About the Role
This locum physician role requires a proficient practitioner to provide comprehensive general surgery and endoscopic services in a rural community setting, covering two specific periods from late 2024 through early 2027.
Responsibilities
- Conduct initial consultations for general surgery concerns
- Execute minor procedures
- Provide patient and family education and counseling
- Order diagnostic tests and facilitate specialist referrals
- Coordinate care with primary care providers
- Perform a wide range of operative and endoscopic procedures including colonoscopies, EGDs, hernia repairs, and breast surgeries
Requirements
- Minimum of 100 colonoscopies performed in the last 12 months
- Minimum of 20 polypectomies performed in the last 12 months
- Minimum of 25 EGDs performed in the last 12 months
- Commitment to cover both specified date ranges
Skills
- Endoscopic procedures
- General surgery
- Laparoscopic exploration
- Surgical excision
- Wound debridement
- Patient consultation and education
Work Type
- Locum
- Full-time
