JOB OVERVIEW
  

  

    
• Job Id: L-MD-41173

  
• Profession: Physician

  
• Speciaty: 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: Beeer

  
• 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:

  

  PRIVILEGS & COMLIANCE
  

  

  
• 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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