Orthopedic Surgeon Is Needed for Locums Coverage in Iowa

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons; Waterloo (IA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

CompHealth is assisting in recruiting for an orthopedic surgeon in Iowa. The role requires fellowship training in orthopedic surgery with the ability to provide inpatient facility coverage, including ICU care, and to handle emergency and consultative calls for patients of all ages.

The position emphasizes block scheduling and coverage across multiple locations, with housing and credentialing support provided by dedicated teams through CompHealth.

Qualifications

• Fellowship training in orthopedic surgery is required.
• Ability to cover inpatient facility services including ICU.
• Experience with emergency and consultative call coverage.
• Candidate must be comfortable with block scheduling and handling all-age patient populations.

Responsibilities

• Block scheduling -- must work full stretches as assigned
• Census of 10 - 20 patients daily across both locations
• Inpatient facility coverage
• ICU care capabilities required
• Emergency and consultative call services required
• Fellowship trained in orthopedic surgery required
• All age patient populations
• Leave coverage
• Access to online portal for assignment details and time entry
• Your specialized recruiter takes care of every detail

Skills

Inpatient care

ICU care

Emergency calls

Consultative calls

Block scheduling

All-age patient care

Education

Fellowship trained in orthopedic surgery

Job description

Though your CompHealth recruiter will be your single point of contact, they are backed by dozens of specialized teams, giving them the ability to focus on the details that matter to you. That means we have specialized teams that do nothing but housing, travel arrangements, credentialing, licensing, and so much more. It is one more way we deliver what matters to you.

Responsibilities

• Block scheduling -- must work full stretches as assigned
• Census of 10 - 20 patients daily across both locations
• Inpatient facility coverage
• ICU care capabilities required
• Emergency and consultative call services required
• Fellowship trained in orthopedic surgery required
• All age patient populations
• Leave coverage
• We negotiate better pay and deposit it weekly
• We arrange complimentary housing and travel and comprehensive malpractice coverage
• We simplify the credentialing and privileging process
• Access to online portal for assignment details and time entry
• Your specialized recruiter takes care of every detail