Surgery - General Physician

One of our partners, is seeking a Board-Certified Surgical Critical Care / Trauma Surgeon to provide inpatient critical care and trauma coverage on a locum tenens basis. This high-acuity position supports a busy Level I trauma service with resident and APP support and includes weekday clinical coverage with weekday and weekend call.

Pay Ranking: This assignment offers Top 10-15% locum pay for Surgical Critical Care/Trauma Surgery roles nationally, with typical locum ranges for this specialty between $281-$305/hr based on recent data.

• Level I Trauma Center coverage at a major academic facility

• Inpatient trauma and surgical critical care responsibilities

• 3-month locum need (Mar-Jun 2026)

• Travel expenses covered

• Resident and APP support

• EPIC EMR

• Trauma/EGS consults and emergency procedures

Weekday Coverage

• Clinical 7:00a-4:00p

• Weekday call 4:00p-7:00a

Weekend Call

• 6:00a-7:00a (typically 24-hour pattern)

• Advanced Practice Providers: 2 day, 1 night

• Resident support: PGY3/PGY4 + interns

• Full multidisciplinary trauma team

• Inpatient surgical critical care coverage

• Manage trauma ICU and activations

• Evaluate trauma/EGS consults

• Provide emergency operative intervention

• Supervise and collaborate with residents and APPs