Surgery - General Physician

Hospital is looking for 1 general surgeons to cover the dates listed below for up to 1 year. 1 general surgeon working at a time. The on site surgeon will attend to scheduled clinic patients Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., provide 24-hour call coverage, and provide post-op care, consultations scheduled and emergency surgery.

Schedule/Availability Requirements:

Monday - Friday, 8a-5p and 24 hour call.

- Start date as soon as credentialed.

7-10 block schedule for one year.

Provide is on call 24/7 while working. Shift time 5:30am-5:30am

Specific dates and schedule needing covered:

3/23 clinic 8a-5p

3/24- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am

3/25- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am

3/26- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am

3/27-call only 5:30am-5:30am

3/28-call only 5:30am-5:30am

4/20-4/23 clinic 8a-5p

4/24- call only 5:30am-5:30am

5/31- call only 5:30am-5:30am

6/1-6/2 clinic 8a-5p

6/3- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am

6/14- call only 5:30am-5:30am

6/15- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am

6/16- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am

6/17- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am

6/18- clinic and call 5:30am-5:30am

From site on schedule:

Here's a typical schedule we use and expect the locum surgeons to follow with mutually agreed upon variation as necessary:

Monday:

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Around 14-16 patients scheduled to be seen in the clinic.

The surgeon is also on call for the hospital during this time frame as well as from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. the next day.

Tuesday:

7:30 a.m. to noon:
Surgeries in the OR.

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.:
Around 10-12 patients scheduled in the clinic.

The surgeon is also on call for the hospital during this time frame as well as from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. the next day.

Wednesday:

7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.:
Surgeries in the OR.

The surgeon is also on call for the hospital during this time frame as well as from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. the next day.

Thursday:

7:30 a.m. to noon:
Surgeries in the OR.

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.:
Around 10-12 patients scheduled in the clinic.

The surgeon is also on call for the hospital during this time frame as well as from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. the next day.

Friday:

7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.:
Surgeries in the OR.

The surgeon is also on call for the hospital during this time frame as well as from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. the next day.

Saturday:

On call from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Sunday.

Sunday:

On call from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. Monday, assuming the locum surgeon is off the next week. All handoffs from one locum to the sole remaining general surgeon in Pendleton are at 5:30 a.m.

Setting:
Acute care and clinic practice

Duties:
See above and providers must be able to respond to traumas in the ED.

Days per month: 20 to be covered by the same two to three surgeons.

Required Procedures:

• Diagnostic Colonscoples

• Screening Colonscoples

• Cholecystectomy

• Hernia repair with mesh

• Diagnostic EGD

• Excision of breast

• Repair abdominal wall with synthetic substitue

• Appendectomy

• Skin Excision

• Hemorrhoidectomy

EMR:
Meditech in the hospital and eCW in the clinic

Support Staff:
Complete staff in the hospital and typical support medical assistants and RN (as necessary) in the clinic

Reason for Coverage:
Retirement

Deal breakers:
Candidates must be willing to work in a clinic office setting in addition to taking hospital call. Candidates must practice as if they are full time employees of the facility.

Additional information from site: 500 surgeries per year or 10 per week, 75% of which are outpatient. Inpatient admissions per week
2. Clinic patients/day 14-16.

Trauma Activations for last year, 2024

• Low level fall: 178

• MVA: 53

• Motorcycle Accident: 11

• ATV: 8

• Fall from bed: 7

• Fall from chair: 5

• Stabbing self(accidental & intentional): 5

• Crushed extremity: 5

• GSW: 5

• Assault, blunt: 5

• Ped vs car: 5

• Fall from vehicle: 4

• Fall from ladder 4

• Stabbing Assault: 4

• Hit by falling tree branch: 3

• Fall from stairs: 3

• Horse, separated from: 2

• Kicked by horse: 2

• Lawn mower accident: 1

• Fork lift crash: 1

• Bicycle: 1

• Fall from roof: 1

• Fall from porch: 1

Credentialing Information:

Timeframe:
We will provide temporary privileges until full privileges are approved

Requirements: BC

Credentialing with other facilities? No

Billing enrollment - Is this position providing services in lieu of an existing enrolled provider for a period of 60 days or less ? No

• Board Certified - Required

• State License Oregon Required Client will accept a provider for the May/June start that's OR license is ALREADY in process.

• Residency Requirements/Fellowship Required

• ACLS, BLS, DEA - Required

• Malpractice Clean - Highly Preferred

• Self-Query NPDB report is mandatory at the time of presentation. The Self-Query NPDB report must be dated within 30 days of the presentation date.
  
  - REQUIRED