Job Overview

Profession: Physician

Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery

Job Type: Locum Tenens

Location: Bullhead City, AZ

Service Setting: Inpatient, Outpatient

Coverage Type: Inpatient, Outpatient

Coverage Period: ASAP - Ongoing

Call Type: Beeper

Call Ratio: 100

Call Response Time: 15 minutes

Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance Covered

Coverage Dates

ASAP - Ongoing

Patient Information

Average Daily Volume: 5-7

Admissions: 6 or less

Rounding: Both

Phone Consults: Yes

Facility Information

EMR System: Athena/ Medhost

Reason for Coverage: Call

Privileges & Compliance

Hospital Privileges Required: No

Temporary Privileges Available: Yes

Required Procedures

Required:

• Arthroscopy
• Total Joint replacement
• Hip
• Knee
• Other (excludes hip and knee)
• Joint revision or repair
• Shoulder
• Hip
• Knee
• Other (excludes shoulder, hip, and knee)
• W/ Instrumentation
• Cervical
• Thoracic
• Lumbar
• W/O Instrumentation
• Cervical
• Thoracic
• Lumbar
• Percutaneous disc surgery

Preferred:

• Hand
• Tendon release/repair
• Peripheral nerve surgery

Job Requirements

Board: Certified

Licenses: Arizona license

DEA: Active DEA Certification

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide orthopedic surgical services in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Participate in call coverage as required.
• Perform rounding on patients.
• Manage admissions as needed.
• Handle phone consults.