Pediatric
  
      
  • Minor Orthopedics
  
      
  • Hand Surgery
  
      
  • Ventilation management
  
      
  • PA Catheter placement
  
      
  • Laser certification
  
      
  • Aneurysm repairs (Thoracic, Abdominal)
  
      
  • Arterial bypass (Peripheral)
  
      
  • AV shunt
  
      
  • Plastic Surgery
  
      
  • Artesias (Esophageal, Intestinal, Biliary)
  
      
  • Abdominal wall defects (Gastroschisis, Umbilical defects, Hernia, Omphalocele, Diaphragmatic hernia)
  
      
  • Imperforate anus
  
    
  
  

  

  JOB REQUIREMENTS
  

  

    
• Board: BC required (board-eligible accepted)

    
• Licenses: Alabama license or Universal License (IMLC)

    
• DEA:

    
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS

    
• Fellowship:

    
• Experience:

    
• Other Qualifications:

  

  Duties & Responsibilities
  

  

    
• Provide inpatient consultations for general surgery patients

    
• Cover emergency room consults as needed

    
• Round on inpatient consults daily

    
• Perform general surgery procedures as required

    
• Provide on-call coverage during the assignment period

  

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