Locum General Surgeon - 30-Min Beeper, Travel Covered

Weatherby Healthcare; Hattiesburg (MS); On-site; USD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Malpractice insurance

Travel & housing covered

Job summary

Weatherby Healthcare is seeking a trauma surgeon to cover inpatient and outpatient rounds in Mississippi, with laparoscopic skills for common procedures. Beeper calls require a 30-minute response, and the caseload includes approximately 5 patients per shift with phone consults and admissions.

The assignment involves trauma procedures, ventilation management, chest tube and central line care, and sigmoidoscopy. Weatherby provides paid malpractice, travel and housing, plus 24/7 consultant support.

Responsibilities

• Beeper call with 30-minute response time required.
• Avg. 5 patients per shift, 4 phone consults and 3 admissions per day.
• Inpatient and outpatient rounding required.
• Adult population; pediatric and neonatal not required.
• Laparoscopic surgery preferred: appendectomy, cholecystectomy, hernioplasty.
• Trauma surgery involvement: chest tube, central line, PA catheter.
• Ventilation management and sigmoidoscopy required.
• Assignment details and time entry in online portal.

Job description

Weatherby Healthcare is seeking a trauma surgeon to cover inpatient and outpatient rounds in Mississippi, with laparoscopic skills for common procedures. Beeper calls require a 30-minute response, and the caseload includes approximately 5 patients per shift with phone consults and admissions.

The assignment involves trauma procedures, ventilation management, chest tube and central line care, and sigmoidoscopy. Weatherby provides paid malpractice, travel and housing, plus 24/7 consultant support.