Locum General Surgeon - Trauma & Laparoscopic (Alabama)

CompHealth; Alabama; On-site; USD 221,000 - 332,000; Full time

Job summary

CompHealth seeks a locum General Surgeon for Dothan, Alabama. The assignment covers adult general surgery and trauma with inpatient consults and ER coverage; laparoscopic procedures are required.

Shifts run Friday to Saturday, 7 am to 7 am (48 hours). Expect ~20 patients per 24 hours; chest tube and central line insertions are needed. Vascular surgery skills are required for aneurysm repairs and arterial bypass.

Qualifications

• Laparoscopic and vascular surgical skills required.
• Chest tube and central line insertion required.
• Inpatient consults and ER coverage for adult general surgery and trauma.
• Friday–Saturday 48-hour shift; 7 am–7 am.
• ~20 patients seen per 24 hours.

Responsibilities

• Inpatient consults and ER coverage for adult general surgery and trauma.
• Laparoscopic appendectomy, cholecystectomy, hernioplasty.
• Vascular procedures including aneurysm repairs and arterial bypass.
• Chest tube and central line insertions required.

Skills

Laparoscopic surgery

Vascular surgery

Chest tube insertion

Central line insertion

Inpatient consults/ER coverage

Trauma care

Job description

CompHealth seeks a locum General Surgeon for Dothan, Alabama. The assignment covers adult general surgery and trauma with inpatient consults and ER coverage; laparoscopic procedures are required.

Shifts run Friday to Saturday, 7 am to 7 am (48 hours). Expect ~20 patients per 24 hours; chest tube and central line insertions are needed. Vascular surgery skills are required for aneurysm repairs and arterial bypass.